The College is marking its second anniversary by offering dental professionals a free print copy of the Primary Dental Journal.
Draft cover of the Autumn 2023 issue of the Primary Dental Journal
Primary Dental Journal (PDJ) is the College’s quarterly, peer-reviewed member publication. Featuring clinical articles, editorials and topical opinion, as well as updates from the College, the PDJ is a leading resource for general dental practitioners and dental care professionals working in primary care, and has as its Clinical Editor and Editor-in-Chief Igor Blum, Clinical Professor of Primary Dental Care & Advanced General Dental Practice at King’s College London.
To mark the second anniversary of the College’s establishment, it is giving away 100 print copies of the next issue, Aesthetic dentistry part 2.
The issue is guest edited by Professor Shamir Mehta FCGDent and Dr Subir Banerji FCGDent. Professor Mehta is a Professor and Course Lead for the MSc in Restorative Dentistry at the College of Medicine and Dentistry and Ulster University, Senior Clinical Teacher and Director of the MSc in Aesthetic Dentistry at King’s College London, and Visiting Professor and PhD supervisor at Radboud University. Dr Banerji is the Programme Director of the MSc in Aesthetic Dentistry and a PhD supervisor at King’s College London, co-author of Practical Procedures in the Management of Tooth Wear and Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry, and an Associate Professor in Prosthodontics at Melbourne Dental School. Professor Mehta and Dr Banerji are also leading the College’s upcoming study day on managing tooth wear in general dental practice.
Articles expected to feature in the upcoming issue include:
Adhesion to enamel and dentine: an update
The longevity of tooth-coloured materials used for restoration of tooth wear: an evidence-based approach
A survey of retention and support for anterior bounded saddles of removable partial dentures
Complications of toxins and fillers in facial aesthetics
Aesthetic management of tooth size discrepancies
Aesthetic management of incisors in children
Those wishing to receive a free print copy will need to sign up by Sunday 27 August 2023. Delivery of promotional copies should take place during October 2023, but in the event that the number of individuals participating exceeds the number of copies available, the next available issue may be sent instead.
Following Aesthetic Dentistry Part 2, anticipated issues include Dental trauma, General dentistry and Implant dentistry (tbc), and those wishing to receive these can either subscribe to the PDJ or join the College.
Membership of the College includes a comprehensive print, online and archive subscription which is otherwise available only to academic institutions. As well as having the latest print issue posted out every three months, this gives members searchable access to over 1,400 articles from 95 issues of Primary Dental Journal and its predecessor publications, including all the articles from Aesthetic Dentistry Part 1:
Aesthetic vs cosmetic by Subir Banerji FCGDent, Shamir B. Mehta FCGDent, Nairn H. F. Wilson FCGDent
Membership of the College is available from £125 per year for dentists, £83 for dental hygienists, therapists and technicians, and £42 for dental nurses and concessions, and costs £60 for non-clinical team members such as practice managers.
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The College has announced changes to the membership of its Council, with four members newly appointed and two re-elected.
(l-r, top row first) Debbie Reed, Dalip Kumar, Susan Nelson, Victor Gehani, Frances Robinson and Roshni Karia
Roshni Karia MCGDent,an associate dentist in general dental practice in London, has been re-elected to represent South East and South West Thames. After developing a special interest in periodontics, she completed an enhanced two-year postgraduate study programme and is now also a clinical tutor in periodontology at King’s College London. She qualified from King’s College London in 2010, and joined the former Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP), the forerunner of the College, in 2012. She was appointed to the FGDP national board as an early careers observer in 2015, was elected to represent her region in 2017, and after re-election in 2020 transferred to the College Council in 2021. She chaired the Faculty’s Education & Qualifications and Membership Affairs committees, was elected its youngest ever Vice Dean in 2019 and in 2020 was a contributor to the joint FGDP-CGDent guidance Implications of COVID-19 for the safe management of general dental practice. She has been the College’s representative in national policy fora on children’s oral health improvement and on periodontics, has served on its Careers and Training Committee and Career Pathways Programme Board, is involved in the rollout of the Certified Membership scheme and served as Vice-President from 2021-22.
Debbie Reed FCGDent, a Reader and Director of Advanced and Specialist Healthcare in Global and Lifelong Learning at the University of Kent, has been appointed to represent the dental nursing and orthodontic therapy professions. A dental nurse for almost forty years, she is a past Executive Chair of the British Association of Dental Nurses. She was Head of the University of Kent’s Centre for Professional Practice for eight years, Head of Digital and Lifelong Learning for nine, developed and runs its MSc in Advanced and Specialist Healthcare, and previously had a 23-year career in the Royal Navy. An Affiliate Member of the FGDP from 2008 until its transfer into the College, she was Chair of the Dental Nursing and Orthodontic Therapy Working Group for the Career Pathways Programme which developed the College’s Professional Framework for Career Pathways in Dentistry, and was Vice Chair, now Chair, of the inaugural board of the College’s Faculty of Dental Nursing and Orthodontic Therapy. She is a peer reviewer for the British Dental Journal and the Annual Clinical Journal For Dental Health, is on the Editorial Board of the Advanced Journal of Professional Practice, and was a contributor to An introduction to clinical research for health and social care professionals. Her qualifications include a Doctorate in Education, an MSc in Human Resources Management, the FGDP(UK) Certificate in Dental Practice Appraisal, and a BA in Post Compulsory Education, and she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Honorary Vice President of the British Society for Dental Hygiene and Therapy. In 2020 she received the BADN Outstanding Contribution to Dental Nursing Award, and in 2021 she received the inaugural FGDP(UK) Janet Goodwin Award.
Dalip Kumar Assoc.FCGDent,Principal of a mixed NHS-and-private general dental practice in Swansea, has been appointed to representWales. After graduating in India in 1994, he practised in Delhi for seven years before spending eight years in Riyadh as a general dentist and dental surgeon in both private and public hospitals. In 2008 he was awarded the Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and from 2009-12 he worked on dental implant research and assisted in dental implant placement for Saudi Arabia’s government-funded health system. After completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry at Cardiff University, he undertook a clinical attachment in oral and maxillofacial surgery at East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, and after passing the Overseas Registration Exam in 2017 became a dental core trainee at Mid Essex Hospital. He then spent eighteen months practising in Stornoway, a year working for Bupa in Cardiff and two years for Roderick’s Dental in Aberdare and Neath before buying his current practice in 2021. He completed an MSc in Dental Implantology at the University of Salford in 2022 and has also undertaken training on Invisalign Go and in the administration of Botox and dermal fillers. He is a Facilitator for the College’s Certified Membership Scheme.
