This recording is the first of the ‘Audio Publication Series’ where I read an article. This weeks articles is entitled ‘How journaling can enhance general well-being and support dental professionals in their daily work that has been published in Dental Tribune UK & Ireland - issue 2/2023. This article delves into how utilising journaling could be a helpful resource in enhancing our wellbeing as a dental professional. The link - https://www.dental-tribune.com/news/how-journaling-can-enhance-general-well-being-and-support-dental-professionals-in-their-daily-work/ to read the full article (all rights from author and publishers granted, and access to full articles and references detailed in the notes of the recording).

On this podcast recording I speak to Geoff Sharpe a periodontists from the UK currently living in Dubai. We speak extensively about the new periodontal classification. Dr. Geoffrey Sharpe grew up in the north of England and graduated from Newcastle University School of Dental Sciences in 1998 with distinction in Restorative Dentistry. After two years of General Professional Training, he achieved Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2000. He continued to work within the National Health Service as a Senior House Officer at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Manchester Royal Infirmary. He held positions in Restorative Dentistry and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery before proceeding to full time general practice. In 2003, Dr. Sharpe returned to Newcastle University to start his specialist training in periodontics. He graduated with a Master of Science in Restorative Dentistry in 2005 and achieved Membership in Restorative Dentistry (Periodontics) at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2007. Throughout this time, he continued to apply his periodontal skills in private practice as a visiting specialist at a number of clinics in the United Kingdom. In 2010, Dr. Sharpe was invited to join a renowned clinic in Dubai as their in-house periodontist. He held this role for seven years prior to creating The Perio Clinic in 2017. Until recently, he also held a part-time role at Mohammed Bin Rashid University in Dubai where he enjoyed teaching and mentoring the next generation of periodontists. Dr. Sharpe lives in Dubai with his wife, Kim, and their one-year old son, William.

In this podcast recording I speak to Debbie Mc Govern - current President and Debbie Hemington - current Chair from the British Association of Dental Therapists BADT, speak about the current ongoing work of the BADT. It was such a pleasure speaking to them earlier this year. To get in contact with the BADT, please email - [email protected] Debbie Mc Govern - BADT President, has been a dental therapist for over 30 years’, starting as a dental nurse in Liverpool before studying for a Bachelor of Science degree at Manchester University. Debbie currently work in the coal face of dentistry with her husband Marius at their NHS and private clinics. She uses her full scope of practice and in particular is interested in skin and facial aesthetics and anti-ageing. Debbie has been a council member for over 13 years holding a variety of positions. She has always enjoyed the politics of dentistry and representing the profession. She states she has met some incredible people during her time with the BADT, and hope she can contribute more along her journey representing you our members. Debbie is also a temp chair of BAPD DCP group Debbie Hemington - BADT Chair. Debbie qualified from New Cross in 1983, the year it closed, and is actually the last New Cross Therapist to graduate. She qualified as a Hygienist at Kings in 1987 and has worked continuously during this time in a variety of settings. In 2003 she joined The Eastman as a tutor and combines that role with working in a mixed general practice where she has worked for 33 years! Debbie has also worked the for the former London Deanery as part of the DCP tutor team commissioning post graduate education, and was the educational lead on “Wild Smile” project with Heart your Smile. In 2012 she took part in a 2 year part time pilot scheme at Kings for Enhanced Skills in Peridontology. Debbie has been a BADT member for most of her career, and has been Treasurer of the London region for 15 years. She accepted the position of Chair 2 years ago and also represents BADT at the Dental Professionals Alliance meetings.

The poignant dental professional I had the pleasure of interviewing for this recording is Laura McClune who qualified from Kings in 2005 and has certainly had a very dynamic varied career path since qualifying. On todays show she speaks about her career path to date, and what she has learnt along the way, and how her choice of a masters has impacted her professionally and as a person. I hope you have as much fun listening to this podcast as we did recording it. Laura will certainly feed you with inspiration. This podcast was recorded at the beginning of the first lockdown prior to going on Furlough. Laura qualified as a dental hygienist from Kings College London in 2005. Since then she has worked in various dental practices within the South East. She is a keen advocate for continuing personal and professional development and has now completed her Master’s level qualification wih a Distinction, in Advanced and Specialist Healthcare from the University of Kent this year. Her dissertation is titled “The experiences of dental hygienists working with chairside dental nurse assistance within general dental practices in the South of England”. Laura is also now the current honourary treasurer for the BSDHT. In 2019 Laura started her role at Philips Healthcare and is now working as a dental Professional Educator and business manager. She delivers content around the subject of oral healthcare including the science of Sonicare technology and Zoom whitening treatments, to dental professionals online and previously both in practice, at conferences and seminars. In 2020 she launched a programme providing small group study clubs to new and soon to be qualified dental hygienist and therapists. A project which is ongoing. Alongside her role at Philips Laura continues to practice as a hygienist 1 day a week. If you wish to get in touch with Laura please email - [email protected] To stay updated like our facebook page Smile Revolution Podcast, and follow us on instagram @smilerevoluiton_podcast.

