Professional Activities
*Secretary General Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) 2020-present
*UK Gov No.10 Delivery Unit Group - Ops Leaders & Acute Clinical Reference Group 2024-present
*World Health Organisation, ADEE,ADEA and FDI strategic joint committee for Global Oral Health 2024-present
*Founding President of the VR Haptic Thinkers Group 2024-present
*President of the Section of Odontology, Royal Society of Medicine 2023.
*President-elect IADR Prosthodontics Group 2023-present
*President British Alliance of Research in Dental Education & Scholarship (BARDES) 2022-2023
*Elected to British Society for the Study of Prosthetic Dentistry Council 2022-present
*Elected Council member for the National Conference of University Professors 2021-present
*NIHR ClinEd Incubator Executive Committee 2020-present
*Past President of the Education Research Group (2019-20) of the International Association of Dental Research 2019-2020
*Elected to Dental Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2019-present
*Educational Associate for the General Dental Council 2019-2023
*Past President of the Metropolitan Branch of the British Dental Association (2017)
*International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP, auspices of UNESCO) elected to
working group 3.3 Educational Research. The first dentist to be elected on to this group.
*EU Curriculum Bench Marking Panel (auspices of ADEE and DentEd II) UK representative on visitation to
Dammam University Dental School, Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaand Dentistry in Society
Selected Professional Activities
Editorship
- European Journal of Dental Education (Invited Associate Editor, 2021 - present) (Editorship)
- Journal of Dental Education (Invited Editorial Board Member (only 12), 2019 - present) (Editorship)
Conference Roles
- ADEE Liverpool 2023 (The Spine Building, 2023 - 2024)
- Education Research Sessions at International Association of Dental Research, Education Research Group, Group Programme Chair Chengdu, China, by Invitation (Chengdu, China, 2022)
- Back to the Future: Oral and Mental Health Across the Ages (Salo, Lake Garda, Italy, 2022)
- BARDES Liverpool October 2022 (University of Liverpool, 2022)
- International Association of Dental Research ,Group Programme Chair for Education Research Group (Washington DC, online, 2021)
- Robotics in Dentistry European Prosthodontic Association Keynote Lecture at European Prosthodontic Association, Keynote/Plenary (Bucharest, Romania, 2017)
- Shaping the Future of Dental Education, by Invitation (2017)
- Interprofessional Education at ADEE/ADEA Shaping the Future of Dental Education, Keynote/Plenary (King's College London, 2017)
- Oral health impact on General Health at 1st International Conference by the Khartoum College of Medical Sciences, Health Challenges, Trends and Solutions, Keynote/Plenary (Khartoum, Sudan, 2012)
- Haptic Education in Dentistry with hapTEL,Churchill College Cambridge University at Information Technology in Teacher Education (Churchill College, University of Cambridge, 2010 - present)
Editorships
- European Journal of Dental Education (Invited Associate Editor, 2021 - present)
- The Clinical Teacher (Expert Advisory Panel, 2022 - present)
- Journal of Dental Education (Invited Editorial Board Member (only 12), 2019 - present)
- LaunchPad BDJ (Associate Editor, 1995 - 1998)
Event Roles
- Science Museum Late at Science Museum Lates See and Do Science (Talk/Lecture, Science Museum Kensington, London, 2013 - present)
Examination Roles
- Prosthodontic Specialist Training (PGT, 2024 - present)
- PhD in Biomedical Sciences (2023 - present)
- University of Birmingham, MSc in Restorative Dentistry (PGT, 2022 - present)
- University of Liverpool, DDSc (PhD, 2022 - present)
- University of Central Lancashire, BDS Finals (UG, 2022 - present)
- BSSPD Judge Best Poster (PGT, 2022 - present)
- British Society for Restorative Dentistry, BSRD Judging best posters for Clinical, Audit and Reserach (PGT, 2020 - 2022)
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Fellowship in Dental Education Judge (PGT, 2020 - present)
- King's College London, MClinDent (Prosthodontics) (PGT, 2007 - present)
- Royal College of Surgeons of England, Membership in Restorative Dentistry (PGT, 2009 - 2020)
- King's College London, BDS (UG, 1994 - 2021)
- Queen Mary University of London, BDS (UG, 2015 - 2020)
- Cardiff University, BDS (UG, 2011 - 2014)
- Queen's University Belfast, BDS (UG, 2013 - 2018)
- Khartoum College of Medical Sciences, BDS (UG, 2007 - 2011)
- University of London, MSc (PGT, 1994 - 1998)
Expert Opinions
- UK Gov No.10 Delivery Unit Group - Ops Leaders & Acute Clinical Reference Group (2024 - present)
- WHO,ADEE,ADEA and FDI strategic joint committee for Global Oral Health (2024 - present)
