Meg Sharpe
Megan Sharpe, RDA, HBDI Cert Practitioner
Business Manager – Te Toka Tumai, Hospital & Specialist Dentistry, Auckland
Infection Prevention & Control Consultant - Prime Practice ANZ
Ergonomic & Posturedontics Consultant
Practice Management Consultant AAPM
Certified HBDI Whole Brain Technology Practitioner
Meg is a well-known trainer, educator, presenter and consultant throughout Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands and delivers a comprehensive and informative presentation of theory suitable for practical application to everyday clinical practice in the dental setting.
Meg has over 30 years’ background and experience in the dental industry. She has industry, clinical ergonomics and specialist sterilisation knowledge and has held many roles in both fields including Dental Auxiliary, Clinical Services Manager, Patient Treatment Co-Ordinator, Practice Manager, Territory Manager, Sales Manager, Training & Development Manager, Professional Services Manager, General Manager – Practice Solutions ANZ and currently as Business Manager, Te Toka Tumai, Hospital Specialist Dentistry.
Her extensive knowledge of Infection Control and Sterilisation is delivered in a manner suitable for all members of the dental team and is designed to ensure the practice is in adherence with the required expectations of the regulatory body Practice Standards and governing body standards as outlined by AS5369:2023 as applicable.
Meg remains an invited member of the DCNZ Infection Prevention and Control Practice Standard Working Group, the NZDA Code of Practice Advisory Group, a consultant member to NZ Sterile Sciences Association and an invited member of the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines Oral Health Standard Components Review Expert Reference Group.
She has a clinical background and a passion for dentistry, specifically in the areas of Practice Management, Infection Prevention and Sterilisation, Ergonomics and Occupational Hygiene. Meg imparts her knowledge in an interactive and friendly manner ensuring all members of the team are clear about their role responsibility and accountability for the management of the infectious cycle and the effective reprocessing of instrumentation and equipment, and the management of the sterilisation process in the most efficient manner.
Her overall objective is that the team becomes self-managed to deliver a quality management approach to infection prevention and general compliance in the most effective and efficient way for enhanced productivity and therefore increased profitability and risk management.
She imparts her knowledge in an interactive and friendly manner ensuring all members of the team are clear about their respective role responsibilities and specific clinician accountability in the overall management of the infectious cycle and the effective reprocessing of instrumentation and equipment, and the management of a validated and reproducible sterilisation process in the most efficient manner.
Having completed a training program in practicing proper posture and ergonomics while performing dental procedures, Meg realises this is extremely important to all team members in the dental practice and provides training sessions in Ergonomics, Posturedontics and Team Approach Dentistry using the clinical technique of Four Handed Dentistry. Bringing awareness and providing some necessary tools for staff to manage their health and wellbeing, feel better and be more productive with minimal practice related pain and fatigue. Her goal is to encourage the selection of appropriate products and use of efficient instruments and equipment to promote a better sense of wellbeing, enhance productivity, and increase overall longevity and prosperity of a dental career.
In recognition of her contributions to the Dental Industry, Meg was awarded the 2018 Honorary Membership Award by the New Zealand Dental Association.