Preetee Hylton RDN, President of the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), the UK’s professional association for dental nurses, has launched the Association’s Domestic Abuse Policy and Handbook.
Preetee delivered a talk, ‘Speak Up, Save Smiles: Empowering Dental Teams Against Abuse’, at BDIA Dental Showcase in the Oral Health Theatre on Saturday 15 March 2025. Mauritian-born Preetee, herself a domestic abuse survivor, took the opportunity to launch the Association’s Domestic Abuse Policy and Handbook, produced with support from the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA), of which BADN is a member, during her presentation.
“BADN has put together this Manual and Policy in the hope that dental practices will adopt the Policy and put its guidance into practice as many have done with BADN’s Menopause Policy,” said Preetee. “Dental staff need to be aware of the signs of domestic abuse, both in their patients and in their colleagues, of the effect that domestic abuse can have, and know what to do when they spot these signs.”
