Professor Avijit Banerjee and Dr Shamir Mehta have been appointed to key positions leading the College of General Dentistry’s career pathways programme.
Professor Avijit Banerjee (l), Chair of the CGDent Career Pathways Programme Board, and Dr Shamir Mehta (r), Chair of the CGDent Career Pathways Reference Group
Professor Banerjee is Professor of Cariology & Operative Dentistry and Clinical Lead in Restorative Dentistry at King’s College London, and has been appointed Chair of the Career Pathways Programme Board, which also includes the College’s Vice President, Roshni Karia, and CEO Simon Thornton-Wood.
Dr Mehta is a partner in two dental practices in Harrow, Senior Clinical Teacher at King’s College London and Senior Clinical Advisor to the General Dental Council, and has been appointed Chair of the Career Pathways Reference Group, which provides advice and guidance and also includes Andrew Dickinson, Sharon Hill, Andrea Johnson, Kirstie Moons, Fiona Sandom and Bill Sharpling.
The career pathways programme, which is supported by Colgate, is building structures to provide purpose and direction for careers across the oral health team, to enhance professional standing, and to help retain and nurture a motivated workforce in dentistry.
Career pathways with clear progressive steps are being mapped for each dental team role, underpinned by a professional framework which describes the breadth of capabilities of practitioners at each stage of their career.
These are being developed, together with the programme board and reference group, by four working groups reflecting the key roles in general dentistry:
Dentist Group
- Phil Dawson (Chair)
- Sefa Ahiaku
- Bilal Arshad
- Ian Dunn
- James Hamilton
- Nyree Whitley
Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy Group
- Emma Pacey (Chair)
- Leon Bassi
- Liam Ferguson
- Shaun Howe
- Sarah Murray
- Kath Reynolds
- Frances Robinson
- Miranda Steeples
- Kirstie Thwaites
Dental Nursing and Orthodontic Therapy Group
- Debbie Reed (Chair)
- Ken Binnah
- Jane Dalgarno
- Amanda Knight
- Sharon Morrow
- Marie Parker
- Tracey Rodgers
- Tracey Taylor
- Tracey Young
Dental Technology and Clinical Dental Technology Group
- Michael Brindle (Co-Chair)
- Darren Ware (Co-Chair)
- Stephan Avetoom
- Mark Gilbert
- Mark Maley
- Steven Martin
- James Neilson
- Caroline Persaud
- Stephen Wears
Further announcements are expected in the first half of 2022, and more information about the programme is available at: https://cgdent.uk/career-pathways/.
