Andrea Johnson

Andrea is the Chair, CEO and co-founder of dental charity Den-Tech, an orthodontic and maxillofacial laboratory manager/highly specialised dental technician, quality improvement coach, healthcare careers ambassador and clinical research intern at Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust. She is an advisory board member, careers pathway reference group member and fellow of the College of General Dentistry. A Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) Cohort Director & co-lead of the HLA Dental network and HLA mentor. She has a PgCert in charity management and 1^st class BSc hons in Dental Technology. She is regularly called upon to sit on advisory committees and working groups with bodies such as the General Dental Council, Health Education East Midlands and many more.

Previous roles include Chair of the Orthodontic Technicians Association (OTA), council member of the Dental Technologists Association (DTA), associate lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), visiting lecturer at the University of Chester, sessional teacher at Nottingham College, a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) ambassador and Chair of the Women in Healthcare Leadership Summit 2022.

Winner of a Star award, Pride of Derby award and the OTA Aldridge Medal

Outside of her work and professional activities Andrea enjoys running, going to the gym, walking her dogs and adventure travel.