Susan Nelson MCGDent, a lead dentist and implant dentist in private practice in Holywood, County Down, and the Regional Clinical Lead for Portman Healthcare, has been re-elected to represent Northern Ireland. Graduating with Honours in 1993 from the University of Edinburgh, where she won the McGregor Gold Medal for the most distinguished dental graduate, she completed Vocational Training in Fife before joining the practice as an associate in 1994. She joined the FGDP in 1998, examined and sat on the core group for the MFGDP(UK) and MJDF qualifications for 16 years, served as Director of the Faculty’s Northern Ireland division, sat on the College’s Advisory Strategy Group and was instrumental in the recent establishment of CGDent Northern Ireland. She was first elected to represent the region on the national FGDP board in 2017, was re-elected in 2020 and transferred to the College Council in 2021. She chaired the FGDP Education and Qualifications Committee, served as Vice Dean of the Faculty from 2020-21 and Vice-Chair of the College’s Careers and Training Committee from 2021-22, and is a member of the College’s Regional Funding Panel. She was a member of the working group which developed the College’s Mentoring in Implant Dentistry: Good Practice Guidelinespublication, and a contributor to the joint FGDP-CGDent guidance Implications of COVID-19 for the safe management of general dental practice. She is a member and former Deputy Chair of the Northern Ireland Dental Practice Committee, and former Northern Ireland Representative of the Association of Dental Implantology.
Victor Gehani FCGDent, a general dental practitioner and implant dentist in Hertfordshire, Associate Professor in Advanced General Dental Practice at the College of Medicine and Dentistry and Ulster University, and Associate Dental Dean for London Dental Education and Training, has been appointedto represent North East and North West Thames. After graduating BDS in 2000, he spent a year at the Eastman Dental Institute, and successfully completed the MFDS in 2003 and the MFGDP(UK) in 2004. He was awarded the Diploma in Postgraduate Dental Studies from the University of Bristol in 2007, and also holds a PgCert in Medical and Dental Education, a PgCert in Restorative Dental Practice from University College London and an MSc in Implant Dentistry from the University of Warwick. He is a past MJDF Examiner and MFDS tutor, has 14 years’ experience as an Educational Supervisor, has mentored numerous dentists to complete restorative and implant cases, and has been awarded Fellowship of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, the Higher Education Academy, the International Congress in Oral Implantology and the International Academy of Dento-Facial Esthetics.
Frances Robinson Assoc.FCGDent, a dental hygienist working in private practice in London and oral health practitioner in NHS community outreach, has been appointedto represent the dental hygiene and dental therapy professions. She completed a Diploma of Higher Education in dental hygiene from Cardiff University in 2015, a Master’s degree in Dental Public Health from University College London in 2017, and is an Associate of the Faculty of Public Health. In 2022 she was a Health Education England Oral Health Clinical Transformation Fellow, the first dental hygienist or dental therapist to undertake an HEE fellowship. She was a member, later Chair, of the Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy Working Group for the Career Pathways Programme which developed the College’s Professional Framework for Career Pathways in Dentistry, and was Vice Chair, now Chair, of the inaugural board of the College’s Faculty of Dental Hygiene and Therapy. She is an active member of a dental hygienists’ study club in London, lectures for HEE and NHS England, and sits on the British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists’ Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Board. She has volunteered for a number of dental and medical charities in Nepal, India, Cambodia, Panama and Greece, and is a volunteer officer for Dental Mavericks, for whom she has written a field guide for oral care in humanitarian situations as well as helping them with grant writing and fundraising. Earlier this year she co-hosted a College webinar on how to get involved in dental volunteering.
The elections to the regional seats on the College Council are for three years until June 2026, the appointments to the regional seats are for one year until elections are held in 2024, and the appointments to the role representative seats are for renewable one-year terms.
Other members of the Council are Abhi Pal, Patricia Thomson, Matthew Collins, Subir Banerji, Prof Igor Blum, Maria Clark, Jonathan Farmer, Helen Kaney, Eldo Koshy, Yann Maidment, Ewen McColl, Andrew Parashchak, Kanwar Singh Ratra, Bill Sharpling, Sagi Shavit and Sami Stagnell.
Quentin Jones Assoc.FCGDent has demitted office after serving the permitted maximum of nine years on the College Council and the FGDP national board representing Wales.
Sarah Hill Assoc.FCGDent has demitted office after completing a three-year term representing the interests of the wider dental team. Initially Dental Care Professional Representative at FGDP, then an observer on the College Council from 2021-23, the role has now been discontinued following the appointment to the Council of voting representatives for dental nursing, dental hygiene and therapy, and dental and clinical dental technicians, and in anticipation of the faculties for these professional communities becoming fully operational soon.
Tashfeen Kholasi FCGDent, the previous representative for North East and North West Thames, has stepped down after completing two terms as Vice President.
Louise Belfield Assoc.FCGDent, the previous representative for dental nursing and orthodontic therapy, has stepped down from the Council to focus on her new post as Academic Head of Assessment at Brunel Medical School.
John StanfieldAssoc.FCGDent, the previous representative for dental hygiene and dental therapy, has stood down to focus on the completion of his PhD in on the use of hybrid social learning networks for dental CPD.
The College of General Dentistry is the UK’s only healthcare college run by and for oral health professionals, and is unique in welcoming all dental and oral health professionals with relevant postgraduate qualifications into full membership. The Council is the voice of its members, overseeing its role as a professional body and guiding its development to fulfil its mission. Elections are held annually on a rotational basis, with elections for the seats representing South West England, Trent & East Anglia, Mersey & the North West and the West Midlands also due to take place in 2024.
Abhi Pal FCGDent, President of the College, said:
“Many congratulations to Dalip, Debbie, Frances and Victor on their appointment to the Council, and to Roshni and Susan on their re-election. I look forward to drawing on their talents as the College continues to establish itself. I would also like to thank Quentin, Sarah, Tashfeen, Louise and John for their service to the College and former Faculty through the Council and board, in addition to their considerable commitment to our local activity and the establishment of the new faculties.”
The College has announced Professor Shamir Mehta FCGDent, Dr Subir Banerji FCGDent and Professor Jason Leitch CBE FFGDP(UK)(Hon.) FCGDent as the speakers at its annual study day in Glasgow.
l-r: Professor Shamir Mehta FCGDent, Dr Subir Banerji FCGDent and Professor Jason Leitch CBE FFGDP(UK)(Hon.) FCGDent
Professor Mehta and Dr Banerji will deliver a series of lectures entitled Wearabouts – the how, what, wear and why of managing tooth wear in general dental practice, which will present the current evidence on tooth wear, provide a guide to managing tooth wear in general dental practice, and illustrate the clinical techniques applied in the rehabilitation of the worn dentition.
Professor Leitch will then deliver the annual Caldwell Memorial Lecture on Recovering from a Pandemic: NHS Scotland’s legacy post-COVID.
