For: Hygienists,
“Pure, White and Deadly.”
The power of the sugar industry is not to be taken lightly. Every year global sugar consumption increases more than the population and every year more and more people become unhealthier and many die as a result. Approximately 87% of the products sold in a supermarket contain sugar and the majority of people in the Western World are now addicted to this white powder. This will be an interactive session where we will discuss behaviour change and addiction relating to ourselves and our patients. Tim will tell the story of how this all started and how we got to this point in time. He will explain how the various sugar substitutes differ chemically and their effects on our health and how some sweeteners can be used to make us healthier. Finally, Tim will discuss the outcomes of his two published research projects and how this information can be used to positively help change the behaviour of our friends, families and patients.
Hormones Masterclass
The two part session will be a healthy hormones masterclass to support clinicians and patients at whatever stage of life they are going through. Part two will focus on the oral and systemic health manifestations of hormonal conditions, how to recognise them and appropriate support for patients
Tim served in the Royal Air Force, beginning his career as a dental assistant and retiring from the military 22 years later as a dental hygienist, working alongside the Clinical Advisor in Periodontology and mentoring military Dental Hygienists. Whilst in the military, he gained invaluable experience, living and practicing in the UK, Falkland Islands, Hong Kong, Cyprus, New Zealand, Germany and Holland. This was followed by three years at a UK Specialist Periodontal Practice working alongside top European Periodontists Dr Jose Zurdo and Dr Cristina Romao.
His time now is split between research, speaking, writing, teaching and consulting. In 2011 he completed a post-graduate mentoring qualification and with Philips helped set up the first privately funded UK Mentoring Program for newly graduated dental hygienists and therapists.
In 2012 Tim graduated as a Teacher from the University of Bedfordshire. In 2015 he graduated with a Master of Arts in Medical Education receiving a Commendation from the University of Bedfordshire.
Tim is an active member of the British Society of Dental Hygiene & Therapy where he sits on the Education Committee and recently became the first non-US based Dental Hygienist to be invited to the American Academy of Dental Hygiene.
Tim developed an interest in sugar and sugar polyols through his own personal experience, his work at O’Hehir (pronounced O’Hare) University and his friends in the US at Xlear (pronounced Clear). His research on sugar was published in the Annual Clinical Journal of Dental Health in 2021 and 2022.
Nina qualified in 2013 as a Dental Therapist from Sheffield Dental school and due to a passion for well being and a holistic approach with her patients, Nina returned to studying to become dual trained and graduated as a Nutritional Therapist in 2019.
Nina loves bringing her passions together, whether it is in the dental surgery with patients or providing workshops, lectures and articles for dental professionals and/or the general public.
Nina is a clinical educator for NSK through the Ikigai Oral Hygiene community, part of the clinical education team with TePe and a KOL for LM.
Nina is also working towards a post grad level 7 diploma in Dental Education, Coaching and Mentoring.
09:30 - 11:00, Pure, White and Deadly
11:30 - 13:00, Pure, White and Deadly
14:00 - 15:15, Hormones Masterclass
15:45 - 16:30, Hormones Masterclass
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