Claire Louise Online

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the better half of the podcast 🥳 Benjamin Tighe

Addicted to this running thing again 🤍

New York has my ❤️

Memories I’ll cherish with my little brother ❤️

… the RAF Finningley 5.8km runway run was a cool experience today. I signed up with who I’ve known since 5 years old when we started primary school on the RAF base itself. It was fun to run the runway we have watched planes and jets fly from.

To have some of the run club lads shouting at the finish line too was also really lovely. They ran it after the normal club run beforehand 🫣 (Nathan doing 5km before that even) and still had a good 8-9 mins on me. Impressive! And the weather was 🙌🏼 for running. Lovely day

I cannot wait for this….

Ben and I () are doing a webinar for Oral-B professional on the advancing role of the dental hygienist.

For decades, the dental hygienist has been narrowly defined by one phrase: “scale and polish.” Yet the reality of modern practice tells a very different story.
Today’s dental hygienist operates with greater autonomy, deeper clinical responsibility, and an expanding role in systemic and whole-body health. Appointment times are longer (or they need to be). Clinical notes are more comprehensive. Risk assessment, behavioural change, and interdisciplinary collaboration are now central to everyday practice. The expectations have evolved, but has the perception?

This webinar explores how the role of the dental hygienist has transformed from task-based prevention to clinical leadership in patient optimisation. We will examine the shift toward systemic health integration, increased accountability, and professional autonomy, and what this means for the future of dental practice.
This is about recognising how far the role has progressed and confidently stepping into the responsibility, authority and influence that now define modern dental hygiene

Aim:
To explore the evolution of the dental hygienist’s role in contemporary practice, with particular focus on increased autonomy, systemic health integration, accountability, and expanded clinical responsibility.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION 💙

https://www.oralbprofessional.co.uk/s/marketing-event/a09TY00000BQIB3YAP/from-scale-polish-to-leadership-in-health-optimisation

‘A little book of DISC-covery’ was the book being discussed at the book club on Friday night. I wrote this book after speaking at Peninsular Dental School 2 years ago. I thought the lecture needed to be taught to a larger audience because the concept could be of value to newly qualified (and the experienced among us).

It teaches you about yourself, your colleagues and your patients. It helps you navigate conversation and helps you manage different personalities with confidence and control.

I was blown away by the feedback and it gave me the courage to actually speak about the fact I wrote this for my fellow dental colleagues. So now you know. You can buy this on Amazon for £8.99

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