| Lecturer profile | Amanda has 26 years’ experience as a Dental Nurse Specialist. She is also qualified in Dental Sedation Nursing and holds a qualification in Oral Health Education.
Her wealth of knowledge stems from the 14 years she spent working within Community Dental Services as a Lead Dental Nurse, overseeing student teaching programme and assisting in the dental care of adults and children with disabilities and additional needs. She also spent 8 years working within a busy Maxillofacial Unit at the Pennine Acute Hospitals, Amanda was a member of the Head and Neck multi-disciplinary team and gave advice to patients undergoing head and neck surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy on a nurse led clinic. She also worked closely with The Macmillan Oral Health Practitioner based in the unit.
More recently Amanda presented at the National Dental Nursing Conference raising awareness of Oral care in medically compromised patients.
She has also recently lead an elderly oral health improvement programme for the Rochdale Public Health Department, educating many staff throughout 42 Care/Nursing Homes, multiple hospital wards and variety of specialised teams.
She is also the Elderly Persons Ambassador for Society of British Dental Nurses(SBDN).
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