Margie CBE MSc MBA FDSRCSEd FDSRCPS(Glasg) FFGDP(UK) FFPH told how she decided on a career in dentistry having had a terrible fear of the dentist as a young girl and that she was advised to become a librarian as her \u201chandwriting was neat\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0The moral was that all experiences were good, even the bad ones.<\/p>\n
She went onto discuss numerous experiences as a young dentist, citing how social deprivation and modern life impacts on the populations\u00a0oral health and general health.\u00a0\u00a0 This\u00a0led her to complete a business degree and become involved in public health work.\u00a0 Thanks to Margie\u2019s work tooth decay in children has been on the decline since 2004.<\/p>\n
She also answered questions from the audience, some of whom are aspiring dentists.\u00a0 This gave them the opportunity to learn directly from the leading dentist in the country.<\/p>\n
Feedback from parents and pupils was excellent with comments such as \u201cit was inspiring, thank you\u201d and \u201cwas very realistic, great speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n
Margie using Twitter account @cdo_scotland tweeting this morning \u201cThank you for the invitation @stninianshigh a truly inspirational school.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thank you to those staff members who made it along. A copy of Margie\u2019s presentation is available on the school website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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