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DLN in the media
Welcome to our DLN in the media webpage. You’ll find our latest LinkedIn posts, featured videos, and curated blogs from dental leaders across the four nations.
November 2025, celebrating 10 DLNs
Dental Leaders
Our #DentalLeaders campaign encourages collaboration with the dental team, featuring posts with portrait photography and quotes from dental professionals. We invite dental leaders to share the challenges they face in practice and their views on important topics within the sector. The campaign has created a forum for thought leadership and discussion around potential solutions to sector-wide issues and amplifies diverse voices from across the UK.
Nicola Blake
Nicola Blake, Strategic Mobile Lead at Community Dental Services CIC (CDS), talks to us about reaching patients who need care the most in the places where they feel safe.
Natalie Bradley
Natalie Bradley, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry and Clinical Director for Dentaid The Dental Charity. Natalie talks about the creative approaches to treating patients most in need and the standout moment in her career.
Matt York
Matthew York MFPH, Specialty Registrar in Public Health at Public Health Wales, shared his powerful perspective on supporting the delivery of good oral health for those most in need.
Harriette Wilcock
Dr Harriette Wilcock BDS MFDS is Senior Dental Officer in Cardiff and Vale Community Dental Services. An honorary Clinical Lecturer and Speciality Doctor in Special Care Dentistry at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, she works with those with additional needs and specialises in health inclusion groups within the community setting.
Eloise Moller
Eloise Moller, Head of Health at the Single Homeless Project, on the challenges homeless people face in accessing dental care and how the charity works to break down those barriers.
Miranda Steeples
DCP Adviser, Tutor Assessment, Immediate Past President at The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy. An experienced Dental Hygienist and Therapist working to improve the oral health of patients.
Kirstie Moons, James Spencer and Brid Hendron
Kirstie, James and Brid represent the Committee of Post Graduate Dental Deans and Directors for the UK.
Caroline Lappin
Caroline is the Chief Dental Officer for Northern Ireland. She has a particular interest in leadership and management in healthcare, and has been involved in a number of research projects looking at improving oral health of older people.
Blogs
5 March 2026, Dara Akioye and Simisola Fynn-Famodun: The Dental Leadership Network: A view from early career dentists
14 August 2025, Madalyne Tucker: Caring, not just treating: Oral health for older adults in care homes
11 November 2024, Colin MacKenzie: Dental Leadership Network - What should Dental Leaders do?
7 December 2022, Lord Toby Harris: Bringing together the whole dental team
Media stories
7 April 2026: Dentistry - What is the one thing we're NOT talking about in dentistry?
31 March 2026: Dentistry - How long do I need to be in prison to get dentures?
27 March 2026: Dental Review News - DLN: Good, Safe, Oral, Health
25 March 2026: Dental Review News - Dr Helen Phillips at DLN
14 April 2025: Dentistry - How can we prepare a new generation to work in dentistry?
3 December 2024: Dentistry - Dental Leadership Network: the dental workforce crisis
19 June 2024: Dentistry - Dental Leadership Network event and wellbeing
14 March 2024: A round up of the event - Maintaining an effective workforce fit for the future