S5 Ep 9 : What Does It Take to Train the Next Generation of Dental Therapists with Ibby Numan

New episode of Conversations With Dental Friends is live 🎙️✨This week I’m joined by the brilliant Ibby Numan and honestly… this conversation felt like such an important one for anyone navigating their career in dentistry 🤍From starting out as a Dental Nurse at the Eastman, to training as a Dental Therapist during Covid, moving into education, working with BADT and helping therapists build confidence through @restore… Ibby’s story is such a reminder that careers don’t need to be linear to be meaningful 👏in this episode we chat about:✨ finding your path in dentistry even when you don’t have it all figured out✨ the reality of training as a dental therapist✨ confidence, manual dexterity and overcoming self doubt✨ the pressure of social media in dentistry✨ communication skills and why they matter more than perfect composites✨ the loneliness that can come with working in practice✨ the importance of community through organisations like BADT✨ moving into education and giving back to the next generation✨ balancing ambition, career growth and family lifeWhat I loved most about this conversation is how honest it was 💭 We spoke about the highs, the difficult days, imposter syndrome, evolving as a clinician and the fact that nobody picks up a handpiece and becomes incredible overnight. There’s so much power in just keeping going 🫶🏼 and hearing Ibby talk about returning to the Eastman as a tutor after starting there as a student dental nurse genuinely felt like such a full circle moment 🥹🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcastsIf you’re a dental therapist, student therapist or someone feeling a bit stuck in your career right now, I really think this episode will resonate with you 🤍As always, if you’d like my free Dental Career Planning Workbook, DM me the word LINK 📚✨ everything we discussed including BADT, Restore and education pathways will be linked in the show notes 💫Huge thankyou to Siobhan Kelleher Education and Lighthouse Dental Company for sponsoring this episode To find out more about dental therapy scope click here Find out more about Eastman Dental School here Find out more about BADT here Find out more about BSDHT hereFind out more about restore course here Find out more about Siobhan Kelleher Educationhere Find out more about Lighthouse Dental Company here See you back here next week with another Conversation with Dental Friends