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.
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
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.
