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Mental health wellness - Society of British Dental Nurses

British Dental Journal volume 235, pages 600–601 (2023)Cite this article

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  • Gives an overview of the continuing work undertaken by the wider dental team.

  • Intends to raise awareness of the need to consider the whole team when it comes to mental health wellness.

  • Creates an awareness of the need to address the language applied in the mental health space and indicates the need to understand the differences and the complexities.

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  1. Mental Health Wellness in Dentistry. Homepage. Available at www.mhwd.org (accessed September 2023).

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    Fiona Ellwood

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Ellwood, F. Mental health wellness - Society of British Dental Nurses. Br Dent J 235, 600–601 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-6404-6

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