#26 - Dream Teams and Hygiene - A Therapist’s Perspective with Vicky Wilson

This week Payman finds himself without co-pilot Prav as he takes a therapist’s view with Vicky Wilson.

 

They chat about the lot of hygiene therapists andwhy they are not always pushed to their full potential within the practice. The pair also talk about how dentists and hygienists can integrate better.

 

Also up for discussion is Vicky’s thought on her decade in practice in Dubai, the challenges of establishing a hygienists association, and much more.

 

Enjoy! 

 

“Frequently, I talk to dentists. They're so pro-therapist, they work with therapists, they absolutely love their therapist. Then, we speak about do you really get all the roles or duties that a therapist can carry out? And they say, ‘actually, if I'm really honest, maybe not.’"

• Vicky Wilson

 

In this week’s episode

00.30 - Formative years

09.59 - Hygiene and hard knocks

15.20 - Therapist and hygienist-led practice

20.41 - On opinion leadership

31.40 - A decade in Dubai

42.40 - Synergy in practice

54.32 - On Prav’s behalf

 

About Vicky Wilson

Vicky Wilson began her journey as a dental hygiene therapist at the Eastman Dental Hospital in 2001. She spent a decade in practice in Dubai and has worked in the UK in both NHS and private practice.

 

Vicky now spends much of her time as in a consultancy role. She is also a prolific public speaker, researcher, writer and host of the Smile Revolution Podcast.