Adeniké Adebodun - Oral Health Educator, Innovator, Award Winner

From Dental Nurse to Business Owner of Happy Dental Resources

From trainee dental nurse to certified vein trainer!

My journey from dental nurse to coach – Charley Beagley

My Dental Nurse Journey

Following in my sister's footsteps: becoming a hygienist

• My dental journey began in 2015 when I joined the BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy course at the University of Birmingham. I learnt about the career through my sister, who had graduated as a h ...

Meet Victoria - Dental Nurse, Vaccinator, Tutor, NEBDN examiner and FTP panel member.

My encouragement to trainee dental nurses

So many articles have been written about dental nurses, their career journeys, their further educati...

From full-time dental nurse to full-time dental hygiene and therapy student (who still nurses!)

I left school at eighteen, not knowing which career path to take. All I knew was that I wanted to go...

Meet Jo, an orthodontic dental nurse who set up a side income during the pandemic.

When did you start working as an orthodontic nurse?

In the year 2000!

Why did you start working as an ...

Meet Hilary - Nurse, Manager and Assessor.

Adapting the dream: A personal dental nurse journey

If I told you I had always wanted to be a dental nurse, I’d be lying. I remember finishing my traini...

When I grow up, I want to be a dental nurse!

I have been asked to share my story. My name is Joanne, but most people call me Jo. I have a beautif...

From trainee dental nurse to Masters graduate

A career in dentistry was never something that crossed my mind during school or college – in fact, w...

From trainee nurse to manager, tutor, writer, hygienist and facial aesthetics

How it all started

Throughout my life, I have always been a very caring person with a desire both to ...

From Dental Nursing to Management

Many of you will know me as a tutor on various courses offered by Dental Nurse Network or as the qua...

Returning to full-time study – an interview with former dental nurse Sophie Varney

Hi, Sophie. You’re another of my fellow second-year Oral Health Science students. Firstly, thank you...

Tiffani interviews Sophie Reed, a fellow Oral Health Science student, on the route to becoming a dental hygienist

Sophie, you’re currently studying Oral Health Science at the University of Essex and are now in your...

My Dental Nursing Career

When I was in sixth form, I went on work experience to my local dental practice. My mum had arranged...

Emma interviews Marianna Murphy on post-registration qualifications and studying

When qualifying as a dental nurse, you passed your exams with flying colours and gained a merit. You...

My Military Career

My name is Chelsea Foster. I have been a registered dental nurse for nine years, and recently reache...

Becoming an orthodontic therapist - An interview with Yvonne Ward

You have recently qualified as an orthodontic therapist – big congratulations. To inspire and encour...

Taking the leap from dental nurse to dental hygienist

Throughout my life, I have had an interest in science, an ever-growing interest in healthcare, and a...

Registered Dental Nurse and PhD Student

I started my undergraduate degree in Immunology and Toxicology in 2002, not really knowing which dir...

Life as a Trainee Dental Hygienist

I’ve just completed Year One Term One as a student dental hygienist at the University of Essex. What...

Twenty-seven Years in the Dental Field

A question I am often asked, even after twenty-seven years in the dental field, is: “Why did you bec...

My Dental Nursing Career Path

I started dental nursing when I was eighteen. Before this, I completed an NVQ Level 2 in childcare, ...

From Dental Nurse to Orthodontic Nurse

After leaving school at sixteen and not knowing what career path to take, I got a job in retail. I t...

Dental Nursing – My Career and My Passion

I left school at sixteen and knew that moving away to attend university wasn’t right for me, althoug...

From Dental Nurse to Full-time Assessor

Clutching onto the results paper and reading my grades over and over, I was thrilled that I was leav...