Conversations with Dental Friends

Episode 11 is live! This week on Conversations With Dental Friends, I’m sitting down with Dr Janice Brown — a dentist who’s taken her clinical roots and built a thriving career in facial aesthetics. 🚀 We dive into: ✨ The power of a solid dental foundation for long-term growth ✨ Why smart investment always shows up before smart profit ✨ Backing yourself enough to make the leap (even when it’s s...

Episode 10 is here 🎉 and it’s a good one. This week on Conversations with Dental Friends, I’m joined by the incredible Lisa Grogan, a dental coach who’s genuinely shaking things up across the industry. We get into: ​What dental coaching actually looks like in practice ​Turning motivation into something you can break down, action, and sustain ​How coaching can transform not just individuals, but a...

Welcome back to Conversations With Dental Friends. This week, in Episode 9, I’m sitting down with Dr Naweed Mamood an incredible associate dentist working across multiple practices both in the north and south of Ireland. This episode really leans into the reality of growth in dentistry: ✨ how learning on the job actually happens, one tiny improvement at a time ✨ why good mentorship doesn’t just...

Episode 8 of Season 3 is officially live 🎧 This week I’m joined by the brilliant Lauren O’Boyle a dentist who’s been incredibly open about navigating mental health challenges, the pressure of early career decisions, and the moment she realised she needed to pause, reflect, and choose a different direction within dentistry. We get into: • the pressure to choose your path far too young • finding yo...

✨ Episode 7 is now live! ✨ This week I’m joined by the amazing Vicki Griffiths, a dental therapist whose career has honestly been one of the most inspiring we’ve featured so far. From making the most of her scope as a dental nurse to carving out her niche in dental therapy, Vicki’s story is full of insight, honesty, and plenty of motivation for anyone in the dental world. We get into: 🦷 The inc...

Welcome back to Conversations with Dental Friends 💬 This week I’m joined by the brilliant Shennae Bartlett from Chairsyde a dentist who’s diving deep into how AI can actually support us in dentistry, rather than replace us. We’re unpacking: ✨ The myths (and truths) about how AI will really impact our careers 🦷 What AI actually means for the dental world 🛠️ How tools like Chairsyde can make your...

🎙️ Welcome back to another episode of Conversations with Dental Friends! This week we’re joined again by Aoife and Lucy for part two of Surviving Dental School and trust me, it’s a good one. We’re diving into everything from: 🦷 staying sane through exam season 🧠 looking after your mental health 💼 joining the BDA and spicing up your CV ✨ making the most of your time outside of study 📄 and of c...

New episode alert! This week on Conversations With Dental Friends, I’m joined by Dr Emma McCrory, a specialist orthodontist who’s built her own orthodontic practice right here in Northern Ireland. We’re diving into everything from: ✨ What speciality training really involves time, cost, travel, and all the realities ✨ Relocating as a specialist and finding your place ✨ The highs and hurdles of s...

🎙️ Welcome back to episode 3 of this season of Conversations with Dental Friends! This week, we’re switching things up diving into what it really takes to get a dental product from idea to shelf with Dr. Mike and Dr. Toby, the minds behind Dr. Heff’s, the dental supplement your patients definitely need to know about. We’re talking: 💡 Getting into dentistry 🚀 Turning a product idea into reality...

We are back with episode 2 of conversations with dental friends! Today I’m joined by the London hygienist herself Anna Middleton discussing the last decade of her career highs and lows and everything Inbetween In this chat we get into - getting started in dental hygiene - Widening your scope of practice with additional dental therapy training - Becoming an entrepreneur - How dentistry and poker ar...

Welcome back to Season 3 of Conversations with Dental Friends! In our opening episode for this season I am thrilled to introduce Dr Colin Campbell! This was such a brilliant chat where we discuss - moving forward through adversity - building a purpose built practice -stepping into education - leaving a legacy in dentistry Thankyou so much to Colin for such an honest and open conversation, we menti...

Bonus episode drop ✨ It’s that time of year again… application season. Whether you’re going for Oral Health Sciences, Dental Hygiene or Dental Therapy, I’ve pulled together some golden advice from two people who’ve been there and done it Aaron Stewart and Rosie Murphy from way back in Season 1. We’re covering: 📝 UCAS & personal statements 🎤 The interview process 🧩 CASPer testing 📩 A special m...

