Tiffany
Laybourne

Helping patients build healthier smiles through care, education and understanding.

More than a decade of experience across general dental practice, university teaching and clinical education, with a thoughtful, evidence-based approach centred on the individual.

GDC registeredNo. 187075

Tiffany Laybourne, Dental Hygienist and Clinical Educator
Based inSouthend-on-Sea
Essex, UK

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Knowledgeable care.
Genuinely personal.

Care that starts with listening.

Tiffany graduated with distinction from the University of Essex and has built her career at the meeting point of clinical dental hygiene, university education and healthcare training.

Her approach is calm, considered and rooted in the belief that people make their best progress when they understand their oral health and feel part of the conversation.

Passionate about sharing evidence-based oral-health knowledge, Tiffany undertakes regular training in periodontal disease and helps patients develop realistic habits that put them in control of their oral hygiene.

PreventionPeriodontal healthPatient educationSpecial care

Clinical insight,
shared with care.

Tiffany’s work brings together hands-on patient care, years of teaching experience and a longstanding interest in how education can improve health outcomes.

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Clinical Care

A thoughtful route to better oral health.

Tiffany provides patient-centred periodontal and preventive dental hygiene, adapting care and communication to the person in front of her. The goal is not a quick fix, but confidence, motivation and healthier habits over time.

  • Individualised periodontal care
  • Clear, practical oral-health education
  • Support for anxious and nervous patients
  • Prevention and long-term maintenance
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Clinical Education

Supporting the next generation of clinicians.

From 2015–2021, Tiffany taught at the University of Essex, working with dental hygiene students, dental nurses and assistant practitioners through academic teaching and close clinical guidance.

  • Teaching and clinically supervising Dental Hygiene students
  • Lecturing, assessment and constructive academic feedback
  • Mentoring students throughout their clinical development
  • Supporting overseas Dental Hygienists undertaking adaptation training
  • Delivering oral-health education to other healthcare professionals
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Research & Special Interests

Curiosity grounded in clinical practice.

As part of a team at Southend University Hospital, Tiffany contributed to “Improving the provision of mouth care in acute hospital settings”, published in Nursing Times in 2019. A special-needs case presentation, awarded the highest grade in her cohort, was later published by BSDHT.

Nursing Times · 2019Special-care dentistryOral-health education

A career shaped by clinical experience, continued learning and a genuine commitment to helping others progress.

10+Years

Post-qualification dental hygiene experience

Distinction

Foundation Degree in Oral Health Science

UniversityEducator

Former lecturer and clinical supervisor

PublishedResearch

Oral-health research in a hospital setting

Clinical
Practice

Currently practising

Dental Hygienist at Inspire

Tiffany’s current clinical work focuses on periodontal care, prevention and oral-health education. She works alongside patients to develop practical routines and sustainable behaviours that support their oral health between appointments.

Experienced with SOE, Pearl Plus and R4 dental systems.

Professional
qualifications.

2014

Foundation Degree in Oral Health Science

Distinction · University of Essex

2009

NVQ Level 3 in Dental Nursing

City & Guilds

2009

VRQ Level 3 in Dental Nursing

City & Guilds

BTEC National Certificate in Applied Science

Forensics · Merit

“Good oral health is not just about what happens in the dental chair. It comes from helping patients understand their own oral health and giving them realistic tools they can use every day.”

Tiffany’s professional philosophy

Let’s start a
conversation.

Professional enquiries, clinical education opportunities, collaborations and appropriate patient enquiries are warmly welcomed.

t.laybourne@hotmail.com

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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