GDC changes to your CPD
As you know (I hope you do), the 'Enhanced CPD' scheme is starting for Dental Nurses in August. You can read more information about this on the GDC website by clicking here. In summary, the new 'Enhanced CPD' is easier and is based around core subjects and personal development plans. If you are at the end of your 5 year cycle you will be automatically put onto the new system and will only be...
Wear A Hat Day
Now we are in March (almost) I can reveal the plans we have in store for our latest charity venture. As I have already said or technically written, we are raising money for Brain Tumour Research, I was truly shocked reading through the statistics of how many people this cancer has impacted and how little funding they receive. If you want to familiarise yourselves with these facts...
Valentine’s Day Love
Wow! We are definitely feeling the love here in the office after reading through all of the nominations for our Valentine's Day competition. We have had so many nominations and found it impossible to choose 7 winners. As much as we would love to, we can't afford to send flowers to you all but we want to make sure you are all feeling the love... Here are all of the nominations we have had in...
Happy Valentine’s Day
Whether you love or hate it, celebrate or avoid it, whenever February comes around there is one thing that we all think of... Valentine's Day! It's that time of year again and to make it more interesting and spread the love amongst our dedicated locums and clients we have launched a competition for our lovely nurses! Cupids arrow might just be coming your way. We have 14 bouquets of...
Help Fund The Fight – Charity Event
Here we are at the start of 2018 and we have decided to raise money and awareness for Brain Tumour Research. This is a charity that is very close to one of our long-standing team members, Janine. Sadly, Janine’s uncle was diagnosed with a brain tumour and after a short battle, lost her uncle to this cancer. As a family they are trying to reach a target of £5000 to donate to this great...
You know you’re a dental nurse when….
Being a dental nurse is like no other job. You can get excited about the weirdest things and experience some unique stuff! Take a look at these hilarious 'you know when you're a dental nurse when...' moments below. 1. You clean your kitchen at home to a clinical level. Not only is your sink sparkling but you also have 'contaminated' and 'non contaminated' areas too! 2. You get...
How to Write a Dental Nurse CV
If you are a dental nurse looking for a new job then here are some tips on how to write a good CV. Include all of your contact details. It may sound like a stupid tip but we receive so many CV's with missing contact details. Make sure that you include your full name, telephone number, postal address and email address . If you're moving to a new area then make sure you state that;...
Dental Secret Santa Ideas
Are you doing secret Santa at your dental practice? Stuck for ideas? Take a look at these cool dental themed gifts! Dentist Sweatshirt This is an aah-some sweatshirt that any dentist would love...maybe! Instrument Keyring The mini mirror is great for checking teeth when you're out and about. Wine Charms These dental themed wine charms would be...
6 Reasons to Advertise on our Jobs Board
Have you got a vacancy that you need filling? Here's 6 reasons why you should use our jobs board: It's quick and easy to do. Just submit your wording, pay the fee and your advert will go live. There are no agency fees involved. Our website gets a large number of daily traffic. You will be advertising with a well known and reputable company who have been around for over 10 years....
Cavity’s 10th Birthday!
Ten years ago I would never have thought that Cavity would be such a big success! The last 10 years have been stressful, emotional, hard and most importantly a lot of fun. I started off in an office in my spare bedroom with dental nurses just covering the local area and now we are the biggest dental nurse agency in England. When I started out all those years ago I never thought that we would be...