Professional Activities
Leon has been active in dental community. One of the projects he was involved in included, was the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) reviewing the European document and developed a UK version of the Guidelines, which were suitable for the UK healthcare system. This was done using the GRADE ADOLOPMENT framework; The 2017 Classification scheme was specifically designed to allow for an individualised treatment approach, taking into account the specifics of every case, including severity, extent, progression rates and local and systemic complicating factors. Therefore, the logical next step was to develop clinical guidelines based on the Classification.
The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) spearheaded this development, choosing the highest quality level for guideline development, the S3 format, that takes into account both a systematic appraisal of the published evidence as well as the clinical experience of a large group of stakeholders. During this process, Leon represented the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy on this working group, representing the Society for the S3 and S4 BSP guidelines. Working group participants BSP.
Leon has championed professionalisation throughout his career and had involvement with the College of General Dentistry (CGDent) in formulating the career pathway structures for Dental Care Professionals. The Career Pathways in Dentistry programme was developed through an iterative consultative process within the College, involving individuals from all regulated roles in the general dental team, and inviting external feedback on our work in order to refine it with the newly formed College of Dentistry. College of Dentistry Career pathways
Leon is an active member of BSDHT – Leon has previously held the position of London regional rep for BSHDT, elected council member and Elected council member to executive team of the BSDHT. Leon previously sat on the publication committee for BSDHT and their two peer reviewed journals. He developed the newly formed Diversity inclusion and belonging group, and has been re elected to the BSDHT Council as elected council member by the membership ending in January 2023https://www.bsdht.org.uk/
Leon is a reader for the British Dental Journal Team a national cited journal for the whole dental team specialising in articles for Dental Care Professionals. BDJ Team Article, New readers appointed https://www.nature.com/articles/s41407-024-2551-0
Leon is Fellow of the Higher Education Academy , alongside being a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Trainers , Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, and a Member of The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD).
Selected Professional Activities
Conference Role
- Technology Enhanced Learning at Association for dental education europe (Belgium) (Conference Role)
Professional Body Membership
- (The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD), 2023 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
- (Membership Faculty of Dental Trainers, 2022 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
- British society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) (Full member, 2022 - 2023) (Professional Body Membership)
- (British Association of Dental Therapists (Member), 2022 - 2023) (Professional Body Membership)
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Member, 2022 - 2023) (Professional Body Membership)
Conference Roles
- Technology Enhanced Learning at Association for dental education europe (Belgium)
- The Child in dental pain. BADT webinar. at Paediatric dentistry, Keynote/Plenary (Webinar to national audience, 2024)
- Minimal Intervention Dentistry for the Child Patient at Minimal Intervention Dentistry for the Child Patient (By invitation Online national audience)
- Paediatric Dentistry in Primary care; The role of the dental therapist in the management of common paediatric dental trauma. at Oral health conference, British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT), by Invitation (Manchester, 2022)
- Management of a child in dental pain. Paediatric dentistry in primary care. at Webinar, British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Onliner webinar, 2022 - present)
- Evidence based practice in child oral health - an interactive case-based discussion at British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) Oral Health Conference, by Invitation (Glasgow, 2021)
Examination Roles
- Diploma Paediatric Dentistry (PGT)
- UPDA, BSc Dental Hygiene , BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy, BSc Advanced Dental Nursing (UG, 2021 - present)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- Health Conduct Committee (Faculty, 2024 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
- (The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD), 2023 - present)
- (Membership Faculty of Dental Trainers, 2022 - present)
- British society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) (Full member, 2022 - 2023)
- (British Association of Dental Therapists (Member), 2022 - 2023)
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Member, 2022 - 2023)
Publication Reviews
- Reviewer, Invited (International Journal of Dental Hygiene, Pre-publication, 2024 - present)
- (British Dental Journal ( Team), 2024 - present)
- Publications Committee, Invited (Dental Health, Pre-publication, 2018 - 2023)