#157- Baby Bear - Sarah Elliston

From humble East End beginnings, Sarah Elliston followed her dental vocation with a nursing, fresh from high school, before moving onwards with a place at Royal London Hospital’s competitive therapy training.

She recounts how her finals and first job were almost interrupted by a life-threatening illness, discusses hierarchies in the profession and answers the question on everyone’s lips: Just what is guided biofilm therapy?  

Sarah lets us know why she recently left therapy behind and offers a few tantalising clues about an exciting new road ahead.  

01.53 - The state of play

06.33 - Skills and training

17.15 - Hierarchies in dentistry

24.05 - Backstory and career progression

37.08 - An unexpected diagnosis

47.53 - Guided biofilm therapy

52.19 - Blackbox thinking

57.56 - Bear

01.05.07 - Fantasy dinner party

01.07.08 - Last days and legacy

Sarah Elliston spent 11 years in dental nursing before gaining therapy qualifications with the Royal London Hospital in 2010. She has also worked as a clinical educator for Essex University. Sarah recently took a break from practice to develop a new range of dental products.