Kimberly Wingrove

Saturday 5th March: 14.15-15.00
Oral education in practice for nurses

Biography

Kimberly Wingrove has been a Dental Nurse for over 15 years.  In this time she has worked in NHS practices in one of the poorest boroughs of London and Private practices in London’s west end. She feels privileged to have been chosen to work with some of the leading restorative dentists and oral surgeons throughout her career.

Kimberly is an integral part of the dental team at the Fresh Breath centre where she has work for the past nine years; in which time her role has expanded considerably.

Kimberly has been able to develop her role in the practice through in house training and external courses and works a triage system with Dr Stemmer, Dr Kruger and our hygienist Mhari Coxon, taking impressions, providing oral health advice and education, interviewing and carrying out risk assessments.

She is also the practices Cross Infection Supervisor. She has written articles previously for Nursing Journals. Kimberly also assists a company (CPD for DCPs) as a clinical educator and speaker, providing support on courses for the Whole Dental team and really feels that the roll of the dental nurse is changing in a very positive way.