BDJ Team

25/09/2026

AEDs and pad position in emergency situations

Emma Hammett from First Aid for Life explains how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) and why pad position is so important.

For the article visit: https://bit.ly/4hMNeTu
For the CPD questions, visit: https://bit.ly/4hbEExw

24/09/2026

On a mission to increase access to AEDs

David Sullivan lost four friends to cardiac arrest, all of whom would have had a better chance of survival if a defibrillator had been nearby. Then, two months after undertaking a first aid course, David himself administered CPR to a golfer in cardiac arrest for over nine minutes, and helped save his life using a defibrillator and further CPR until an ambulance crew arrived and took over.

You can read about David's company and his mission to increase access to AEDs across the UK in the latest issue of BDJ Team: https://bit.ly/4d5YiIW

23/09/2026

Implementing dental hygiene and therapy students into general dental practice placements

'This article highlights regulatory requirements and educational evidence for how general practices can integrate dental hygiene and dental therapy students safely and effectively, with particular attention to full-scope experience, early clinical exposure, business benefits, governance, patient communication, and settings for consistent supervision.'

A new article from Stacie de Klerk, a dental therapist and Programme Lead at the University of Essex, in BDJ Team: https://bit.ly/4hrnxXz

22/09/2026

'We are now merged!'

Carolyn Roberts, BADN Community Chairman, and Pam Swain MBE, BADN Community National Officer, provide the latest news from the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) in BDJ Team:

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22/09/2026

'What becoming Dental Nurse of the Year meant to me'

By Rochelle Fisher of Dental Assisting and Beyond, Victoria, Australia

In BDJ Team's September issue: https://bit.ly/4hetQNW

21/09/2026

'Looking after your teeth: An evidence-based guide for those with upper limb difference'

Book review by Harriet Buley-Snell, a dental hygienist and BDJ Team reader panellist: https://bit.ly/4xCyrj0

21/09/2026

An invoice is not a favour: the commercial reality of late payments for freelance dental nurses

According to Alicja Zajac – a dental hygienist who is completing postgraduate legal studies – despite the physically demanding nature of their clinical work, freelance dental nurses frequently encounter a second, less visible challenge after clinical hours: the pursuit of payment for services already rendered.

Read Alicja's latest article in the new issue of BDJ Team: https://bit.ly/4hgkz7R

21/09/2026

'It has been a real joy to reminisce about my early days'

Caroline Persaud qualified as a clinical dental technician (CDT) in 2007 and has practised within her own business for 19 years. She is also a board member of the College of General Dentistry's (CGDent's) Faculty of Clinical Dental Technology and Dental Technology. BDJ Team Editor Kate Quinlan interviewed Caroline to find out more about her successful career: https://bit.ly/4gZR23C

18/09/2026

BDJ Team is back after our summer break! The September issue is now live online, featuring cover star Fiona Perry, the founder of Flying Smiles, a mobile dental hygiene service serving patients across Scotland, who has over 40 years’ experience in dentistry.

For the latest table of contents visit https://www.nature.com/bdjteam/volumes/13/issues/8