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Oral Cancer – what you need to know and how you can help

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Role of the dental nurse in oral<strong>can</strong>cer“Dental Nurses are now able <strong>to</strong> undertake oral healtheducation with the aim of being able <strong>to</strong> promote oralhealth <strong>to</strong> the public <strong>and</strong> patients. Dental Nurses with theappropriate training <strong>can</strong> now perform other duties suchas applying fluoride varnish in a programme overseen bya Consultant or Specialist in Dental Public Health, orusing plaque indices <strong>to</strong> <strong>help</strong> educate patients- both ofwhich Dental Nurses would not have dreamt would bepossible until recently. The possibilities for DentalNurses are exp<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> <strong>Oral</strong> Health Education isbecoming an exciting part of the Dental Nurse role.”(The dental nurse network)

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