#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.   In This Episode 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 About Sarah Elliston 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.