Shamir Mehta is a Professor and Course Lead for the MSc in Restorative Dentistry at the College of Medicine and Dentistry and Ulster University, Senior Clinical Teacher and Director of the MSc in Aesthetic Dentistry at King’s College London, and Visiting Professor and PhD supervisor at Radboud University, where he is part of the Radboud Tooth Wear Project. He has published papers, written book chapters and co-authored/co-edited textbooks on tooth wear and aesthetic dentistry, and is a member of the European Expert Consensus Panel on Severe Tooth Wear. In addition to his BDS, he holds a BSc, a Master’s in Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics and a PhD, as well as the Diploma of Fellowship of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice and Fellowships of the International College of Dentists, College of General Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Faculty of Dental Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is also a partner in two dental practices in Harrow, Senior Clinical Dental Advisor to the GDC on Fitness to Practise, and chaired the Careers Pathways Reference Group which guided the development of the College of General Dentistry’s Professional Framework for Career Pathways in Dentistry.
Subir Banerji is the Programme Director of the MSc in Aesthetic Dentistry and a PhD supervisor at King’s College London, co-author of books including Practical Procedures in the Management of Tooth Wear and Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry, and an Associate Professor in Prosthodontics at Melbourne Dental School. A general dental practitioner in the same private dental practice in Ealing which he joined after graduating from Newcastle Dental School in 1987, he is particularly interested in restorative, aesthetic, prosthodontic and implant dentistry, and has over 20 years’ experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate dentists both nationally and internationally. He has completed both a Master’s in Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics and a PhD from King’s College London, and is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, International Academy for Dental Facial Esthetics, College of General Dentistry and the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He is an advisor to the General Dental Council, on the editorial board of the Academy of Dental Excellence, director of his own postgraduate educational academy, and Head of Continuing Medical Education at i2i Telesolutions Pvt Ltd. In 2022 he was elected to the CGDent Council to represent members in Central London.
Professor Mehta and Dr Banerji also guest-edited the well-received most recent issue of the College’s Primary Dental Journal, Aesthetic Dentistry – Part One, with the much anticipated Part Two due to be distributed to College members at the end of September.
Jason Leitch is the National Clinical Director for Scotland, and became a popular and well-known figure to broadcast media audiences throughout the UK for the clarity of his communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. After graduating from Glasgow Dental School in 1991, he undertook training posts prior to becoming a clinical lecturer in oral surgery and sedation and honorary consultant in oral surgery. In 2005 he became the first dental professional to be awarded a Health Foundation Quality Improvement Fellowship to study at Harvard, where he later completed a Master’s in Public Health, and in 2004 he completed a PhD at the University of Glasgow. He has worked for the Scottish Government since 2007, with previous roles including National Clinical Lead for Safety and Improvement and National Clinical Lead for Quality. An Honorary Professor at both Dundee and Strathclyde universities, he is also a member of the US National Academy of Medicine, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston, and a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Higher Education Academy. He was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP) in 2020, and is a CGDent Ambassador, a non-executive board member of the MDDUS and a past Chair of both the GDC Conduct Committee and GDC Health Committee. He was awarded a CBE in 2019.
The annual study day, organised by CGDent Scotland, takes place at Glasgow Science Centre on the first Friday in December – 1 December this year – and includes six hours of CPD. Finishing with a drinks reception, the day is attended by up to 400 dental professionals from across Scotland and the wider UK, and for its many regular attendees also marks the start of the festive social season.
The Caldwell Memorial Lecture, delivered annually at the end of the study day, is held in memory of Robert Craig Caldwell, who graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1950 and became a much-loved Dean of the School of Dentistry at the University of California, Los Angeles, before he died of leukaemia at the age of just 44.
The study day is open to all dental professionals, and can be attended in person or virtually.
Fee discounts are available to College members as follows: College dentist members can buy their tickets for just £149 until 9pm on Thursday 31 August, and £249 thereafter, compared to the full rate for non-member dentists of £349. The concessionary rate for dental technicians, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental nurses, practice managers, Foundation Dentists and retired practitioners is £149, but for College members in these categories it is just £129.
Breakfast, a three-course lunch, refreshments throughout the day and evening drinks are all included in the attendance fee, and there is an accompanying trade exhibition to visit.
Other discounts to the full rate are available to recent graduates, members of the CGDent Scotland study group and members of the Glasgow Odontological Society. Year 5 dental students at the University of Glasgow and University of Dundee will also be hosted.
The event is supported by Scottish Dental Care, Martin Aitken, Nexus Dental Laboratory, Real Good Dental, Strictly Confidental, Bryant Dental, Clyde Munro, Coltene, the DDU, GC UK, Haleon, IWT, Kerr, MDDUS, Orascoptic, NHS National Services Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Septodont, WEL Medical and Wright’s.
Patricia Thomson and Matthew Collins have been elected as Vice Presidents of the College for 2023-24.
Matthew Collins FCGDent is a general dental practitioner in Batley with a particular clinical interest in dental rehabilitations for patients with worn and missing teeth. He graduated from Leeds University in 1998 and has undertaken extensive postgraduate training in composite techniques, aesthetic dentistry and dental implantology, holding both a Master’s degree in Clinical Dentistry from the University of London and the Diploma in Implant Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He joined the former Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP) in 2001, achieved Fellowship in 2010, and was later a Facilitator for the Faculty’s Preparing for Fellowship programme and a member of the Faculty Academy. He was elected to the FGDP Board as a National Representative in 2020, transferred to the College Council in 2021, and is a member of the College’s Membership Admissions Panel and Regional Funding Panel. He is also Chair of Calderdale and Kirklees Local Dental Committee and a member of the Association of Dental Implantology.
Patricia Thomson FCGDent was re-elected after serving as Vice President of the College in 2022-23. A general dental practitioner with an interest in orthodontics, she was Principal of a mixed NHS-and-private practice for over thirty years and is now a part-time associate dentist. She graduated from Glasgow Dental School in 1983, and is now also a part time Clinical Teaching Fellow there, teaching undergraduates in the restorative department. She was awarded an MSc in Primary Dental Care with distinction from the University of Glasgow in 2013, the Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MJDF) in 2014, and the Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (MFDS) in 2015. Heavily involved in the highly active West of Scotland division of the FGDP for many years, she has tutored colleagues for entry exams for the Royal Colleges and presented teaching sessions on orthodontics to vocational trainees, and in 2021 she led the establishment of CGDent Scotland. Elected in 2016 to represent the West and North of Scotland on the national FGDP Board, she was re-elected in 2019, transferred to the College Council in 2021 and chairs the College’s Regional Funding Panel. She is also a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and a Past President of the West of Scotland branch of the British Dental Association.
The College’s two Vice Presidents are elected annually by, and from within, the College Council, and support the President of the College in the delivery of the Council’s strategy and policy.
The latest edition of the Primary Dental Journal, the Aesthetic dentistry part 1 issue (vol.12, no.2), is now live online.
This issue is guest edited by two renowned experts in the field, Subir Banerji (Programme Director MSc Aesthetic dentistry, King’s College London) and Shamir Mehta (Professor of Aesthetic dentistry and Programme Lead, MSc Restorative and Aesthetic dentistry at CoMD/Ulster University).
