Conversations with Dental Friends

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 just want to find out a bit more you can check out the Romantic Novelists association here

You can follow along with Maria’s writing journey over on Instagram @saoirse_morrigan and if you are interested in perusing some creative writing persuits then I’m sure Maria would be happy to chat via DM

You can follow along with all thing Conversations with Dental Friends over on Instagram @conversationswithdentalfriends and you can find me over there too @homegirlhygienist or over on TikTok if that’s more your thing @homegirlhygeinist1

Thankyou so much to our sponsors Dürr Dental and Lighthouse Dental Compang and of course Marlborough Clinic Belfast for hosting us to record

See you again next week for another episode of Conversations with Dental Friends

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 interested in becoming a dental therapist generally you can click the link here

If you’re interested in joining BSDHT or coming to an event you can click the link here

To find out more about the ADI you can click the link here

You can follow Nina on Instagram @nina.integratedhealth and if you love Nutrition you might want to also give @juliettereeves1 a follow because she’s amazing too

Thankyou so much to our sponsors Dürr Dental and Lighthouse Dental Company and of course big thanks to the girls at Megagen for testing our Vitamin D levels

You can find all things conversations with Dental Friends over on Instagram @conversationswithdentalfriends and I’m over there too @homegirlhygienist

See you next week for another episode

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 Belfast

If you’re interested in applying for dentistry you can find more here

If you want to find out more about queens university belfast you can find out more here

Thankyou so much to our sponsors Dürr Dental & Lighthouse Dental Company and Marlborough Clinic Belfast for hosting us to record

See you next week for part 2 of this conversation with Aoife and Lucy on Surviving Dental School

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-certificate-in-implant-nursing/

https://icedentalimplants.co.uk/introduction-to-dental-implant-nursing/

https://www.campbellacademy.co.uk/the-online-dental-implant-nursing-course

If you’re interested in exploring more about treatment coordination

https://dentaltrainingcollege.com/courses-certificate-in-treatment-coordination-course.html

https://www.smiledentalacademy.com/short-course-treatment-coordinator

You can also follow Laura Horton over on Instagram for some more amazing ideas

Thankyou so much to Shelley who you can also follow on Instagram @shelleyd1986

Thankyou so much to our sponsors Dürr Dental and Lighthouse dental company and Marlborough Clinic Belfast for hosting us to record

You can follow us over on Instagram @conversationswithdentalfriends and I’m over there too @homegirlhygienist

See you next week for another episode

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 venture

To hear more about Jack’s story you can follow him on LinkedIn here and follow the company on Instagram @lighthousedentalcompany_ire

You can follow friends that invest (formally girls that invest) wherever you get your podcasts.

You can follow all things conversations with dental friends over on Instagram @conversationswithdentalfriends and you can follow me too @homegirlhygienist

Big Thankyou to our sponsors Dürr Dental and Lighthouse Dental Company for sponsoring this episode and Marlborough Clinic Belfast for hosting us to record

See you next week for another episode of Conversations with Dental Friends

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 step or feel it would help with your application process you can find out more about orthodontic dental nursing here

If you are interested in studying orthodontic therapy or want to know more about the role you can explore the different schools below

Belfast Dental School

University of Central Lancaster

Kings College London

Leeds Dental Institute

Bristol Dental School

This is also amazing information to have if you’re a practice owner or Dentist practicing Ortho and you feel your team would benefit from adding an Orthodontic Therapist into the mix

Thankyou so much to Dürr Dental and Lighthouse Dental Company for Sponsoring this episode and of course Marlborough Clinic Belfast for hosting us to record this episode

If you loved this episode leave us a comment and don’t forget to follow and of course share it with your friend who would be a great orthodontic therapist or someone who just needs to know more about the role.

You can find out more about the podcast over on Instagram @conversationswithdentalfriends and I’m over there too @homegirlhygienist

See you next week for another episode!

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 space and of course navigating all this as a new mum in Dentistry

You can look at pursuing a Masters in Periodontology just like Marie at the following

Manchester here

UCL here

Newcastle here

Bristol here

Central Lancaster here

Kings College London here

You can find out more about Marie’s study clubs back to basics or otherwise by signing up for Marlborough Academy which I’ll leave the link to here. You’ll receive more information about upcoming study clubs from all the clinicians at Marlborough and of course reserve your space for the next Marlborough Academy Conference in 2026

Thankyou so much to our sponsors Dürr Dental and Lighthouse Dental Company and of course Marlborough Clinic Belfast for hosting us to record this episode

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Thanks so much for listening see you next week for another episode

🎙 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 mindset and how it can truly be your greatest superpower when navigating the ever-evolving world of dentistry.

💬 Whether you’re just starting out or deep in your dental career, this chat is full of practical wisdom and uplifting energy. You won’t want to miss it.

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🔗 Connect with Siobhan and learn more:

• ​ Instagram: @siobhan_education
• ​ Find out more about the Ikigai community on Instagram @ikigaioralhygiene
• ​ Diploma in Oral & Positive Health (EduQual Accredited): Link here
• ​ Learn more about MINST: Link here

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📲 Let’s stay connected!

• ​ Follow the podcast: @conversationswithdentalfriends
• ​ Come say hi to me, Rachael: @homegirlhygienist

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🙏 Big thanks to our amazing sponsors:

Dürr Dental and Lighthouse Dental Company — thank you for supporting conversations that matter who you can also find on Instagram @duerrdental and @lighthousedentalcompanyire

🎧 See you next week for Episode 4!

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 composite course

You can check out Spear Study Club here

You can sign up for Perio courses with Ian Dunn here

Simon Sinek Start With Why on Amazon

Jen Sincero You Are A Badass on Amazon

Cat Edney The Modern Therapist

Ben & Claire @yourdentalbesties podcast

More info on Siobhan Kelleher courses here

You can find this podcast on Instagram @conversationswithdentalfriends and you can see me Rachael over there @homegirlhygienist

Thankyou so much to our sponsors Dürr Dental & Lighthouse Dental Company and Thankyou to Marlborough Clinic Belfast for hosting us to record this episode

See you next week for Episode 3

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 Dürr Dental and Lighthouse Dental Company and of course to Marlborough Clinic Belfast for hosting us to record this jam packed episode.

As promised here are the links we chatted about

You can find more information on the women’s oral health roadshow and more great courses on their Instagram Dental of Course

You can find out more about applying to Dental Hygiene or Dental Therapy here from BSDHT and through UCAS here

You can find Claire on Instagram @clairelouisesays and Ben @thegumsguy and you can follow their podcast @yourdentaldesties and listen here

You can follow this podcast on Instagram @conversationswithdentalfriends and you can follow me Rachael @homegirlhygienist

Thanks so much for listening see you next Thursday for another episode