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About Cavity Dental Staff

Filling your staffing gaps!

It is unlikely that you have an immediate requirement, but with a bit of planning now you will benefit when the time comes. Not only do we supply staff cover, but we also provide in-house and online DBS checks and Qualitative Fit Testing! At Cavity we believe that working in the dental surgery is about a professional career choice not just a job.

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Sharon Norman

Company Director
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Sharon Norman

Company Director

I have built up over 18 years a loyal workforce to ‘fill the gap’. Couple that with my personal experience as a Practice Manager and we aim to make practices staffing pains go away.

We look to build up long-term commercial relationships with Dental Practices. To help them benefit when the time comes that they are short on staff cover, we also provide other services such as our jobs board, DBS checks, fit testing and supplying of FFP3 masks, we aim to be the ‘One Stop Shop‘ for all our clients needs.

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Janine King

Managing Director
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Janine King

Managing Director

I have been with Cavity since 2007.  I initially joined as a part time locum nurse… My role has completely transformed since then and I am now the Managing Director.  My main job is to support the boss and everyone else in Cavity!

In my spare time I enjoy socialising with my friends & family.  I enjoy travelling, eating out, going to football matches & drinks in country pubs.  I also enjoy keeping fit and taking long walks with my husband & daughter.

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Megan Shirley

General Manager
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Megan Shirley

General Manager
I have been working for Cavity since 2011, I joined not long after I had finished my A-Levels; I joined Cavity as an Admin Assistant and have gradually been given more and more responsibility. I am now General Manager and love the diversity of work that comes my way!

In my spare time I enjoy socialising with friends and family, eating out and spending quality time with my husband and little boy. We love to go for long walks in particular down by the sea.

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Fran Dunne

Head of Marketing
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Fran Dunne

Head of Marketing

I joined Cavity in 2017 as a Bookings Coordinator temporarily while I had been looking for a marketing role. I loved Cavity sooooo much that I decided to stay and soon, my role expanded as the opportunity to assist with the management of and content creation for our social media arose. I have since completed a certificate in Digital Marketing through Google Squared and continue to develop my skills every day. I have a strong passion for creating content that is brand focused, sharing trending and relevant content and ensuring that our staff, our clients and anyone interested in Cavity are always in mind.

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Claire Wassall

Head of People and Culture
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Claire Wassall

Head of People and Culture

I joined Cavity as a Locum Dental Nurse in 2017. Prior to joining Cavity, I worked as a Dental Nurse for 13 years for both Private and Corporate companies. I trained as an Implant Nurse however would of much preferred Orthodontic Nursing.

Whilst working for Cavity, I have had the time to study for a Degree in Counselling Theory & Practice and a CIPD Diploma in Human Resource Practice, two areas which I have always been extremely interested in studying.

I have been delighted to accept the Head of Safeguarding & Welfare (Designated Safeguarding Lead) role within the Cavity team and work towards creating an open and transparent culture around Health & Wellbeing within the company.

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Shelley Sykes

Compliance & DBS Manager
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Shelley Sykes

Compliance & DBS Manager

I have been a qualified dental nurse for 20 years, and I have been working with Cavity since 2015.  I started working with the Cavity booking team, and then moved to Admin Compliance in 2016, where I ensure all our new nurses are compliant and remain so while working with Cavity.  This role is great for me as I love to organise!  I have also manage our DBS service where we are able to complete application forms for our own nurses and offer this service to other dental practices who are looking to carry out checks on their own staff under our DBS umbrella company.

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Nicola Phillips

National Manager
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Nicola Phillips

National Manager

I have been part of the wider Cavity family since 2006 when I joined as a locum dental nurse.

After 7 years of nursing as a locum in many different settings and learning many new skills, I moved into management where I built up a team of over 50 locum nurses covering 7 counties.

I have also over the last 3 years headed up the locum hygiene and dentist aspect of Cavity growing the team to over 500 workers nationwide!

Since returning from maternity leave I have the pleasure of being Head of Dental Provision for Cavity Training, helping to manage and grow the dental side of the training business.

As a qualified dental nurse (still registered) myself who has also completed post qualifications, I know what is required to help and encourage nurses to reach their full potential and into a job with satisfaction and where they can progress in with further qualifications.

Outside of work I don’t have time for many hobbies except trying to wrangle my two young daughters, which in itself is a full time job!

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Lisa Steer

National Workforce Manager
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Lisa Steer

National Workforce Manager

Started working for Cavity: January 2012

Job Role: Regional Manager –Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Birmingham, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Wales, Warrington, Stockport, Chester, why not book a chat with her to join her team or to use our services – https://calendly.com/lisa-1-0/cavity-dental-staff

Dental Qualifications: NEBDN Dental Nurse – National certificate in Oral Health Education – National certificate in Dental Radiography

Other qualifications: Level 5 diploma in Practice Management – Highfield level 3 award in Education and Training

My dental career started in 2012 in a small practice in the High Wycombe area, I trained here and obtained my Dental Nurse qualification.   With my husband being in the Royal Air Force, we were sent to Germany where I worked in the military dental department for 3 years.  On returning to England, I worked in a small practice in Royal Wootton Bassett for 18 years until the practice changed hands, it was then I decided to try locum nursing,  I joined Cavity as a nurse initially, and soon found myself in the Regional Managers position. I have built up a great team of nurses and clients in my area, which continues to grow.  I am keen to chat to anyone who is interested in finding out more about becoming a locum nurse.  I know I had many questions before I made the decision take the leap, I have never looked back.

