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Elaine qualified as a dental hygienist in the Royal Air Force in 1982. Serving for 25 years at home and abroad, Elaine ran the School of Dental Hygiene Training at Aldershot from 1994-2002. She has been an active member of the BSDHT since qualifying and has held a variety of roles. She was most recently employed by TePe Oral Hygiene Products Ltd , where she was involved with designing and implementing educational programmes for the dental and health care professions. Continuing to serve as an expert panel member of NICE for smoking cessation she successfully combined her commercial role with her passion for public health. An experienced, if reluctant author, Elaine has contributed to published clinical teaching text writing chapters on behavioural change, the patient’s role in home care and smoking and vaping impacts on oral health