Course Description
Start Strong: Freshly Qualified, Fiercely Ready
The Confidence Conference for New Clinicians
Hours – 9 am to 4pm
CPD : 6 eCPD hours
Cost - £225
Early Bird - £75
Aimed at: For hygiene & therapy students, recent grads, and those in their
first 3 years of practice.
Join two powerhouse clinicians with 35 years’ combined experience for a bold,
honest, and practical workshop built specifically for early-career
professionals.
Whether you are weeks away from qualification or navigating your first years in
practice, this is the training day you need— packed with clinical tips,
confidence-building techniques, and the unspoken truths that fast-track your
growth.
What You’ll Gain:
This isn’t just about technique — it’s about building the kind of career
that lasts. Here’s what we’ll be diving into:
Clinical
• Real-world hygiene and therapy workflows
that save time and boost results
• Patient communication tips that increase
trust, confidence, and compliance
• Techniques to handle tricky appointments
with ease
• How to confidently own your clinical
space from day one
Professional
• Setting boundaries and finding your voice
in team dynamics
• How to impress at interviews, smash your
induction, and secure your first (or next) dream role
• What a supportive, ethical, growth-driven
practice really looks like — and how to spot the red flags
• Career planning: from scale & polish
to perio warriors
Financial
• How to increase your income (without
burnout)
• NHS vs Private vs Mixed — what you really
need to know
• Setting your worth and having confident
pay conversations
• Quick budgeting tips for life after uni
Personal
• Dealing with imposter syndrome and
performance pressure
• Creating balance: the truth about
burnout, boundaries, and early career overwhelm
• Building confidence in the chair — even
when you feel underqualified
• Finding mentors, allies, and building
your dental network
Speaker For this Course