Aisha Zaheer

• Interviewing prospective dental students in MMI's (multiple mini interviews) as part of the application process to enter dental school.
• Discussing my experience at dental school with school and college students and their families on open days.
• Advising future dental students on navigating university away from home, support networks available to them, societies and studying techniques.

• Delivering GCSE and A-level science and mathematics lessons one-to-one to students in Year 10, 11 and 12.
• Leadership exercised with planning and leading lessons.
• Adapting communication styles when teaching concepts according to students’ understanding.

-Hands-on orthodontics and restorative dentistry workshops building technical skills in placing braces and composite restorations.

-Learning from colleagues presenting case studies, by identifying strengths and weaknesses in my own practise.

-Understanding how to amplify my professional portfolio.

• I gained an insight into the workflow of leading dental professionals from varying specialties including orthodontics, general and aesthetic dentistry.
• I learnt how evidence based psychological frameworks can be implemented to ensure personal and professional wellbeing.

• Greeting patients, guiding them to their destination and checking temperatures in the outpatient clinic.
• Leading distribution preparation of stock for NHS staff.
• Preparing tea/coffee/snack for patients in the waiting room and taking requests.
• Administration of staff PPE and relevant data using excel and advanced web input systems.

• Encouraging and uplifting GCSE students months before their exams by helping them form academic plans specific for their time.
• Teaching them revision techniques/ways to reduce stress.
• Practicing maths questions and how to approach solving them.
• Providing personalised teaching methods individual to each student.

• Sorting books, printing and reviewing reader progression paperwork and leaflets.
• Communicating with single/groups of children of varying ages as well as their parents.
• Gauging children’s reading abilities and making changes to meet their needs.
• Co-operating with other library assistants to prioritize urgent tasks.