#219- On The Move with Miranda Steeples

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.