Dentistry – and a dyslexic mind

According to the British Dyslexia Association, dyslexia is a 'learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent word reading and spelling’. It is estimated 10% of the population are dyslexic, with 4% severely so. Indicators include:

Charlotte Griffiths (Charliy) qualified as a dental nurse in 2017 and practises at Llandeilo Dental Practice in Wales. She says: ‘I never thought I’d see the day that I would qualify as a dental nurse. I couldn’t even writethe word “dental” without fear of spelling it as “3ental”.’

Her daily struggles with dyslexia can involve something as simple as calling out people’s names in the waiting room – her confidence in reading the names out correctly can throw her into a panic. She laughs: ‘I used to think that if I said them fast enough, someone would recognise their name and stand up’.