Back from maternity

For many, the pandemic has led to more flexible working hours, with the additional opportunity to work from home. Unfortunately, the latter is not possible for those in the clinical field of the dental profession, as is the case for the majority of dental nurses. However, regardless of what profession you are in, all expectant mothers are entitled to maternity leave.

Tegan has been a dental nurse for 12 years, having qualified in 2012 after completing a two-year NVQ training course. She was drawn to the profession as a child, sharing, “From a primary school age I had always been interested in teeth, ever since I completed a project on the subject. When it came to doing my A-levels, I enrolled on a dental nursing course and things just went from there. I never imagined staying as a nurse this long, as I had planned to do a therapy course one day.”