Anna Middleton joins the podcast this week to discuss her career to date. Anna is a dental therapist working in private practice whilst concurrently acting as a key opinion leader for multiple dental companies. You may know her as the ‘London Hygienist’ which is her popular Instagram handle. She has undertaken a range of different roles within the dental world and has a keen interest in empowering her hygiene and therapy colleagues. She talks about her early career, the role social media has had in her brand development as well as her projects for the future. For more information visit: linktr.ee/EDHEC

This week Julia and Josh are joined by Fiona Ellwood. Fiona is a dental nurse by profession and has had an amazing and inspiring career to date. She has held high positions in numerous dental societies, is an international speaker as well as a prolific writer and editor for the Dental Nursing Journal and BDJ teams. She has been involved in a variety of education projects both as a student herself and as an educator, and has advised on several national policies and projects. For this work she has been commended as the first dental care professional to receive an honorary fellowship from the FGDP and received the British Empire Medal for services to dentistry in 2019. There is a huge amount to talk about and this week our hosts do their best to scratch the surface of this fascinating member of the profession! For more information visit: linktr.ee/EDHEC

This week Julia and Josh are joined by Dental Therapist, and Dental Therapy Tutor, Ben Tighe. Ben initially studied hygiene and therapy in Newcastle before earning an enhanced degree status for his existing Diploma. Since then, he has developed a keen interest in education, undertaking a MA in Education, becoming assessment lead for the hygiene and therapy programme at The Eastman whilst concurrently studying for his doctorate. During this episode, Ben shares his unique career journey and insights, giving listeners an in-depth look at the world of dental education. For more information visit: linktr.ee/EDHEC

This week Julia and Josh are joined by Juliette Reeves to talk all things nutrition. Juliette works as a Dental Hygienist across multiple dental practices and has been involved in several dental societies and associations including being a Trustee for The Dental Health Foundation. She has a keen interest in nutrition and the relevance of this in the context of oral health and it was a pleasure to explore these passions further! For more information visit: linktr.ee/EDHEC

Emma Riley joins Julia and Josh on The Eastman Dental Podcast this week. Emma started her career as a dental nurse with Ellis Paul who was the godfather of good dental posture and four handed dentistry. From there she undertook roles in both periodontal specialist practices and dental hospital, becoming the only Macmillan oral health practitioner in the country. She is the chairperson for the Society of British Dental Nurses involved in the production of numerous guidance documents. Alongside this, she is also Healthcare Services Director for RIS healthcare which produces products such as Oranurse.For more information visit: linktr.ee/EDHEC

This week we are joined by Navdeep Kumar who is the current Divisional Clinical Director and Ulpee Darbar who is the current Director of Dental Education at the Eastman. They each share their inspirational career journeys and give insight to listeners on how to undertake management roles. They explore the satisfaction of making change, their ups and downs and discuss not only the importance of motivating their teams, but also others in the profession.Please like, share, and follow us on social media for updates.https://linktr.ee/edhec

This week we are joined by Zahra Hussain, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, and Hana Cho, a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry. They explore the role of a consultant and how it varies from that of a specialist, as well as the challenge in balancing their roles as leaders. They inspire and motivate listeners to consider doing the same by highlighting the steps you would need to consider.FOLLOWFacebook: m.facebook.com/edhecadde/ Instagram: instagram.com/edhec_addeLinkedIn: bit.ly/edheclinkedinTwitter: twitter.com/EDHEC_ADDEWATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCC_eWGvr3DIEXmuYjPLelTQ

This week we are joined by Julia Brewin, tutor Hygienist and Sarah Balian, Programme Lead for Hygiene and Therapy. They discuss the varied journeys they have both followed and what has inspired them to do what they are doing today. They talk openly about why they have taken the roles they have, sharing their wins and what keeps them going.FOLLOWFacebook: m.facebook.com/edhecadde/ Instagram: instagram.com/edhec_addeLinkedIn: bit.ly/edheclinkedinTwitter: twitter.com/EDHEC_ADDEWATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCC_eWGvr3DIEXmuYjPLelTQ

We are joined by Rosie Jane and Marco Orlandi both of whom have academic training positions. They each give us insight into the elusive world of academia discussing what it means to them, why they went into these roles and why they want to inspire others to do the same. They demystify the clouds around academic acronyms, share the different training pathways and discuss the buzz they get from research!Please like, share, and follow us on social media for updates.https://linktr.ee/edhec

In this third and final episode on post-graduate training opportunities, we are joined by Nick Jackson, a Specialty Registrar in Restorative Dentistry at the Eastman whilst serving as a dentist for the Royal Airforce, and Amy Patrick, a recently appointed Consultant in Oral Surgery in Gloucester. We explore the varying journeys they have followed and openly discuss the challenges and rewards of speciality training as registrars and the key differences between NHS and self-funded specialty training programmes. They share their views of their training experiences and why there feel there is nothing else that they would rather do!Please like, share, and follow us on social media for updates.https://linktr.ee/edhec