Four very good reasons to get your flu vaccination
As we head into flu season, our experts highlight the risks of influenza, as well as the rewards of getting vaccinated.
Relishing her role in residential aged care
While only joining Cooinda House this year, enrolled nurse Jacinta McDonagh has relished the experience working in geriatric and complex care.
Collaborative falls program pilot benefits Metro North communities
A collaborative falls response program piloted in Brisbane’s Metro North and Metro South communities is showing truly ‘uplifting’ results so far.
New fellowship set to co-design resources to improve birth process for families
Redcliffe Hospital Senior Staff Specialist Associate Professor Alka Kothari is working to co-design resources that see more supports for fathers and partners during the birth process.
Allied health career pathways grow in community care
Metro North Health is offering new opportunities for new healthcare professionals, with Community and Oral Health now offering allied health graduate placements.
TPCH anaesthetists make a clinical sustainable switch for a greener future
The Prince Charles Hospital is Queensland’s first hospital, and the first large tertiary hospital in Australia, to decommission its use of reticulated nitrous oxide anaesthetic gas for environmental purposes.
Four very good reasons to get your flu vaccination
As we head into flu season, our experts highlight the risks of influenza, as well as the rewards of getting vaccinated.
Patient stories
The Rehabilitation Engineering Centre help Christopher to take to the sky
The Rehabilitation Engineering Centre at STARS assisted Christopher Hills in managing his cerebral palsy related pain so he could continue his work flying drones.
Eureka moment for RBWH prosthetics patient Wes
In December 2022, Wes lost his left leg after his motorbike was hit by a car on the way to a job interview.
Louise is part of a growing number of young stroke survivors
Louise Cumberland, aged 42 and mum of two primary school-aged daughters, is one of the increasing numbers of younger patients affected by a stroke.
STARS patient Ben celebrates Christmas at home in Barcaldine
STARS patient Ben, his wife Jayde, and their four children had a very special Christmas together thanks to the teams at STARS and Central West Hospital and Health Service.
Staff profiles
Relishing her role in residential aged care
While only joining Cooinda House this year, enrolled nurse Jacinta McDonagh has relished the experience working in geriatric and complex care.
Allied health career pathways grow in community care
Metro North Health is offering new opportunities for new healthcare professionals, with Community and Oral Health now offering allied health graduate placements.
Helping others a clear call for Beverley
our Metro North Oral Health Service Administrative Officer Beverley Sweeper is a very kind person who loves helping others.
Organisational skills key to dental assistant’s success
For many of us, the job we do and how we respond to challenges on a day-to-day basis can become second nature and easily navigable.
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![Belinda started her dental assistant career around 30 years ago after being asked to help at a dental clinic when they were short staffed, and since that day, she has never looked back. 🦷🪥
Belinda is now a senior dental assistant at the Kallangur Dental Clinic located at the Satellite Hospital, which supports dentists’ and orthodontists’ delivery of oral health care to many patients each day.
On average the Kallangur Dental Clinic sees around 450 adult patients each month.
Having a good smile is very important to our patients as it can impact peoples level of self-esteem and give them confidence required for daily tasks and also assists with their mental health and wellbeing, Belinda said. 😁
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![Belinda started her dental assistant career around 30 years ago after being asked to help at a dental clinic when they were short staffed, and since that day, she has never looked back. 🦷🪥
Belinda is now a senior dental assistant at the Kallangur Dental Clinic located at the Satellite Hospital, which supports dentists’ and orthodontists’ delivery of oral health care to many patients each day.
On average the Kallangur Dental Clinic sees around 450 adult patients each month.
"Having a good smile is very important to our patients as it can impact people's level of self-esteem and give them confidence required for daily tasks and also assists with their mental health and wellbeing," Belinda said. 😁
[Accessibility image description: Belinda wears pink scrubs with rainbows, llamas, stars and hearts on them in front of shelves stacked with medicines.]](https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
