Young dental hygienist award

She was announced as the winner and presented with the award at the awards ceremony on the January 24^th. Leanne has worked at Love your Smile Surbiton, an IDH practice, for four years. 

Commenting on her win, Leanne says, “I’m so excited to have won this award. It’s brilliant to be recognised for my work. The nominations were anonymous so I was surprised and delighted to even be nominated for the young hygienist of the year award. It’s such an honour to win this and I hope to live up to it over the next year. After working as a dental hygienist for four years, I still love it as much as ever and nothing is more rewarding than helping patients improve their confidence or just feel happier about their smile.”

Leanne overcame the odds to fulfil her ambition of becoming a dental hygienist. When she found out that her family did not have the means to support her through university, she paid her own way by working at a branch of Tesco from the age of 16 until her final year. She also secured a place on the Dental Hygiene and Therapy course at King’s College University without any previous experience, joining the course straight after her A-levels.