​A new book celebrating the achievements of women dental professionals in the past 100 years is available now.

Put together by Dr Janine Brooks MBE, 100 Years of Women in the Dental Profession in the UK, 1918-2018, is a showcase celebration of some of the industry’s finest female dental professionals since (some) women first achieved the right to vote in the UK.

It also marks key turning points in those 100 years and milestones relevant to the development of various roles, including that of the dental nurse.

Among those who get a mention include Fiona Ellwood, the patron of the Society of British Dental Nurses, Tina Gorman, associate director and lead dental nurse based in Birmingham Dental Hospital & School of Dentistry, TePe’s Elaine Tilling, Nicky Peasnell, senior lecturer at University of Northampton and Professor Sara Hughes, Associate Dean at the University of California. Plus, two former presidents of the BADN – Jane Dalgarno and Angie McBain-Heilmann.

Janine Brooks is a coach and trainer with her own consultancy, Dentalia. She spent her whole clinical career in community dentistry, including 17 years as a clinical director. She is lead clinical tutor – BUOLD Law and Ethics Module – at the University of Bristol, and is a lecturer in Law and Ethics Modules (year 1) at University of Birmingham.

She says: ‘Women dentists hold equal status as men within the profession, although there is some way to go before this is mirrored across dentistry as a whole. This volume will serve to provide inspiration to all dental professionals, men and women, regarding the many and varied opportunities dentistry provides.

‘The women profiled are working (or have worked) in all aspects of dentistry, they are role models to all and are a credit to the profession. We can learn so much from each other, and the role of mentoring is an important underpinning thread that runs throughout the book and is highlighted in the career stories of each woman.’

The book is available to purchase here – https://www.cambridgescholars.com/100-years-of-women-in-the-dental-profession-in-the-uk-1918-2018.

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