Parkinson’s UK
As you all know, we at Cavity participate in a lot of charitable events and activities, as a company and as individuals. From sponsored walks to bake sales to tough mudders, we have done a lot! We have kicked the year off with a charity that is very close to Sharon’s (Director) heart. Sharon’s dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's, a disease that affects 2 people every hour. With this,...
Countdown to Easter
I don’t know about you, but I cannot believe we are welcoming in Spring already. It seems like only yesterday I was wishing everybody a Happy New year. We’ll be saying Merry Christmas again in no time at all. And that is a scary thought! The clocks went forward an hour on Sunday and with that the evenings will be getting longer and lighter, and hopefully the days will be getting...
Preparing for one of the busiest times of the year
Are you prepared for the busiest time of year? With UDA season upon us the last thing you want to be worrying about is staffing pains. We have dental nurses available right at your doorstep. Each of them has a wealth of knowledge with years of experience, and even better, they're ready and raring to go. Some interesting facts for you As of June 2019, 87.3 million UDAs were commissioned to...
Ever Considered Being a Locum?
HELLO NURSES! The opportunity has arisen for me to have a little ramble about working for Cavity and why I LOVE being a Locum Dental Nurse so much. I do love a good ramble, so I was only too pleased to oblige. YOU CAN DO IT TOO WITH TOOTH FAIRY INCENTIVES... I first began dental nursing 13 years ago and I can honestly say that I love what I do. It is a skilled profession and a very...
WE HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS FOR YOU ALL!
WE HAVE MOVED!! That's right, Cavity are now the proud owners of lovely new offices. We moved into our new office building over the festive period - crazy, I know. After months of renovations. Thank you to everybody that helped with the move, and helped get us organised ready for what we hope to be our best year yet. 2019, we are ready for you! So, for those of you that want...
#togetherdental
What is #togetherdental? Together Dental is a collaboration between the dental charities Dentaid and Bridge2Aid who have teamed up to help even more people around the world access the dental care they need. They aim to help more people in poor and remote communities access safe, sustainable dental treatment so they don't have to suffer the misery of oral pain. I am sure we all know how...
Fundraiser for Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships is a global charity that seeks to increase access to health care in the developing world. The organisation deploys the world’s largest, private hospital ship to host nations to serve the dire needs of the local population in western Africa. One of our nurses, Hayley Bell, is fundraising for Mercy Ships and would like to spread the word about all she is doing to help raise some...
Your guide to enhanced CPD
Anybody else struggling with the new GDC rules and regs about enhanced CPD?! We have already had some conflicting information with the changes and so we have therefore been on the phone, (for what seems like forever), with a very informative gentleman from the GDC to try and get to the bottom of exactly what we need to do. You can all thank me later. Cavity Staff will have all received the...
Hellingly Women & Girls Cricket Team
Hellingly CC is celebrating 260 years of cricket played at the village. Four years ago, the women and girls of Hellingly decided that they no longer wanted to be behind the scenes baking cakes and doing the teas - this is the 21st Century after all! And so, we decided to start playing! I decided that I would try and get a small team of women and girls together to play cricket socially. All...
The Dental Awards 2018
We are extremely honoured to announce that Cavity are finalists in the 'Dental Team of the Year South' category for the Dental Awards 2018. We launched a competition for staff to win a place round the table at the awards evening, to enter they needed to: Write an acceptance speech for when we collect the award. - Because we are that sure that we are going to win! Our winners have...