- Professorial external interviewer panelist, Invited (Cardiff University, 2024)
- Professorial External Reviewer for QMUL, Invited (Queen Mary University of London, 2022)
- Programme review panel, Arab American University Palestine, Invited (Arab American University, 2022)
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Faculty of Dental Surgery Judge for the Educational Research Grant, Invited (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2022)
- Schottlander Prize Expert Panel Member, Invited (British Society for the Study of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2022)
- Professorial External Reviewer, for University College London, Invited (University College London, 2019 - 2022)
- Professorial External Reviewer, Invited (King's College London, 2022)
- Global Clinical Case Contest 2021-2022 Expert Assessor, Invited (Dentsply Sirona (Switzerland), 2021 - 2022)
- Educational Associate (General Dental Council, 2018 - present)
- National Advisory Group Member (NIHR ClinEd Incubator National Advisory Group, 2021 - present)
- World Opinion Leader for Dentsply, Invited (2003 - 2011)
External Administrative or Committee Roles
- Dental Schools Council Clinical Academics Working Group, Invited (Dental Schools Council, 2024 - present)
- President-Elect (British Alliance for Researchers in Dental Education and Scholarship, 2021 - present)
- Organising panel for the Anglo-Italian Colloquium on Innovations of Dental Education, Invited (University of Brescia, 2018 - present)
- Council member Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Invited (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2019 - present)
- British Society of Prosthodontics elected on to Council (2022 - present)
- British Society of Prosthodontics, Judge for Schottlander Prize (2022 - present)
- Executive Committee member (National Conference of University Professors, 2015 - present)
- Secretary General Association of Dental Education of Europe, Invited (Trinity College Dublin, 2021 - present)
- President (Education Research Group, International Association of Dental Research, 2018 - 2020)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow London Representative (2018 - 2021)
- President of the Metropolitan Branch of the British Dental Association (British Dental Association, 2016 - 2017)
Grant Application Assessments
- External Post-submission (2022 - present)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- Faculty Digital Educational Transformation Group (Faculty, 2024 - present)
- Faculty Education Sustainability Group (Faculty, 2023 - present)
- Digital Dentistry Group (School / Institute, 2022 - present)
- Central University Research Ethics Committee D (University, 2024 - present)
- Strategic Development Committee, School of dentistry (Faculty, 2022 - present)
- Life Long Learning Committee (Faculty, 2022 - present)
- Senior Leadership Team, School of Dentistry (School / Institute, 2022 - present)
- FACULTY EDUCATION ADVISORY GROUP (FEAG) (Faculty, 2022 - present)
Media Appearances
- Guardian Podcast On new dental simulators for training dental students, Guardian online (Invited, April 2014)
Organisations I have been associated with
- Borough Food Cooperative (2020 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
- Society In Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM) (Member, 2021 - present)
- Liverpool Medical Institution (Member, 2022 - present)
- Faculty of Dental Trainers, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Fellow, 2018 - present)
- European Prosthodontic Association (member, 2017 - present)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (Fellow, 1992 - present)
- American Dental Education Association (Member, 2008 - present)
- Association of Medical Education in Europe (Simulation Education Executive Committee, 2018 - present)
- American Dental Education Association (Emerging Leaders Programme, 2021 - present)
- Association of Dental Education in Europe (Secretary General, 2020 - present)
- British Society of Prosthodontics (Councillor, 2021 - present)
- British Society of Restorative Dentistry (Past Judge for Awards, 1993 - present)
- British Dental Association (Metropolitan Past President, 1987 - present)
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (Fellow, 1992 - present)
- British Society of Periodontology (Full Member, 1991 - present)
Publication Reviews
- Editorial Advisory Board, Invited (The Clinical Teacher, Pre-publication, 2021 - present)
- Reviewer (British Dental Journal (BDJ), Pre-publication, 2014 - present)
- Reviewer, Invited (World Conference on Computers in Education WCCE, Pre-publication, 2022)
- Editorial Board Journal of Dental Education, Invited (Journal of Dental Education, Pre-publication, 2019 - present)
- Associate Editor, Invited (EJDE, Pre-publication)