MBE for services to oral health

Sarah was nominated for the honour by her fellow BSDHT members for the dedication she has shown throughout her career to making a difference to peoples’ oral health and the continued progression of her profession.

Speaking on her honour, Sarah said: “It is a huge honour to receive recognition for being passionate about my profession and it is this that I have strived to grow throughout my career.

“Dental hygiene and dental therapy has advanced significantly over the years and I am proud to have been a small part of this.

“There are many inspirational colleagues that I have been fortunate to have worked with and together we have driven projects forwards, to change lives, both in dental education and for improving oral care within our clinical environments.”

Sarah is currently senior lecturer, head of centre and programme lead at the Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) – Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry; she also a senior lecturer at the University of Essex and works collaboratively across both universities.