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Megan Fairhall talks about the challenges and opportunities she has faced as a woman and mother working in dentistry. How would you describe the challenges faced by female family members across generations? The challenges faced by women, including my own family members across generations, have evolved over time but often share common themes rooted in…
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Megan Fairhall talks about her portfolio career and the new challenge of growing mydentist’s tooth whitening offering. The UK’s largest dental care provider – mydentist – offered me the opportunity to work on its national tooth whitening programme earlier this year. The programme aimed to grow the tooth whitening offering within the business which is an exciting…
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Megan Fairhall challenges dental professionals and addresses their perceptions about teeth whitening. Teeth whitening is the practice of dentistry as stated in the Dentistry Act 1984. Therefore, only dentists, dental hygienists or dental therapists (under the prescription of a dentist) can legally carry out teeth whitening treatments containing more than 0.1% and up to 6%…
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We speak to Megan Fairhall about her new Live to Smile podcast and find out what it’s all about and why we should all give it a listen. You’re launching a new podcast, what’s it called, and what’s it all about? It’s called the Live to Smile Podcast, which is a continuation of my brand.…
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Megan Fairhall suggests that tooth whitening could help your dental practice recover after the impact of COVID-19. For the past four months the world has experienced something we never quite thought possible. COVID-19 has greatly affected the whole of the dental profession and all of our patients. But now, with the gradual return to routine…
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Megan Fairhall explains why teeth whitening is a great practice booster when you reopen. Particularly since it is a non aerosol generating procedure. Five years ago when I first started using social media, tooth whitening was promoted by celebrities or influencers who endorsed products usually in return for payment. That was misleading and wrong. The…
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Megan Fairhall has been successfully running tooth whitening training course for a number of years. But she has now launched them online to help DH&DTs get started with whitening treatments once they are able to return back to work after lockdown. Especially as whitening is a non AGP procedure, and therefore could help them reignite…
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Megan Fairhall explains why social media is an opportunity to break down barriers and connect with dental patients. The UK is home to 45 million active social media users in 2020. Some people love it, others don’t get it, whilst some hate it. For me social media is indisputably a powerful business and educational tool.…
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Megan Fairhall explains why and how she has grown her own brand and launched the Dental Beauty Box. What inspired you to set up your own company/brand to market yourself as a dental hygienist? After qualifying from university in 2010 I went straight into general practice. I began to become frustrated with the monotonous hygiene…
