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Nurse - The personal qualities required by a Dental Nurse

The role « 1 2 3 4 5 » Becoming a Dental Nurse

A calm, friendly, confident manner, combined with a sympathetic and understanding approach towards patients is vital as many patients are frequently nervous and worried.

An orderly approach to your work is also necessary to cope with the varied tasks performed by the Dental Nurse.The ability to think quickly and deal calmly with a sudden unexpected emergency together with the flexibility to adapt to changes in the workload is a great asset.

Being a Dental Nurse is not a nine to five job. The work is demanding and longer hours may be necessary. The ability to work efficiently under pressure is a must. Considerable manual dexterity, co-ordination, flexibility and physical fitness are also required.

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