Lecturer Details: Infection Control Post COVID -19 – the new ‘normal’ for dental practices

Lecturer nameCatherine Macdona MA, PG Cert HCL (Open), LCGl
Lecturer profileCatherine is the Dental Nurse Education Commissioner for Health Education England, working across the Yorkshire and Humber region and based at Leeds. She is an independent dental trainer, a dental nurse Licentiate, and holds a post qualification in Oral Health Education from the NEBDN.

A further education tutor and assessor, she has delivered the NEBDN Certificate and Diploma in dental nursing to student dental nurses at the Leeds Dental Institute.

More recently she has widened her field of interest to leadership and management in healthcare, completing the Edward Jenner Leadership Foundations programme and the Mary Seacole Award in in Leading in Healthcare with the NHS Leadership Academy. In 2015 Catherine completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership with the Open University, passing with Merit.

In 2018 she completed a Master’s Degree in Learning and Development Management at the University of Huddersfield, graduating with distinction.
Lecturer nameSandra Smith BSc (Hons), Dip IC
Lecturer profileSandra Smith is Dental Infection Control Advisor for 3 London boroughs. She is also a CQC inspector. She has been involved in dental practice inspections for over 10 years.