In this part 1 issue, and the following part 2 issue, the Guest Editors have selected a range of topics pertinent to the whole team of dental professionals, including discussions on the “ideal” smile, clear aligners, and how digital dentistry can assist in aesthetic treatment planning. A full list of part 1 papers can be found below, together with papers anticipated
The issue also features the penultimate in five domains from the College’s Career Pathways in Dentistry: Professional Framework, which describes the knowledge, skills and other attributes expected of primary care dental professionals at different career stages – from safe practitioner through to accomplished practitioner. The ‘Development’ domain published in this issue will be followed by the final domain, ‘Agency’, in the following issue of the Primary Dental Journal. The first three domains, ‘Clinical & Technical’ and ‘Professionalism’ and ‘Reflection’, were published in the Autumn and Winter 2022 and the Spring 2023 issues, and every domain for all career stages can be viewed online, using the above link.
Full access to the majority of articles is reserved for College of General Dentistry members and Primary Dental Journal subscribers. For non-members / non-subscribers, individual print issues are available to purchase from £41. An annual print subscription, normally costing £125, is included with membership of the College. Membership is available from £125 for dentists, from £83 for other dental professionals, and from £42 for Dental Nurses and those eligible for a concessionand also includes online access to the PDJ Archive of over 1,300 articles, and a range of other benefits.
CGDent members and PDJ subscribers should expect their printed copies to arrive in the next 2–3 weeks.
On behalf of the College, the PDJ editorial team would like to express its gratitude to all the authors and peer reviewers who have contributed to the publication of this issue.
CGDent members can view full articles by logging in via the yellow button below, then clicking ‘Access the PDJ Archive’:
At least one paper in each issue is made available online free of charge on an Open Access basis. Non-members can view all other full articles using the purchase options presented when clicking the individual article links below, or can use the links above to purchase a complete issue or an annual subscription, or become a member.
PDJ Summer 2023 Aesthetic dentistry part 1 issue contents
The next issue of the journal will continue with the topic of Aesthetic dentistry, and is due out in Autumn 2023. Anticipated papers include:
Adhesion to enamel and dentine: an update
The longevity of tooth-coloured materials used for restoration of tooth wear – an evidence-based approach
A survey of retention and support for anterior bounded saddles of removable partial dentures
Complications of toxins and fillers in facial aesthetics
Aesthetic management of tooth size discrepancies
Aesthetic management of incisors in children
This article was first published on 19 June 2023 and was updated on 5 July 2023 with the titles of paper anticipated for the Aesthetic Dentistry Part Two issue.
The College of General Dentistry (CGDent), which opened following the separation of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP) from the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) in 2021, has now admitted over 400 dental professionals into Fellowship in recognition of their high-level and wide-ranging capabilities.
Louis Mackenzie, Head Dental Officer at Denplan (Part of Simplyhealth), clinical lecturer at Birmingham Dental School and King’s College London, and GDP in Selly Park, being formally welcomed into Fellowship by CGDent President Abhi Pal at the College’s 2023 Fellows’ Summer Reception
Fellowship, which is denoted by the postnominal letters ‘FCGDent’, is the highest membership grade of the College. The mark of accomplishment in general dentistry, it indicates a dental professional’s commitment to professional development and reflective practice, diligence in upholding the highest standards of clinical care, and distinction across clinical and professional domains.
Fellows are listed in the College’s online Member Register, and are eligible to wear a special lapel pin and to attend biannual Fellows’ Receptions, at which new Fellows have their Fellowship formally presented. Most recently, the College presented 47 individuals with their Fellowships in front of 120 Fellows and Associate Fellows at their Summer Reception.
The primary means of establishing eligibility for Fellowship is by experience, a route launched last year to recognise a wide range of skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications relevant to dentistry and oral healthcare, with transparent criteria and a straightforward application process. Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the requirements of at least three of five fellowship domains, for each of which detailed criteria have been published: Clinical; Teaching, Learning & Assessment; Leadership & Management; Publications & Research; and Law & Ethics.
Fellowship eligibility can also be established by equivalence for those already awarded Fellowship by the former FGDP(UK), by any of the UK and Ireland Royal Colleges or their Faculties of Dental Surgery (FDS) or Dentistry (FFD), by the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (FRACDS), Royal College of Dentists of Canada (FRCDC) or College of Dentistry of South Africa (FCD[SA]), or to those who are Board Certified by the American Board of General Dentistry.
The College Council may also invite an individual into Fellowship when satisfied that their career and qualifications demonstrably meet the requirements for an application either by experience or by equivalence.
Additionally, former Fellows of the FGDP who elected to transfer directly to the College when the Faculty separated from the RCS were automatically admitted to Fellowship of the College without the need for application.
However, while there are different routes to College Fellowship, there are no different types of College Fellowship. Having demonstrated by whichever means that they meet the required standard, all College Fellows enjoy equal standing.
Addressing those gathered at the Summer Reception, College President Abhi Pal said:
“Fellowship of our College is a reflection of the years of sustained professional development you have undertaken throughout your career. No matter which path you have taken to Fellowship, it has required sacrifice and perseverance for the ultimate purpose of service to your patients and the profession. I not only commend you for that, but firmly believe the College of General Dentistry is the only body that will give recognition for these efforts. Admittance to Fellowship should however not be the end of a journey, but the start of another chapter.”
Fellowship is open to all members of the dental team should they meet the requirements, and suitably experienced and qualified dental professionals are encouraged to apply.
Prospective applicants may be interested to read about the career journeys of a selection of College Fellows here.
