Burgess Hill Dental
Meet the hygienists at Burgess Hill Dental
Jo Wirdnam
Jo Wirdnam
GDC: 2693
CEB Dip Dent Hygiene 1996


Esther had been a patient here for several years before she starting working for us in 2009.

Esther grew up in Falmer near Brighton and went to school in Lewes. She worked as a dental nurse in Brighton before qualifying as a dental hygienist from the Royal College of London in 1983. Esther is very interested in new developments in her field and is always looking for new techniques and products, which will help her patients keep their teeth and gums healthy for life.

Esther is a mum to three sons and when she’s not watching them play sport or supporting Chelsea FC with them she reads, gardens (including growing her own vegetables) and serves as a welfare officer at her local cricket club. She also enjoys music (David Bowie and Elton John) and visiting art galleries, cooking, travel and crafts (currently sewing, cake decorating and knitting!) Phew!

Rachael Akester
Jo Wirdnam
GDC: 5866
CEB Dip Dent Dent Hygiene 2001


Clare is the newest member of our hygiene team. She qualified from Birmingham dental hospital as a hygienist in 2001 having previously worked as a dental nurse in Shoreham for 3 years. Clare joined us in 2010.

She comes to us very highly recommended and we hope she will have a long and happy future with us.

Clare enjoys travel and has recently visited South Africa, where she went cage diving with sharks!

Sally Campbell
Jo Wirdnam
GDC: 1172
CEB Cert in Dental Hygiene 1974


Joy has been working here on and off for almost 20 years. She now lives in France and commutes from her home in France to the UK every couple of months to come and work for us and treat her very loyal patients.

Joy is multi talented and very talkative! She is very enthusiastic about everything she does and really works hard to help patients develop more effective ways of improving and maintaining their dental health.

She has, over the years, been very involved in music and has sung in a band, she has also worked as a podiatrist. Her current passion is making stained glass and jewellery, very successfully.

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