Reading List

A focused Reading List to support and extend learning from Progressive Relaxation Techniques for Dental Nurses.

1. Core Dental and Workplace Guidance

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

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

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

• HSE - Work-related stress and how to manage it
  Practical guidance on workplace stress and employer responsibilities.
  https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/overview.htm

2. Relaxation and Breathing Resources

• NHS inform - Controlled breathing exercise
  A brief breathing practice to aid calm and concentration.
  https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/mental-wellbeing/breathing-and-relaxation-exercises/controlled-breathing-exercise/

• NHS Every Mind Matters - Stress
  Practical steps for recognising and responding to stress.
  https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/mental-health-issues/stress/

• NHS Every Mind Matters - What is mindfulness?
  Background on noticing thoughts, bodily sensations and tension without judgement.
  https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/mental-wellbeing-tips/what-is-mindfulness/

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

This Reading List is intended to deepen knowledge of relaxation techniques, breathing and physical tension, and to point to support options when self-help is not enough.