Rachel Bracken

Rachel’s interest in dental nursing was inspired by her own experience getting braces when she was in secondary school. She liked watching the nurses, and whenever she asked a question about their job had to offer it was always a positive answer. The nurses were always there for Rachel – and for their other patients – and made sure they were comfortable.

As someone who always enjoys helping people, her favourite thing about working in dentistry is the opportunity to be there for her patients and help them, and she loves seeing their smiles transform. She loves to chat, and has a particular gift for keeping her patients calm and relaxed and distracting them by talking throughout their treatment. She hopes to progress further in her career to become a lead dental nurse and to do dental radiography.

Outside of work, her family is very important to her and they are very close and enjoy spending a lot of time together. Naturally, the dogs – there are 4 of them – also count as part of the family. She also enjoys travelling and Austria, America, and Italy are top of the list.