Working as an NHS doctor, dentist or nurse brings its unique rewards and challenges. A career in facial aesthetics may take any number of paths, but the rewards and challenges can be just as great. So why do so many NHS health professionals view our specialty as a zero-sum game, feeling like if they were to delve in, they must sacrifice success in one area to achieve it in another?
I am here to debunk the myth that successful progression through NHS specialist training, be that as a doctor, dentist or nurse, is dependent on downplaying your aesthetics achievements. In the NHS, I am a specialist registrar in oral and maxillofacial surgery, this year becoming dual qualified in both medicine and dentistry. In the aesthetics industry, I am the founder and director of the OFQUAL-regulated and accredited, Aesthetics Awards finalist training academy Interface Aesthetics, as well as being a…