Anna is a dedicated and passionate multi award-winning dental hygienist. She started her business, London Hygienist, with the mission to change the way oral health care is delivered to patients. She graduated in 2015 from the Faculty of Royal College of Surgeons. Anna is an ambassador for the British Society of Hygiene and Therapy, a key opinion leader for Philips, Regenerate, Orascoptic, and a global Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) ambassador for EMS Dental. You can follow her on social media @londonhygienist

On todays show I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Sarah Thomson a dental hygienists who shares her remarkable personal story about her recovery from alcoholism. She is an absolute inspiration and there are many lessons in this podcast recording for us all. Sarah I want to personally thank you for sharing all you have in this recording. Sarah initially qualified as a Dental Hygienist in 1989, but returned to Bristol Dental Hospital to qualify as a Dental Therapist in 2012. During her career she has worked in a number of different types of practices including a periodontal practice. Last year, to coincide with her 50th Birthday, she took her skills to Kenya where she volunteered with Dentaid and is due to go to Uganda with them again next year. Her 'me time' includes stand up paddle boarding, singing in a choir, yoga and park runs. Sarah is a recovering alcoholic and therefore has a vested interest in helping others who suffer, or who are heading towards alcoholism both inside and outside our profession. 1.  The Dentists’ Health Support Programme - provides dentists with free advice & support on health, alcohol, drugs & other issues. Tel. 0207 224 4671 2. In Northern Ireland ‘Probing Stress in Dentistry’ a BDA supported multi- agency group, has released a PROBING STRESS IN DENTISTRY FRAMEWORK, along with an accompanying letter from the Chair, 2019 BDA National President Roz McMullan 3. Alcoholics Anonymous - 0800 9177650 Which in my experience to date I have found most useful. 4. Samaritans provides confidential support to anyone experiencing difficulties or in distress. Tel. 116 123

Amber Ojak is currently a dental therapist in Edinburgh. She qualified from the University of Edinburgh in 2018 and has helped improve many patients oral health ever since.  Amber is an ambassador of the BSDHT as well as a council member. She works on many projects with the society and has written many articles for their journal Dental Health. Amber also writes for other publications such as Dental Nursing, Dentistry Online and Oral Health magazine. She bases all her articles on her own experience and tries to give a voice to the younger generation of dentistry. Amber is a strong advocate for the profession. Amber has a great passion for helping people and has inspired many students going into the working world. She gives talks at different universities as well as communicating online.

The poignant dental professional I had the pleasure of interviewing for this recording is Jemma Hook a family dentist and clinical teacher of paediatric dentistry, with a passions in spreading oral health advice for mums and babies, in this recording we explore making the most of pre-natal dental appointments to win the parent over to buy into oral health for their future child OR children as well as reflecting on how the delivery of messages has changed for Jemma since having a child herself. 'Make sure you enter the Zendium competition giveaway by heading over to the smile revolution facebook page or @mysmilerevolution instagram account. Thanks to Zendium for sponsoring this podcast and offering the patient samples to the listeners. To obtain your patient samples email [email protected] and quote Smile Revolution Podcast in the subject.

The poignant dental professional I had the pleasure of interviewing for this recording is Melanie Pomphrett who qualified from Essex in 2015 and has certainly achieved so much since then. On todays show she speaks about her career path to date, and the different roles she has had, and what these varied roles entailed. Melanie was so interesting to speak to, and I know you are going to feel invigorated to do even more after listening to her podcast. If you are unsure of how to spend your time in isolation now Melanie will certainly get your thinking.   Melanie qualified as a dental hygienist in 2015 and has been working in practice ever since, In 2016 she embarked on a master’s degree in Dental Professional Practice at the University of Kent. Currently she is working in practice part time whilst also working as a Professional Educator for Philips Oral Healthcare, this role gets her out of the surgery and travelling round to dental practices and events to educate on the benefits of Sonicare electric toothbrushes. Melanie has created an Oral Health Education course for dental nurses with Dental Nurse Network which continues to support as a distance learning course and is an ambassador for the BSDHT. Currently she continues her education working towards a postgraduate certificate in education.       Instagram - @Melaniepomphrett Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-pomphrett-4473a996 Email - [email protected] Here are some links Melanie thought may be useful that she used a lot during her time in Community: Community Dental Services (CiC) - https://communitydentalservices.co.uk/ The National Oral Health Promotion Group – www.nohpg.org Mouth Care Matter - https://mouthcarematters.hee.nhs.uk/ Healthwatch - https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/response/2019-06-24/our-response-cqc-report-oral-care-care-homes

The poignant dental professional I had the pleasure of interviewing for this recording is Nina Lord. Nina has worked in the dental industry for 20 years and progressed from working as a dental nurse to a dental therapist in June 2013 at Sheffield University. Not long into her career Nina became passionate about taking a whole body approach with her patients and after 3 years of studying whilst working, Nina graduated as a Nutritional Therapist in February this year. In this recording we speak extensively about the microbiome, nutrition and oral health. I am sure you are going to be very interested to learn what Nina talks about in our conversation. Instagram - @the_holistic_floss_boss Make sure you enter the Zendium competition giveaway by sharing the podcast on social media, and following zendium on instagram, tagging 3 friends in the @mysmilerevolution instagram zendium giveaway post, or facebook. Competition running until the 30th June 2020. Take advantage of 50% off your next tube of Zendium toothpaste and enter the money off code SMILE50 when ordering your toothpaste from online Zendium shop - https://zendium.shop/collections/all