A glittering career as a bingo caller and entertainer looked like fate written in stone for Miranda Steeples—until someone dared to suggest she might be better suited to dental hygiene and therapy.

 

Miranda chats about the road from entertainment to therapy and the presidency of the British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) via a near-miss as a Disney Princess. 

 

She also sets out her wishlist for changes and reform to her profession and tackles the often complex relationship between dentists, hygienists and therapists. 

In This Episode  

02.38 - Backstory

18.25 - Study and graduation

24.33 - Practice culture

28.22 - BSDHT

41.13 - Reform and challenges

53.41 - Career and training

58.53 - Smoking cessation and perio

01.01.47 - Hygiene and nursing

01.05.13 - Blackbox thinking

01.17.10 - Fantasy dinner party

01.20.05 - Last days and legacy

About Miranda Steeples

Miranda Steeples is the president of the British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT).

 

She is a hygienist and therapist at West Dental Dental Practice in Eastbourne and Bupa, Hastings and Hailsham.