Natalie graduated from Newcastle University in 2014 before moving to London to complete her foundation and core training posts in London and has gained experience in general practice, hospital and community dentistry. In April 2017, her trust was awarded funding for a homeless dental service which she was given the responsibility of setting up. She helped with background work to win additional funding to establish a mobile dental unit in the service. She now helps run this remotely alongside her Special Care Dentistry Registrar training and Clinical Fellowship with the Office of the Chief Dental Officer working across London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Natalie is also a keen Blogger with her website ‘A Tooth Germ’ reaching over 350,000 views and is enrolled on the 2018/19 cohort of the NHS Entrepreneurs where she aims to grow a social enterprise to take lessons from NHS workings to create access to dentistry for vulnerable groups.

Connect with Natalie on:Twitter, instagram handles @natb990 Facebook @atoothgerm

In this podcast we discuss:- how homelessness affects oral and dental health- the stigma faced by homeless people accessing dental care- innovative solutions for marginalised communities

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Music credit: Jack PattersonSound engineer: Shaun CrookRecording: The Pod at White City Place, London