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Dental hygienist Susan Bissett is a PhD student at Newcastle University and Team Lead for the Dental Clinical Research Facility. In 2014 Susan was the first ever dental hygienist to be awarded a four-year Doctoral Research Fellowship by the National Institute of Health Research (UK). Susan is Mum to two teenagers. Interview by Kate Quinlan
Emma Phelan, 38, takes us through a typical busy week as a Community Dental Nurse (Sedation) for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Emma is also a Dental Nurse Examiner for the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN).
Dental hygienist and practice manager Rachael England describes the challenges of setting up a new dental clinic in Dubai, where she has lived since 2013.