Lecturer Details: Looking After People's Oral Health; A Training Session for Health & Social Care Professionals

Lecturer nameHarriet Buley-Snell
Lecturer profileNo profile available
Lecturer nameGayle Kime
Lecturer profileQualifications:
Dip DH 1995 – Kings London
Level 3 Award in Training and Education
Foundation and Practitioner Prince 2 award in Project Management

Current Post:
Dental Hygienist

Short Resume of Career to Date:
Dental Hygienist in General Practice (most recent post) 12 years.
Senior Dental Hygienist and Mentor. Covering all aspects of patient care and treatment pathways in line with scope of practice. Recent training in Lisbon, Portugal in the care and maintenance of ‘All-on-4’ and ‘All-on-6’ implants and their prosthetics.

Dental Hygienist at Torbay Hopsital, Just going into 5th year. Care of Head and Neck Oncology (as priority). Restorative patients, Cardiology and complex medical history. Orthodontic patients.

Clinical Educator/Consultant for Oralieve (dry mouth product company). Providing education and raising awareness of Xerostomia. Presenting and writing training programmes for Dental Practices/Care homes/ Hopsices/ Acute hospital settings and at Conferences.

Experience Relevant to the Topic:
Providing Oral Health coaching to patients undergoing Head and Neck Oncology treatment, from diagnosis through to (hopefully) health. Providing treatment where necessary and working closely with consultants to provide the best patient based care. Signposting to multidisciplinary team providing a holistic approach.