The following College members have been admitted to Fellowship:
Nick Spencer Adams
Dentist, Wellington
Thomas Addison
Dentist, Birmingham
Olurotimi Adesanya
Dentist, Gillingham
Kelvin Ian Afrashtehfar
Dentist, Surrey, British Columbia
Vishal Raghubir Kumar Aggarwal
Dentist, Leeds
Anirudha Agnihotry
Dentist, Visalia, California
Asrar Ahmed
Dentist, Eastbourne
Nadeem Tony Ahmed
Dentist, Hednesford
Ali Al Bayati
Dentist, Baghdad
Nutalya bint Said bin Amran al Harthy
Dentist, Muscat
Mohamed Al Ismaili
Dentist, Muscat
Abdulghani Mustafa Sadiq Alarabi
Dentist, Muscat
Jennifer Albiston
Dentist, Yeovil
Simon Albiston
Dentist, Wincanton
Ziad Nawaf Al-Dwairi
Dentist, Irbid
Rana Khaled Alkattan
Dentist, Riyadh
Maher Almasri
Dentist, Birmingham
Amin Aminian
Dentist, Stockport
Harinder Rattan Singh Amrik
Dentist, Birmingham
John Quentin Anderson
Dentist, Hemel Hempstead
Orestis Angeletos-Paparizos
Dentist, London
Senathirajah Ariyaratnam
Dentist, Altrincham
Rahul Kumar Arora
Dentist, Muscat
Peter Ash
Dentist, Monmouth
Martin Peter Ashley
Dentist, Manchester
Tariq Mahmood Ashraf
Dentist, London
Jerry Asquith
Dentist, Northwood
Hilary Michael Attenborough
Dentist, Warminster
Sukhvinder Singh Atthi
Dentist, Birmingham
Paul Baines
Dentist, Bristol
Avijit Banerjee
Dentist, High Wycombe
Subir Banerji
Dentist, London
Fadi Nassif Barrak
Dentist, London
Jagan Kumar Baskaradoss
Dentist, Kuwait
Paul Batchelor
Dentist, Letcombe Regis
Robert Stephen Bate
Dentist, Warwick
Anthony Bendkowski
Dentist, Sittingbourne
Adrian William Bennett
Dentist, Oldham
Roy Keith Bennett
Dentist, Heswall
Thomas Jack Bereznicki
Dentist, London
Balbir Singh Bhandal
Dentist, Warley
Sanjeev Bhanderi
Dentist, Cheadle
Trevor Joel Bigg
Dentist, Chipping Norton
Mohammed Binamin
Dentist, Solihull
Rebecca Sarah Louise Binnie
Dentist, Aberdeen
Robert Ian Bland
Dentist, Preston
Paul David Blaylock
Dentist, Sunderland
Philip Bluett
Dentist, Ivybridge
Steve Bonsor
Dentist, Aberdeen
Daniel Norbert Borge
Dentist, Gibraltar
Gerard Boyle
Dentist, Glasgow
Gordon Russell Boyle
Dentist, Glasgow
Christine Breare
Dentist, Mirfield
Zena Brenchley
Dentist, Chulmleigh
Janine Amelia Brooks MBE
Dentist, Northampton
Richard John Frank Buckle
Dentist, Aberdeen
Trevor Burke
Dentist, Birmingham
Robert Stephen Burrows
Dentist, St Helens
Peter James Butcher
Dentist, Grantham
Ashley Rowland Byrne
Clinical Dental Technician, Wheatley
Josette Camilleri
Dentist, Birmingham
Colin Campbell
Dentist, Nottingham
Steven William Campbell
Dental Technician, Ripon
Phillip Cannell
Dentist, Rochford
Paul Carroll
Dentist, Sutton Coldfield
Nigel Lindsay Carter OBE
Dentist, Rugby
Francisco Javier Casserley
Dentist, Middleton
Wing Kit Paul Chan
Dentist, Hong Kong
Yee Chuen Chan
Dentist, Hong Kong
Andrew Asir Praveen Chandrapal
Dentist, Bourne End
Asif Hassan Chatoo
Dentist, London
Mahesh Max Chauhan
Dentist, London
Masud Anwar Choudhry
Dentist, Sheffield
Janet Ruth Clarke MBE
Dentist, Worcester
Matthew Clarke
Dentist, Sheffield
Simon Clavell-Bate
Dentist, Clitheroe
Matthew John Clover
Dentist, Salisbury
Matthew John Collins
Dentist, Wetherby
Paul Cooney
Dentist, Hamilton
Jeremy Andrew Cooper
Dentist, Manchester
Jonathan George Cowpe
Dentist, Dinas Powys
Robert Francis Aubrey Craig
Dentist, Glasgow
Charles Edward Crawford
Dentist, Manchester
David Croser
Dentist, London
Richard John Cure
Dentist, Leamington Spa
Lisa Currie
Dentist, Aberdeen
William Paul Cushley
Dentist, Airdrie
Mohamad Hani Nouri Dalati
Dentist, Middlesbrough
Griffith John Kineton Darby
Dentist, Beckenham
Brian Richard Davies
Dentist, Reading
John Louis Garfield Davies
Dentist, Tauranga, New Zealand
Stephen John Davies
Dentist, Stockport
Andrew Dawood
Dentist, London
Gustinna Wadu De Silva
Dentist, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Aditi Desai
Dentist, London
Faresh Desai
Dentist, Birmingham
John Charles Devennie
Dentist, Glasgow
Balraj Dhami
Dentist, Sutton Coldfield
Onkar Dhanoya
Dentist, Newcastle upon Tyne
Jaswinder Singh Dhariwal
Dentist, Slough
Michael Karl Dhesi
Dentist, Glasgow
Andrew John Dickenson
Dentist, Derby
Neeraj Kumar Diddee
Dentist, Durham
Kenneth Doig
Dentist, Boston
Mark Robert William Doyle
Dentist, Hereford
Tariq Drabu
Dentist, Manchester
Mervyn Druian
Dentist, London
Ian Neil Dunn
Dentist, Liverpool
Stephen Michael Dunne
Dentist, London
Jonathan Eaton
Dentist, Knutsford
Andrew Howard Eric Eder
Dentist, Middlesex
Bilal El-Dhuwaib
Dentist, Sheffield
Stuart McDonald Ellis
Dentist, Cambridge
Jacqui Ruth Elsden
Dental Nurse, Southwater
Rachael Ann England
Dental Hygienist, Geneva
Ekaterina Fabrikant
Dentist, London
Jonathan Charles Farmer
Dentist, Market Rasen
Shelagh Farrell
Dentist, Edenbridge
Zbigniew Fedorowicz
Dentist, Huntingdon
Susan Claire Fenton
Dentist, Winchester
Carl Stafford Fenwick
Clinical Dental Technician, Newcastle upon Tyne
Koray Feran
Dentist, London
Simon Fieldhouse
Dentist, Bradford-on-Avon
Timothy James Foster
Dentist, Malton
Thomas Edward Foulger
Dentist, Broadstone
Peter Michael Frost BEM
Dentist, London
Alexandra Mary Furness
Dentist, Hoylake
Richard Furness
Dentist, Hoylake
Sir Ian Derek Gainsford
Dentist, Jerusalem
Kuldip Singh Gakhal
Dentist, Wolverhampton
John Anthony Gamon CBE
Dentist, Aylesbury
Allen Felix Saadiah Gaon
Dentist, Edgware
Victor Tikam Gehani
Dentist, Stanmore
Stanley Gelbier
Dentist, Finchley
Elizabeth Wallace Glass
Dentist, Glasgow
