Dental nurses welcomed into Community Union

In the midst of a crisis within the UK's dental sector, on 8 March Community Union formally announced that it will be creating a dental nurses' section of its union.The union, which represents workers across a range of different sectors, welcomed dental nurses into their ranks at a national dentistry convention held in Manchester on Saturday 9 March.The dental sector has faced a wide range of challenges over the past few years and Community Union is looking to become a new voice to stand up for the interests of dental nurses across the UK.Community Union was approached by a group of selforganised dental nurses called Dental Nurse Connect who wanted a new union for dental nurses to join in order to better tackle the workplace issues they face.