BADN Community offers members up to 8 hours of FREE enhanced online CPD per year, available through our partner’s website. The CPD articles can be found in the British Dental Nurses’ Journals available in our digital library. Once you’ve read the CPD articles, please follow the below steps to complete the course questions and receive your certificate.
This step-by-step guide will provide you with instructions on how to find the British Dental Nurses’ Journal and complete your CPD certificate.
How to navigate to the BDNJ Journal on the Community website?
Step 1: Log in
Log in to your account by clicking here. If you haven’t activated your online account yet, you can activate it online here. You’ll just need your BADN Community membership number, date of birth and surname. Experiencing issues logging in? Contact the BADN Community team at badn@community-tu.org or on 01253 338 360.
Step 2: Navigate to your online account
Once logged in, navigate to the British Dental Nurses’ Journal section of your account.
Step 3: Select your edition of BDNJ
Select the edition of the British Dental Nurses’ Journal that you would like to read.
Step 4: Read the CPD
Carefully read the CPD article in the issue(s) you would like.
How to access BDNJ’s CPD courses to obtain CPD certification?
Step 1: Log into Probe
Log into the Probe’s website here.
Please note that The Probe has recently updated its website. If you haven’t already, you must re-register on the portal.
Step 2: Choose your course
Once registered or logged in, please select a course and complete the multiple-choice questions for each module you wish to complete. You can see the Probe’s full range of courses here.
That’s it! If you have any questions or problems with the above process, please contact us.
In the event of an error or any problems associated with the Probe website or courses, please contact 01732 371 570 or email info@purplems.com. Alternatively, you can contact us and we will be happy to investigate the issues with The Probe.
We recommend you to download and store your certificate(s) in a safe place as neither BADN Community nor the Probe can be responsible for the storage of the certificate and any website malfunctions which could lead to a loss of the certificate.
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