‘There are so many different avenues a dental nursing qualification can take you'

A day in the life I get up at 5.30 am most mornings; I have always been an early riser but allow myself a lie in on a Sunday.I am from Stonehouse in Gloucestershire where I live with my husband and our two girls aged 12 and 15.Breakfast is a hearty bowl of porridge with oat milk and peanut butter, which I always take back to bed with a cup of tea.I'm lucky enough to live a ten-minute walk from work at Woodcock Lane Dental Care in Stonehouse.We are a growing dental team of 24 including dentists, dental hygienists, dental nurses, a dental implant consultant and dental receptionists.I'm a dental nurse/oral health educator/treatment coordinator and work Mondays 8.30 am-7.45 pm, Tuesdays 8.30 am-5.15pm and Thursdays 8.30 am-5.30pm.As I'm so close to work, at lunchtimes I go home to walk my dog Stormy.I qualified as a dental nurse in Devon in 2001.Prior to that I worked as a holiday singer/dancer for four years before venturing into the dentistry world.I also have my Dental Radiography, Oral Health Education, Cheryl Goodenough, 45, has been a dental nurse since 2001 and in her spare time loves to run.In May she completed a 200 km multi-day challenge, running 50 km every day for four days in a row, raising over £900 for the charity Sunflowers Suicide Support.FEATURE