Dr Anne Budenberg

GDC No: 58950

Areas of Practice: General Dentistry, Education/training eg Dental Deanery, Sole trader (coach or mentor)

My background is in mixed private / NHS dental practice as an associate, practice owner and  expense sharing partner for 24 years, providing general dentistry, orthodontics, IV sedation and  TMD management. My portfolio career has been rewarding and fulfilling combining practice, wit hospital and educational / training positions. The practice became a training practice in 1994, just  after Foundation Training became mandatory in 1993. We developed the practice and grew  personally & professionally as Dental Foundation Training evolved. I was an Educational  Supervisor for 4 years before taking on the role of Training Programme Director in 2004, until  2024. In Jan. 2024, I joined DDU as a Dentolegal Adviser, and still work clinically as a Specialty  Dentist at Manchester Dental Hospital on the TMD Clinic. 

I converted to private practice when the NHS contract was introduced in 2006, so understand the  challenges and rewards this brings. In 2011, I had the opportunity to work as an Educational  Consultant with Educational Services at Medical Protection to develop their dental elearning  platform, developing risk management material in various formats, including webinars and  workshops. 

I spent 10 years (until 2019) working freelance with {my}dentist running their 2-day mentoring  programme for overseas dentists, which I continued with London NHS England until PLVE came  to an end.  

I left the practice in 2017 to expand the educational work with MPS, and continue with my other  work. I have mentored new graduates for many years, and completed the PGCert in Leadership,  Coaching and Mentoring in 2020, and completed Myers- Briggs (MBTi Step 1) Practitioner  Training in 2023. 

For me it has always been a professional and personal challenge, balancing all the interesting  work I want to be involved with. Expanding your work portfolio brings its own problems, as you  simply can’t do everything! Those are hard decisions to make and personal circumstances  often dictate the best decisions at the time. Our profession is rich and varied, and offers a plac for everyone to work to their strengths. From where you stand it can sometimes be hard to see  the choices available to you. 

There have been many ‘sliding doors’ moments in my career where I have been uncertain of the  best way forward, but I have been fortunate to have had informal mentors throughout my career  who have helped me see the bigger picture, and bring perspective and clarity. As David  Clutterbuck said, “everyone needs a mentor.” I truly believe this sentiment, whether mentoring is  formal, informal, or a light -touch approach, this really helps at critical points in your professional  life to move you forward. This sits strongly with my passion for sport which mirrors much of  professional life – both its triumphs and tribulations. Believing in possibility with a vision, support,  focus and effort, means that mentoring and coaching can take you to places you felt were neve possible alone. 

My strengths lie in career mentor/coaching / PDP development / diversifying your career /  developing your practice, and skills / and supporting overseas dentists. 

I can offer the flexibility of mentoring at times to suit your practice schedule, within the working day or evenings. Most mentoring is successfully carried out virtually on ZOOM. 

With an understanding of the challenges of running a practice, plus balancing professional and  personal life, I hope I can offer you the support you need for you to develop both personally and professionally. Maximise your potential.