Hey everybody welcome back to the season finale on Season 2 of Conversations with Dental Friends In this episode I’m taking to NI dental legend Amanda Jackson Amanda has had such an amazing career from Dental Nursing to Management to Education and Course Creation. There were SO many things to add to the show notes so here are as many as I can cram in If you’re interested in becoming a dental nurse...

Welcome back to Conversations with Dental Friends in today’s episode I’m chatting to the brilliant Michelle Molloy about practice management You can find out more about dental nursing here More information about Michelle’s practice management course here and you can also check out a similar course through NIMDTA here You can follow Larne Dental Centre on Instagram @larnedentalcentre Thankyou so mu...

Welcome back to Conversations with Dental Friends! This week I’m chatting to Dr Maria Catney however you may know her as someone else when you get to the end of this episode 👀 Maria first and foremost is an amazingly gifted dentist and here are some links to the courses she suggested here MJDF Occlusion course Perio course Orthodontic Course However if you are interested in creative writing or ju...

Welcome back to Conversations with Dental Friends! This week I’m joined by the amazing Nina Farmer who is a DUAL QUALIFIED Dental and Nutritional Therapist This chat with Nina as so amazing because not only does Nutritional Therapy enrich your life but it can also enrich the lives of your patients and colleagues too. To find out more about Nutritional Therapy you can click the link here If you’re...

Welcome back to another episode of Conversations with Dental Friends This week I’m chatting to Aoife Lordan, who has just graduated from Dentistry at Queens University Belfast and Lucy Mulholland who’s in final year. This is a two part special in this episode we chat about A Levels, Applying to University - UCAS personal statements interviews and choosing to do dentistry at Queens University Belfa...

Welcome back to Conversations with Dental Friends! This week I’m chatting to the incredible TCO Shelley Dawson If you’re interested in training to be a dental nurse you can check out the NEBDN website here You can find some amazing dental implant training courses below https://www.nebdn.org/qualifications/post-registration-qualifications/dental-implant-nursing/ https://www.smilewisdom.co.uk/nebdn-...

Welcome back to Conversations with Dental Friends this week I’m sitting down with Jack McHugh Engineer, Industry Expert and Founder of Lighthouse Dental Company which he launched this year. This conversation is not just interesting from Jack’s perspective of starting a business but also has so many transferable messages if your thinking about opening your own dental practice or launching your own...

Welcome back to Conversations with Dental Friends! This week I’m joined by Rebekka Hamilton an Orthodontic Therapist working in Northern Ireland. I don’t know about you but I was blown away by Orthodontic Therapy and what you can do within your role in practice. If you are interested in starting where it all began you can find out more about being a dental nurse here If you want to take the next s...

Welcome back to Conversations with Dental Friends! This week I’m chatting to Marie Sharkey a Dentist with a Special Interest in Periodontics Marie has such brilliant insights in this episode not just about periodontics (which if you know me is my favourite) but also working at home in Northern Ireland but also travelling for her work in clinic in England, lecturing and moving into the educational...

🎙 Welcome back to another episode of Conversations with Dental Friends! Today, I’m joined by the totally inspiring Siobhan Kelleher, who’s encouraging us to reimagine what life as a dental professional can look like, both in and out of the clinic. In this episode, Siobhan shares her journey from clinical dental hygiene into education, brand partnerships, and beyond. We also dive into the power of...

Hi everyone welcome back to another episode of Conversations with Dental Friends! In today’s episode I’m chatting to Alan Clarke who’s redefining what it really means to be in Dentistry in 2025 You can find more about Alan and Paste Presents on Instagram @alanclarkedentistry and @pastepresents Alan mentioned so many great resources in our chat which I’ve linked below Monik Vassant totally composit...

Welcome back to SEASON 2 of Conversations with Dental Friends this week I’m chatting with Claire Berry & Ben Tighe aka Your Dental Besties In this episode we chat about progressing your career past the dental surgery setting, moving into a teaching and educational space brand collaborations and being authentic to yourself whatever your dental career. Thankyou so much to our Season 2 sponsors D...

Welcome back to Conversations with Dental Friends! This week, I’m joined by the brilliant Dr. Madelaine a Dentist, educator, and all-round social media powerhouse with nearly 40,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok. If you’ve ever wondered how to grow your professional brand online or what it really takes to build trust in the digital space, this episode is for you. A huge thank you to Dr. Ma...