Episode 22

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Published on:

23rd Dec 2025

Dental professionals – here's why you are capable of more than you think

In this episode, Michelle Carney explains why dental teams need to care about neurodiversity – and how inclusive recruitment can transform a practice.

Michelle shares her journey with warmth and authenticity, explaining why kindness and compassion are not 'soft skills' but essential leadership strengths.

She explores why neurodiversity matters in dentistry, highlighting how different ways of thinking elevate team performance and creativity – but also patient care.

Michelle also discusses inclusive recruitment, including opportunities for neurodivergent individuals and those with intellectual disabilities, and why this approach makes sense for modern dental practices and businesses.

Topics include:

  1. Leading with compassion
  2. Neurodiversity – why should dental teams care?
  3. How neurodiversity elevates teams
  4. What inclusive recruitment looks like
  5. Finding humour in the day to day and why it's important.

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Dentistry Talks
Hosted by Dentistry to bring you the best conversations in the dental profession
This is Dentistry Talks, a podcast where we speak with exciting voices – in and outside of the profession – to bring you fresh perspectives on dentistry. Whether it's a successful entrepreneur or a record-breaking athlete, our guests share experiences that have important connections to the world of dentistry. We hope their stories and advice can help you to reshape the way you approach dentistry – be it in business, personal development or providing the best patient care.

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