253 The Future Of Hygiene with Linda Douglas : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

• Enhancing patient care through increased interdisciplinary collaboration between all medical and dental healthcare professionals. • Education of the dental hygienist • The future roles of the dental hygienist; how is dental hygiene practice likely to change? • What I like about Dentaltown and Hygienetown. • How Dentaltown and Hygienetown has sparked my professional growth. • How my curious nature, and love of writing has enhanced my career • Overcoming shyness, and fear of public speaking, (which was holding me back professionally). • Rethinking views on retirement-when I was young, most women I knew retired at 60; as this draws nearer, I realise am enjoying my profession too much to think of retirement.       I am from London, England where I was an OR technician initially, then I decided I like patients better when they are conscious, so I switched to the dental field. Since graduation from hygiene school, I worked for 8 years in periodontology, public health and general practice before moving to Canada in 1990, where I have worked in general practice. I also worked for our regulatory body, the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario as a quality assurance assessor for 4 years. I started writing articles in 2009, and began teaching continuing education in 2013. I also completed my Bachelor's degree in Oral health promotion with O'Hehir University in 2013.         [email protected]