Joanne Beveridge

Clinical Advisor

Joanne joins Clyde Munro as our new Clinical Advisor for dental therapy support, bringing her experience and passion for the profession to the role. She began her career in 1997 as a dental nurse, working in practice and salaried/hospital services. She graduated from the University of Dundee in 2004 with a diploma in Dental Hygiene and went on to complete her diploma in Dental Therapy at Edinburgh Dental Institute. Joanne’s interest in teaching began when she was appointed as a tutor at Kings College in London. In 2009, she was appointed as Lecturer for the BSc (Hons) Oral Health Sciences programme at the University of Edinburgh and went on to complete an MSc in Clinical Education. In 2018, she was promoted to Programme Director and Senior Lecturer. Joanne has a keen interest in clinical education and adult periodontology. In Edinburgh, she helped shape the programme to focus on a modern curriculum and introduced a theoretical and practical dental skills programme for students at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. She also helped implement a European exchange between dental therapy and hygiene students in Edinburgh and Oslo. She continues to treat patients in private practice and is an educational associate with the General Dental Council.