Nicola Zeeba Gore
Dentist, London
Michael Alan Gow
Dentist, Glasgow
Linda Helene Greenwall
Dentist, London
Alexander Michael Greig
Dentist, Tetbury
Daniel Gunaseelan
Dentist, Stanmore
Harish Gupta
Dentist, Birmingham
Hridesh Kumar Gupta
Dentist, Mirfield
Andrew Hadden
Dentist, Milton of Campsie
James Patrick Hamilton
Dentist, Naas
Sean Hamilton
Dentist, Yelverton
Sally Jane Hanks
Dentist, Tavistock
Raghunathan Hari
Dentist, Tunbridge Wells
Amy Louise Harper
Dentist, Kirkcaldy
Kenneth Andrew Harper
Dentist, London
Kenneth Joseph Harris
Dentist, Sunderland
Esmail Fakirmohamad Harunani
Dentist, Sidcup
Bryan David Harvey
Dentist, Brentwood
Dominic Carmel Hassall
Dentist, Solihull
Haidar Hassan
Dentist, London
Sherin Abdulmohamed Hassanally
Dentist, Surbiton
Keith Edward Hayes
Dentist, Tunbridge Wells
Audoen Healy
Dentist, High Wycombe
Deborah Hemington
Dental Therapist, Bromley
Edward Paul Thomas Hems
Dentist, Henley-on-Thames
Noel Henderson
Dentist, Roscommon
Robert Hensher
Dentist, Dorset
Mark Andrew Hill
Dentist, Cardiff
Oliver Lee Hinton
Dentist, Knutsford
Christopher John Hird
Dentist, Wetherby
Christopher CK Ho
Dentist, Chatswood, New South Wales
Ross Hobson
Dentist, Morpeth
Alexander Holden
Dentist, Crows Nest, New South Wales
Victoria Holden
Dentist, Newbury
Michael Anthony Horton
Dentist, Woore
Mark-Steven Howe
Dentist, Sedgeberrow
Ryan Keir Hughes
Dentist, Wells
Ian Richard Hunt
Dentist, Altrincham
Abid Hussain
Dentist, Solihull
Faris Hazim Hussain
Dentist, Beckenham
Mohammed Ibrahim
Dentist, Bidar, Karnataka
Javed Ikram
Dentist, Thornton-Cleveleys
Robert Ireland
Dentist, Warwick
Amita Janda
Dentist, Sutton Coldfield
Sachin Jauhar
Dentist, Glasgow
Andrea Johnson
Dental Technician, Sutton-in-Ashfield
Stuart Brooke Johnston
Dentist, Usk
Philip Winstone Johnstone
Dentist, London
Ian Jones
Dentist, Aberdeen
Adrian Mark Jordan
Dentist, Waltham Chase
Roy Birander Judge
Dentist, Melbourne
Zaki Kanaan
Dentist, London
Helen Mary Kaney
Dentist, Hamilton
Zoeb Kapadia
Dentist, Leicester
Elizabeth Kay
Dentist, Liskeard
Jonathan Michael Kennair
Dentist, Bolton
Ian Kerr
Dentist, Hawkhurst
Pejman Khaki
Dentist, Horsham
Khaled Khalaf
Dentist, Aberdeen
Salman Ashraf Khan
Dentist, Lahore
Fazeela Khan-Osborne
Dentist, London
Tashfeen Kholasi
Dentist, Hornchurch
Peter Anthony King
Dentist, Wilmslow
Eldo Koshy
Dentist, Palarivattom, Kerala
David Ross Kramer
Dentist, Twickenham
Anthony Stephen Kravitz
Dentist, London
Sornakumar Krishnamoorthi
Dentist, Plymouth
Jonathan David Lack
Dentist, Edgware
Ravinder Lall
Dentist, Northampton
Nicholas Andrew Lane
Dentist, Bradford
David Langham
Dentist, Taunton
Herman Kin Man Lee
Dentist, Hong Kong
William Wang-Kee Lee
Dentist, Warrington
Jason Andrew Leitch CBE
Dentist, Glasgow
Gillian M Lennox
Dentist, Glasgow
Sharon Patricia Letters
Dentist, Glasgow
Yin Hon Alexander Leung
Dentist, Hong Kong
Kevin James Lewis
Dentist, Stamford
Nicholas Lewis
Dentist, Yateley
Jonathan Liew
Dentist, Liverpool
Elisavet Liontou
Dentist, Aberdeen
Michael Victor Lloyd
Dentist, Chalford
Chris Louca
Dentist, Orpington
Christopher Daniel Lynch
Dentist, Killorgin
Naveed Maan
Dentist, Colchester
Louis Murray Mackenzie
Dentist, Birmingham
Fiona Janet Mackillop
Dentist, London
Derek John Maguire
Dentist, Dungannon
Leonard John Maguire
Dentist, Dungannon
Derek Roy Mahony
Dentist, Haberfield, New South Wales
Yann Georges Maidment
Dentist, Edinburgh
John Lawrence Makin
Dentist, London
Natashekara Mallesh
Dentist, Doha
Rachappa Mallikarjuna
Dentist, Muscat
George Margaritis
Dentist, Totton
Peter Martin
Dentist, Liverpool
Hew Byrne Mathewson CBE
Dentist, Edinburgh
John Bernard Roger Matthews
Dentist, Shanklin
Peter Walter Mauthe
Dentist, Gravesend
Samuel Mark McAlister
Dentist, Leeds
Louis William McArdle
Dentist, Theydon Bois
Ewen Mark McColl
Dentist, Kingsbridge
Sinead McEnhill
Dentist, Enniskillen
John McVeigh
Dentist, Tavistock
Shamir Bhupendra Mehta
Dentist, Stanmore
Alasdair Gordon Miller
Dentist, Taunton
Richard John Millhouse
Dentist, Cambridge
Ian James Mills
Dentist, Torrington
John Gordon Milne
Dentist, Wakefield
Shashi Bhushan Mishra
Dentist, Langford
Philip Moo
Dentist, Ashford
Thegan Moodley
Dentist, Bromsgrove
Kirstie Moons
Dental Nurse, Nantgarw
Adrian Nicholas Kenneth Moore
Dentist, Brighton
Alyn Morgan
Dentist, Leeds
David John Morley
Dentist, Bath
Fraser James Morrison
Dentist, Edinburgh
Kishalaya Mukherjee
Dentist, Wolverhampton
Sukhdeep Murbay
Dentist, Newcastle upon Tyne
Triveni Nalawade
Dentist, Muscat
Anoupvir Singh Nandra
Dentist, Birmingham
Khaja Nawaz
Dentist, Chennai
James Alexander Neilson
Clinical Dental Technician, Derby
Tan Minh Nguyen
Dental Therapist, Templestowe Lower, Victoria
Lucy Nichols
Dentist, Thames Ditton
Matthew Nolan
Dentist, London
Ette Etim Ntekim
Dentist, Holyhead
Sarab Oberai
Dentist, Virginia Water
Eimear O’Connell
Dentist, Edinburgh
Mark James O’Hara
Dentist, Horsham
Dominic O’Hooley
Dentist, Leeds
Conor O’Malley
Dentist, Hamilton
Peter Ommer
Dentist, Glasgow
Graham Orr
Dentist, Morpeth
Christine Osborne
Dentist, West Byfleet
Mary Colette O’Sullivan
Dentist, Ashford
Abhijit Pal
Dentist, Birmingham
Marie Ruby Parker
Dental Nurse, Stanford-le-Hope
Hussein Saifuddin Patanwala
Dentist, Birmingham
Divyash Patel
Dentist, London
Kishan Patel
Dentist, Pinner
Pankaj Patel OGW
Dentist, Uxbridge
Raseshkumar Shantilal Patel
Dentist, London
Tushar Chandulal Patel
