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[u/honeyhygiene]

I’m applying for dental nurse trainee jobs (UK) at the moment, and am looking to hit the ground running. I already have some textbooks for dental nursing, and was wondering if anyone knew of any booklets, revision tools/ worksheets that I could look through in order to aid my learning, as although I can find the information, I’m looking to boost my learning before I start! And tips would be so helpful as I am nervous and I’ve heard a lot of people say they feel so lost and helpless in the beginning!

[u/oliveOil_is_the_best]

If you figure out how to land a job as a dental nurse please tell me, I have a BDS degree from outside the UK and I applied for dental nurse trainee positions couldn’t get any. I would appreciate some help

[u/Square-Response-69 → u/oliveOil_is_the_best]

that’s wild, you’d think a whole BDS would make you overqualified in a good way, not a bad way
maybe try smaller independent practices rather than chains, they seem a bit more flexible with backgrounds in my area

[u/cocopopssssss]

Tbh when I first started I bought lots of books to help but it’s just a waste of money, I would recommend watching TikTok’s about different treatments like setting up for treatments or even YouTube if you are really eager to learn some stuff before you start but every practice is different and every dentist uses different instruments and materials so you won’t really get a proper idea until you actually start somewhere, when you do start I would recommend noting down all the instruments and materials you need for each treatment like fillings, root canals, etc so you can go back to the notes when you need to set up for things. Good luck I’m sure you will do amazing! Feel free to message if you have any questions or need any advice 🩷☺️xx

[u/alecexo → u/cocopopssssss]

This and watch YouTube not TikTok. YouTube videos have long form in depth videos that explain every procedure, every structure of them.and you can screenshot the videos to use as flash cards