The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), the professional association for dental nurses in the UK, is delighted to announce that Molar Mentoring Ltd, a leading provider of dental nurse training and BADN Industry Affiliate,  will be automatically enrolling all of its student dental nurses as BADN Student Members from 2024.

“BADN membership introduces student dental nurses to  the concepts of professionalism, ethics and life-long learning   and student dental nurses to the dental nursing community” said BADN Honorary President Joan Hatchard. “We are delighted to welcome Molar student dental nurses into the BADN family.”

“All the team at Molar Mentoring and I are honoured to be working with BADN. We look forward to working together to encourage and enpower all Dental Nurses around the UK. All of our students will now receive BADN membership, when signing up for their NEBDN Dental Nurse Diploma or Apprenticeship” said Heidi Grimwood RDN, owner and director of Molar Mentoring Ltd.

BADN Student Membership, which costs £10 per year, offers student dental nurses access to the quarterly digital “British Dental Nurses’ Journal”; the Legal Helpline; the Health & Wellness Hub offering articles and information on physical, mental and financial health as well as the counselling/support helpline; BADN Rewards , which offers a wide range of special offers and discounts on shopping, insurance, lifestyle, travel, etc and could save BADN members over £472 per year; the members’ area of the BADN website www.badn.org.uk with information and advice; and the TOTUM Professionals discount card.  Once they are qualified RDNs and progress to Full Membership, they will also have access to special member rate indemnity cover and CPD, including the BADN Personal Development Planners and CPD Activity Logs.

Student dental nurses (and Registered Dental Nurses) can join BADN at www.badn.org.uk/join.  Other dental nurse training providers wishing to enrol their students as BADN Student Members, or other dental companies interested in becoming BADN Industry Affiliates,  are invited to contact BADN’s Chief Exec Pam Swain on 01253 338365.

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