Reading List

A curated Reading List to support and extend learning from Acceptance-Based Stress Management for Dental Nurses.

1. Core Dental and Workplace Guidance

• GDC - Standards for the Dental Team
  Professional standards covering communication, teamwork, patient-centred care and raising concerns under pressure.
  https://www.gdc-uk.org/standards-guidance/standards-and-guidance/standards-for-the-dental-team

• GDC - Scope of practice
  Guidance on roles, skills and limits to support role boundaries, handover and escalation.
  https://www.gdc-uk.org/standards-guidance/standards-and-guidance/scope-of-practice

• NICE - Mental wellbeing at work (NG212)
  Guidance on workplace culture, prevention and promoting mental wellbeing.
  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng212

• HSE - Work-related stress and how to manage it
  Overview of work-related stress, employer responsibilities and organisational approaches.
  https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/overview.htm

2. Practical Self-Help and Everyday Stress Support

• NHS Every Mind Matters - Stress
  Advice for recognising stress and taking early self-care steps.
  https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/mental-health-issues/stress/

• NHS Every Mind Matters - Problem solving
  Guidance on separating actionable problems from worries that are outside immediate control.
  https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/mental-wellbeing-tips/self-help-cbt-techniques/problem-solving/

• NHS inform - Controlled breathing exercise
  A short breathing exercise to support grounding and calmer responding.
  https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/mental-wellbeing/breathing-and-relaxation-exercises/controlled-breathing-exercise/

3. Support Routes Across the Four Nations

• England - NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression
  https://www.nhs.uk/talk

• Scotland - NHS inform: What to do if you are struggling with stress
  https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/mental-wellbeing/stress/what-to-do-if-you-are-struggling-with-stress/

• Wales - HEIW Mental health
  https://heiw.nhs.wales/workforce/workforce-wellbeing/mental-health/

• Northern Ireland - nidirect Workplace stress
  https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/workplace-stress

Use this Reading List to expand your practical knowledge of acceptance-based approaches, recovery habits and available support when workplace pressure exceeds self-help measures.