We speak with Michelle Carney about why dental teams need to care about neurodiversity – and how inclusive recruitment can transform a practice.
Michelle shares her journey with warmth and authenticity, explaining why kindness and compassion are not ‘soft skills’ but essential leadership strengths.
She explores why neurodiversity matters in dentistry, highlighting how different ways of thinking elevate team performance and creativity – but also patient care.
Michelle also discusses inclusive recruitment, including opportunities for neurodivergent individuals and those with intellectual disabilities, and why this approach makes sense for modern dental practices and businesses.
You can now watch on Youtube and listen on Spotify.
Topics include:
- Leading with compassion
- Neurodiversity – why should dental teams care?
- How neurodiversity elevates teams
- What inclusive recruitment looks like
- Finding humour in the day to day and why it’s important.
You can listen to other episodes below:
- Why I wouldn’t change my disability: lessons in resilience from a Paralympian
- What dentistry can learn about community from BBC radio presenter Nadia Ali
- Dentists – disrupt or be disrupted: business lessons from a former airline managing director
- Simplify to succeed: how better organisation can reduce stress and improve your dentistry
- The power of community: former rifleman talks trauma and true support.
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