Embracing your social side!

How have you acquired the tools you need to build up your profile in the industry?

You could say my career in dentistry started before I was born. My dad was a dentist, my mum was a dental nurse. There was nowhere I felt quite as home as in the dental surgery. As a child, I used to create toothpaste commercials for myself in the mirror, we were the family that gave out toothpaste samples on Halloween, and when I was older I used to nurse for my dad on weekends at the surgery. Like many teenagers, I initially rebelled against my calling, taking a degree in English and history, but after university quickly realised that my passion for all things hygiene was my happy place. I took an A-Level in human biology and then studied hygiene at Eastman’s. I couldn’t imagine a different path now and feel energised by my own passion for all things hygiene-oriented. This is the driver for everything that I do in the industry.