What were your career goals when you joined the dental nursing profession?
When I first started dental nursing in 2009, I just needed a job. Not going to university and a move 120 miles down south meant I didn’t really have any long-term goals. I wanted a job so I could start earning some money and be able to begin enjoying my new life in London.
A few weeks after being hired at my first job I was sent on an infection control course. The presenter was Sandra Smith, a dental nurse who had a degree in infection control and worked for what was then the Primary Care Trust (PCT). Seeing this woman with her qualifications pushed me to start seeing dental nursing as a career, not just a job. I very much believed, and still do, that if she could do it, why can’t I? Plus, I’m a very competitive person!
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