Nursing & Support Staff
Deirdre Cheyne
Dental Receptionist
Deirdre has recently joined our team as a dental receptionist. She brings with her 10 year’s experience of dental reception.
She enjoys cooking, baking, knitting and spending time with her partner, family, 2 grandchildren and her dogs. She also loves Irish Country music and is a talented piano accordian player.
She enjoys cooking, baking, knitting and spending time with her partner, family, 2 grandchildren and her dogs. She also loves Irish Country music and is a talented piano accordian player.
Cat Macdonald
Dental Nurse
Cat first started working as a dental nurse in 2007. She joined Arduthie Dental Practice as a trainee dental nurse in July 2008. She left in December 2009 to have her daughter but re-joined the practice in August 2011 working primarily at reception.
She has recently re-joined our nursing team and gained her Dental Nursing qualification in January 2020.
She has recently re-joined our nursing team and gained her Dental Nursing qualification in January 2020.
Alex Purvis
Dental Nurse
Alex qualified and worked as a Speech and Language Therapist before taking a career break to concentrate on bringing up her three children. Looking to return to work in healthcare setting, she found that dental nursing gave her the ideal opportunity to study and gain a new qualification whilst working. She joined the practice as a trainee in August 2016 and qualified as a dental nurse in February 2019 attaining the highest mark for the nursing exam in Scotland.
Sharon Smith
Dental Nurse
Sharon has been with the practice since 2010, achieving her Dental Nursing qulification in 2013. She enjoys interacting with patients and the variety of work involved.
Before coming to the practice, Sharon worked for 14 years as a senior care assistant in a nursing home for the elderly.
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with friends, walking and baking.
Before coming to the practice, Sharon worked for 14 years as a senior care assistant in a nursing home for the elderly.
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with friends, walking and baking.
Lisa Winpenny
Trainee Dental Nurse
Lisa joined the practice as a Trainee Dental Nurse in 2021 after starting her apprenticeship at another dental practice. With her experience and a lot of study we are delighted to say she is now a qualified dental nurse.
Outside work she enjoys regular visits to the cinema and historic castles. She loves spending time with my family and her Pug, Poppy. She also likes reading, binge watching tv series/documentaries and cross-stitching in her spare time.
Outside work she enjoys regular visits to the cinema and historic castles. She loves spending time with my family and her Pug, Poppy. She also likes reading, binge watching tv series/documentaries and cross-stitching in her spare time.
Kerry Petrie
Trainee Dental Nurse
Kerry has recently joined the practice as a trainee dental nurse. She is a qualified beauty therapist and excited for a change in career.
Out of work she enjoy spending her spare time with her family, walking and socialising with friends.
Out of work she enjoy spending her spare time with her family, walking and socialising with friends.
Elaine REid
Administrator
Elaine recently joined the practice as our Administrator. Prior to this, she has had a career in Finance within the Oil and Gas industry.
In her free time she enjoys walking, cycling and Pilates.
In her free time she enjoys walking, cycling and Pilates.