Dentist, Chelmsford
Kaushik Paul
Dentist, Birmingham
Chris Penlington
Dentist, Newcastle upon Tyne
Keith Percival
Dentist, Fareham
Noel John Perkins
Dentist, Kirkby Lonsdale
Polyxeni Petropoulou
Dentist, Muscat
Ralph Pickup
Dentist, Waddington
Allan Vernon Pirie
Dentist, Glasgow
Manish Prasad
Dentist, Birmingham
Barry Francis Arthur Quinn
Dentist, London
Sudha Rajmohan
Dentist, Muscat
Raj Rattan MBE
Dentist, Hemel Hempstead
Deborah Reed
Dental Nurse, Swadlincote
Elliot Rhodes
Dentist, Newport
Robin John Richardson
Dentist, Sutton Coldfield
Marcello Riggio
Dental academic, Glasgow
Christopher Roberts
Dentist, Truro
George Rodgers
Dentist, Wigan
Iain Roe
Dentist, Halesowen
Samuel Russell Rollings
Dentist, Aberdeen
Catherine Margaret Rutland
Dentist, Kings Worthy
Zubair Sacranie
Dentist, Solihull
Peter John Arthur Sanders
Dentist, Winchester
Peter Sands
Dentist, Abingdon
Ario Santini
Dentist, Edinburgh
Julian David Satterthwaite
Dentist, Manchester
Amir Savage
Dentist, Alton
George Christou Savva
Dentist, Derby
Eddie Leonard Caspar Scher
Dentist, London
Julian Philip Scott
Dentist, Eastbourne
Andrew See
Dentist, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
Noha Mohamed Said Abdelaziz Seoudi
Dentist, London
Kevin Guy Seymour
Dentist, Baldock
Nileshkumar Ratilal Shah
Dentist, Loughborough
Arthur See King Sham
Dentist, Hong Kong
Shaam Ahmed Shamsi
Dentist, Biddulph
Pranay Sharma
Dentist, Ilford
Pratik Kumar Sharma
Dentist, Ilford
William Sharpling
Clinical Dental Technician, Woking
Naresh Yedthare Yedthate Shetty
Dentist, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Penelope Jane Shirlaw
Dentist, London
Yejide Olufunmilayo Sijuwade
Dentist, Bury St Edmunds
Deepak Simkhada
Dental Therapist, Sunbury on Thames
Gurdeep Singh
Dentist, Muscat
Ashis Colin Sinha
Dentist, Solihull
Hin Ho Siu
Dentist, Hong Kong
Charles Adam Edward Slade
Dentist, London
Oliver Smart
Dentist, Birmingham
Nikolai Ramsay Stankiewicz
Dentist, Somerton
Rhona Stevens
Dentist, Bingley
Graham Douglas Stokes
Dentist, Malvern
Finlay Andrew Sutton
Dentist, Lancaster
Vincent Syme
Dentist, Taunton
Susan Rebecca Rose Tanner
Dentist, London
Millicent Rowena Taylor
Dentist, Embleton, Western Australia
Michael Frederick Thomas
Dentist, Gosport
Wendy Thompson
Dentist, Kirkby Lonsdale
Patricia Anne Thomson
Dentist, Glasgow
Robert McNeill Thomson
Dentist, Glasgow
Peter Howard Thornley
Dentist, Sutton Coldfield
Adrian Thorp
Dentist, Cadole
Akinwale Adebisi Tikare
Dentist, Gravesend
Paul Anthony Tipton
Dentist, Altrincham
Robert Stanley Tobin
Dentist, Birmingham
Andrew Charles Toy
Dentist, West Bridgford
Christopher Tredwin
Dentist, Yelverton
Michael John Trenouth
Dentist, Grange-over-Sands
Jonathan Ramsey Turnbull
Dentist, Edinburgh
Christopher Turner
Dentist, Bath
Elizabeth Tyler
Dentist, Lichfield
Tevfik Cemal Ucer
Dentist, Salford
Jinesh Jagdish Vaghela
Dentist, South Mimms
Alison Drina van den Berg
Dentist, Bristol
Manjul Karsandas Vasant
Dentist, London
Rajesh Mohankumar Wadhwani
Dentist, Cambridge
Pamela Ward
Dentist, Nottingham
Faraza Wasti
Dentist, Sale
Stephen John Waters
Dentist, Longhope
Michael Watson
Dentist, Manningtree
Indika Danuka Weerapperuma
Dentist, High Wycombe
Brian Westbury
Dentist, Loughton
John Wibberley
Clinical Dental Technician, Kincardine
Peter Michael Wilkins
Dentist, Warwick
Thomas James Spencer Willan
Dentist, Horbury
Francis Brian Brian Williams
Dentist, Leatherhead
Peter James Willy
Dentist, Bournemouth
Michael Wilson
Dentist, London
Sir Nairn Wilson CBE
Dentist, Alderley Edge
Neil Andrew Wilson
Dentist, Solihull
James Wise
Dentist, Teddington
Robert Witton
Dentist, Plymouth
Jason Wong
Dentist, Grantham
Ian David Wood
Dentist, Sale
Jeremy Andrew Woodcock
Dentist, Chesham
Mark Stuart Wright
Dentist, Godalming
Riaz Yar
Dentist, Altrincham
Albert Yeung
Dentist, Glasgow
Nadeem Younis
Dentist, Burnley
Patrik Magnus Zachrisson
Dentist, Huntingdon
Hassan Mahmoud Abdelrahman Ziada
Dentist, Las Vegas
Please note the above list excludes any Fellows who have opted out of inclusion in the College’s Member Register
To join the College or upgrade your existing membership, visit our Membership pages
The College has announced the recipients of its second annual award of honorary fellowships and the President’s Commendation.
(l-r) William Beare, the late Larry Browne and Philip Tucker, David Lynch
Three individuals have received Honorary Fellowship, recognising their significant and career-defining contributions to dentistry aligned with the College’s mission.
William Beare is one of the UK’s leading prosthodontists, and has contributed both regionally and nationally to patient care and to the education of all members of the dental team. He worked in general dental practice from 1975-86 before serving twenty-three years in the Royal Army Dental Corps, including as First Consultant in Restorative Dentistry to the Armed Forces, until 2009. He also worked part-time in private practice in Devon and Cornwall from 2000-2018, and since 2012 has been the Clinical Lead of Derriford Dental Education Facility at Peninsula Dental School, while remaining an Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry to the British Army. As well as inspiring students, he runs numerous courses for practitioners in the South West, and many in the military dental services have benefitted from his support and revision courses.
