ABOUT THE AUTHORS XI

FOREWORD XV

PREFACE XVII

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS XXI

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER 2 EARLY HISTORY OF DENTAL NURSING 8

THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 12

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 20

ROLE OF THE WORLD WARS 30

WOMEN IN EMPLOYMENT - TWENTIETH AND TWENTY- FIRST CENTURIES 32

THE TWENTY- FIRST CENTURY 34

CHAPTER 3 THE RISE OF THE PROFESSION 44

NORTH AMERICA 46

NEW ZEALAND 48

CANADA 49

UNITED KINGDOM 50

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 54

EUROPE 55

AUSTRALIA 56

WORLDWIDE 56

CHAPTER 4 TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS 59

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND DENTAL NURSE QUALIFICATIONS 60

DENTAL NURSING QUALIFICATIONS 61

ADDITIONAL DUTIES 66

IMPACT OF REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION 67

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) 70

REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER 73

CHAPTER 5 CAREER DEVELOPMENT 77

CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF SELF 80

KNOWLEDGE OF THE DENTAL LANDSCAPE 80

CONDITIONS OF SUCCESS 80

LEAD ROLES 82

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES 89

EXAMPLES OF CAREER PATHWAYS 93

SHAPE OF YOUR CAREER 96

DEVELOPING A PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO 97

CURRICULUM VITAE DESIGN 98

PROMOTING YOURSELF 98

CHAPTER 6 THE FUTURE 101

THE WORLD OUTSIDE DENTISTRY 102

THE FUTURE OF DENTISTRY 107

THE PROFESSION OF DENTAL NURSING 109

INDIVIDUAL DENTAL NURSES 110

THOUGHTS ON FUTURE TRAINING 113

THE ADVANCED DENTAL NURSE PRACTITIONER 113

TWENTY- FIRST CENTURY SKILLS 113

EXAMPLES TO BUILD YOUR WORKING PORTFOLIO AND PROGRESS YOUR CAREER 117

CHAPTER 7 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS 121

APPENDIX 1 TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS IN DENTISTRY IN THE UK 127

INDEX 129