Dental nurse Lizzie Boon is a Quality Assurance Auditor for the National Examining Board of Dental Nurses (NEBDN). She walks us through her career in dental nursing

Dental nursing was never an option as a career choice. However, when I left school I started working in an office, which lasted all of two days.

The following day, I was looking in the paper and saw an advert for a trainee orthodontic nurse in the practice where I had my orthodontic treatment. I applied for the job on Wednesday, had the interview Thursday and then started on the Monday.

After a few months, a new senior dental nurse, who had worked at the Royal London Hospital, started at the practice as our practice manager. She mentioned that she had trained at the Royal London and that if I enjoyed what I was doing then I could get a qualification in dental nursing.

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