From humble East End beginnings, Sarah Elliston followed her dental vocation with a nursing, fresh from high school, before moving onwards with a place at Royal London Hospital’s competitive therapy training.
She recounts how her finals and first job were almost interrupted by a life-threatening illness, discusses hierarchies in the profession and answers the question on everyone’s lips: Just what is guided biofilm therapy?
Sarah lets us know why she recently left therapy behind and offers a few tantalising clues about an exciting new road ahead.
In This Episode
01.53 - The state of play
06.33 - Skills and training
17.15 - Hierarchies in dentistry
24.05 - Backstory and career progression
37.08 - An unexpected diagnosis
47.53 - Guided biofilm therapy
52.19 - Blackbox thinking
57.56 - Bear
01.05.07 - Fantasy dinner party
01.07.08 - Last days and legacy
About Sarah Elliston
Sarah Elliston spent 11 years in dental nursing before gaining therapy qualifications with the Royal London Hospital in 2010. She has also worked as a clinical educator for Essex University. Sarah recently took a break from practice to develop a new range of dental products.
