New BADN president

Jacqui qualified at Kings College Hospital Dental School in 1983 as a Dental Nurse, obtaining both the Hospital Qualification in Dental Nursing and the NEBDN National Certificate, and continued as a Senior Dental Nurse at Kings until 1984. Jacqui continued to work in general practice until 1988 when she took a three-year break to start a family, then continued in general practice until 2004.

Since 2004, Jacqui has been employed by the postgraduate education and training arm of the NHS, formerly the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery, now known as Health Education England London, Kent Surrey & Sussex (HEE LKSS). During this period, she obtained awards in Vocational Assessment, Internal Quality Assurance, Teaching and Mentoring together with Certificates in Practice Appraisal and Radiography. Jacqui has been an NEBDN examiner and was Chair of NEBDN’s QA committee from 2012-2017. Currently, Jacqui is part of the Reader Panel for the digital journal, BDJ Team and a Professional Advisor for the GDC’s Registration Appeals Committee.