My core values include not to expect anyone to do anything I wouldn’t want to do myself.

When I am not at work you will mainly find me on a golf course, whacking my balls (as the boss puts it)

Likes:

  • Chocolate, especially Easter eggs
  • Eating out
  • Holidays

Dislikes:

  • Disorganisation
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Lizzy Pyle

National Workforce Manager
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Lizzy Pyle

National Workforce Manager

Lizzy Pyle began her career in dental nursing in 2010, gaining extensive experience in private practice, where she earned her NEBDN qualification and specialized certifications in Sedation and Implants from SAAD. In 2014, she joined the Cavity team full-time as a nurse, where her skills and dedication quickly led her to advance into management roles. Starting as an Area Manager, Lizzy moved up to Regional Manager and now serves as Cavity’s National Workforce Manager alongside Lisa Steer.

 

As National Workforce Manager, Lizzy is the go-to contact for all employee needs—from recruitment and scheduling to daily logistics (including those last-minute car park directions!). Lizzy combines her practical expertise with a friendly, solution-oriented approach, embodying her core value: treat others as you’d like to be treated, while always saying “yes” to new challenges.

 

In addition to her full-time role, Lizzy is pursuing an Accountancy apprenticeship, which she expects to complete by October 2025.

 

When not at work, Lizzy lives on a dairy farm in North Devon with her partner and two beloved pets: Bertie the Cat and GG, a playful Cocker Spaniel.

 

Fiona McBride

National Workforce Manager

Fiona McBride

National Workforce Manager

I began my dental career as a student Dental Nurse at Newcastle upon Tyne Dental Hospital in 1987. I qualified in 1989 with what was the NEBDSA qualification, now recognised as NEBDN.

In 1990 I married a soldier and moved to Germany where I spent 5 years working in an Army dental centre with the Royal Army Dental Corps. We treat soldiers and their families, any visiting troops from the UK and any NATO troops on exercise. It was a very interesting and varied job as we did everything from RA sedation to old fashioned orthodontics, oral surgery and everything in between. An invaluable learning experience and I loved every minute of it.

On return to UK our posting was to Winchester, so I took a position with the Community Dental Services in Southampton, and then Community Dental Services in Winchester where I stayed until our next posting.

I then left dentistry behind only to return around 12 years later working in a practice that specialised in implants – another massive learning curve and a local dental practice.

And then in 2015 I was given the opportunity to join Cavity and so here we are!

I have lived in England, Wales, Scotland, Germany twice, and Cyprus and have been fortunate to travel to many other countries.

You will find me during football season sat in my seat at St James’ Park watching my football team Newcastle United whose matches I have followed since I was about 7 years old!

Service with a Smile

Nationwide

Service with a Smile

Nationwide

Our Head Office team consists of the Booking Team – Sarah, Holly, Oliver and Lauren and the Accounts Team – Rene and Oliver. We also have our personal assistant to the directors, Marlena in Admin.  Between them they are all in the office from 07.30am to 19.00pm each day.

We Love Our Customers

“Thanks for sending Melissa to the practice, we love having her here!”

Melissa is a wonderful nurse and even more wonderful person!

I just wanted to let you know about your nurse, Jane commendable actions last Friday. Whilst Jane was working chairside for one of our associates and had seated a patient in the surgery chair, the patient said they weren’t feeling very well and her chest was hurting.

As we are located on the first floor above a medical practice, Jane immediately took the patient downstairs and alerted one of the doctors to the patients’ symptoms who saw her straight away and called for an ambulance for a suspected life-threatening cause.

Jane’s fast thinking and actions potentially saved this woman’s life.

I have had the great pleasure of meeting Jane before and I was delighted to see her again on Friday.

She is always hard-working and will go above and beyond to support our team.

If and when she has a spare moment, she will always make me a cup of tea 🙂 and even put our order away for us on Friday.

Wow. We are incredibly proud of Jane and so happy to hear that your patient is ok.

“I’ve gained so much experience and knowledge from working in some really fascinating places; from hospitals, orthodontics, MOS, oral cancer unit, specialist implant practice, the MOD and general practice. I’ve met some fantastic people and had a truly wonderful time. One of the things I loved about working for Cavity is that I always felt appreciated and valued.”

Dear Claire, thank you so much for your lovely testimonial. We are pleased that you’ve taken so much from your time with us and you are sorely missed.

Looking for work?

We are on the lookout for quality dental nurses.

This is an excellent opportunity for you if you’re looking for flexible work and to further your skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications. We’re always looking to expand our staff network to fill such positions, so if you are looking for work, signup to become a Cavity dental nurse.

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Contact Information:
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Contact Information:
j.newsham@oaklodgedental.co.uk

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