Clutching onto the results paper and reading my grades over and over, I was thrilled that I was leaving school with 9 GCSEs. But it suddenly hit me: I was now an adult and my journey was just about to begin.
My Route to Hygiene
At the age of eighteen I was ready to find my first full-time job, but had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do. I scrolled through job listings every day, and before long I started to see vacancies for trainee dental nurses. I had a vague idea of what a dental nurse did and the thought of gaining a qualification whilst working really appealed to me.