Two recipients have been awarded Honorary Fellowship posthumously. The College does not often make posthumous awards, however as a new organisation it has not previously had the opportunity to provide these individuals with the special recognition they deserve:
Larry Browne was a proud and dedicated dental technician with fifty years of experience, who was highly influential for many dentists and dental technicians. The long-time editor of Dental Technician, he was one of the original dental implant technicians in the UK and indeed one of the very earliest Fellows of the International Team in Implantology, also guiding many dentists toward Fellowship. A former Fellow also of both the British Institute of Dental and Surgical Technologists and the Dental Technologists Association, and a former Licentiate of the City and Guilds of London Institute, his legacy lives on through his great contribution to the progress of dental technology, and through the education and training centre in Enniskillen which bears his name.
Philip Tucker began his career in the 1960s as an apprentice dental technician at a laboratory near his home in Potters Bar, and from the late 1970s he started campaigning for a new career pathway that would enable dental technicians to see the public in a direct capacity for denture provision. His tireless commitment to this cause was instrumental in the addition in 2007 of Clinical Dental Technician as a regulated title in the UK, and his contribution, alongside others, enabled later generations to pursue this career path. Throughout his career, he championed excellent patient care, education and the progression of dental technicians’ knowledge and understanding to become clinicians, and he influenced and mentored many dental technicians and clinical dental technicians in the UK and around the world.
One individual has received the President’s Commendation, which is conferred by the President on the recommendation of the elected College Council, and which recognises significant service to the dental profession by College members, at local or national level, including through the College or former Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP).
David Lynch MCGDent is the seventh winner of the award and has exemplified the College’s commitment to dental education throughout his career, both in his own training and in his support for students and peers. He has also been recognised for his dedication to NHS dental patients in a high needs area, and for his longstanding service to the College and former Faculty in the North East of England. A dentist at Frederick Street Family Dental Practice in Sunderland since qualifying from Newcastle Dental School in 2005, he holds the Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties (Dip. MJDF) and the FGDP(UK) Diploma in Restorative Dentistry, and enjoys teaching and mentoring as a Foundation Dentist Educational Supervisor. Now in his thirteenth year as a trainer, he is regarded as a natural teacher and is appreciated by mentees. He is known for his encyclopaedic knowledge, for being a willing guide with dental complexities, and for his respect for the evidence in all that he does.
All four awards were formally presented by College President Abhi Pal at the 2023 CGDent Fellows’ Summer Reception. Larry Browne’s posthumous Honorary Fellowship was accepted by his widow, Sue, and Phil Tucker’s by his son, Jody.
Colleagues are reminded that Monday 28 August 2023 is the deadline for all dental professionals other than dentists to submit an annual CPD statement detailing professional development activity undertaken between and 1 August 2022 and 31 July 2023.
Delegates at the annual CGDent Scotland Study Dayheld at Glasgow Science Centre
The GDC requires dental therapists, dental hygienists, orthodontic therapists and clinical dental technicians to complete a minimum of 75 hours of verifiable CPD every five years, and dental nurses and dental technicians a minimum of 50 hours.
All dental professionals need to complete at least 10 hours of verifiable CPD during any two-year period, and must submit an annual CPD statement whether or not they have undertaken any CPD in the preceding 12 months.
The next submission deadline for dentists is 28 January 2024, covering education undertaken during 2023.
The College offers members access to a wide range of CPD opportunities:
CPD library
Free, on-demand access to a library of around 1000 hours of certified, GDC-compliant CPD. To access the content, log in to www.prodentalcpd.com using the details sent to you following your transfer/entry into College membership.
Live webinars
Live, College-hosted webinars covering a wide range of subjects are available free to members every month, powered by ProDental. Webinars this year have included:
And if you miss a live webinar, you’ll find it in the online library within around 24 hours.
Details of all past and upcoming webinars can be found here
Study Days
Members receive heavily discounted attendance fees for the College’s study days and events as well as some events organised by third parties. The following are currently scheduled:
The College of General Dentistry is seeking two Trustees – one dental and one independent – to help us in our historic mission to build a future Royal College for dentistry.
Our dental Trustees are registered dental professionals, and our independent Trustees come from outside of dentistry. Both are central to the effective delivery of our mission, contributing to custodianship of the organisation, and require a thorough appreciation of the role of a Trustee in a modern charity and professional membership body.
The Trustee Board, chaired by Dr Mick Horton FCGDent, works alongside the elected Council of the College, which oversees the professional affairs of the organisation and is chaired by the President of the College, Dr Abhi Pal FCGDent. Trustees must demonstrate high standards of behaviour and attitude, reflecting the inclusive professionalism that we seek to embody and contributing to the development of the organisation’s values. They will appreciate the business imperatives underpinning a growing organisation, reconciling financial viability with delivery of our overall mission in the patient and public interest. Trustees are appointed for a term of three years.
The role profile for both Trustee positions is available below:
For the position of Dental Trustee, you must be a registered dental professional. We are particularly interested in attracting people who can help us to engage widely across the dental team, as we seek to reflect their wide range of backgrounds and aspirations. The proportion of women and dental professionals from different backgrounds on the Register is growing, and we want our Trustee Board to be truly inclusive and reflective of our community.
Independent Trustee
Our independent Trustees, who come from outside dentistry, play a central role in the effective delivery of our mission.
The Board of Trustees has identified a need to supplement their skills in a key area and would be particularly keen for applications from those with experience of entrepreneurial development in a not-for-profit context and / or those with membership and professional body development.
For both positions, applicants should email their CV and a covering letter, citing two referees, to [email protected]
Deadline for applications:
Independent Trustee – Tuesday 5th September 2023. Dental Trustee – Sunday 16 July 2023.
It is intended that appointees will be in place by October 2023.
The list of fellowships which qualify applicants for Fellowship of the College by means of equivalence has been amended.
A year after the College first published Fellowship criteria, a review carried out on behalf of the College Council examined the assessment procedures and required training in relation to those qualifications already deemed equivalent, as well as to a number of additional overseas qualifications.
Fellows of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (FRCDC) and the College of Dentistry of South Africa (FCD(SA)), and dentists who have been Board Certified by the American Board of General Dentistry, are all now eligible for Fellowship of CGDent by equivalence.
These are in addition to Fellows of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FFGDP(UK)); of the Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland, their Faculties of Dental Surgery (FDS) or Dentistry (FFD); and of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (FRACDS), all of whom were already deemed to be of equivalent standing.
Honorary Fellows of the College (FCGDent(Hon.)) or former Faculty (FFGDP(UK)(Hon.)) who meet the College’s standard membership requirements may also be admitted to full Fellowship by equivalence.
However, Fellowship of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry will no longer be accepted for College Fellowship applications by means of equivalence; but since it is still considered a robust assessment of skills in implant dentistry, it has been added to the list of ‘gateway’ qualifications which provide automatic satisfaction of the Clinical domain for Fellowship applications by means of experience.
The criteria for automatic eligibility for Life Fellowship of the College have been similarly adjusted in light of the review.
Qualifications deemed equivalent will continue to be reviewed periodically, and additional qualifications may be determined to be equivalent over time.
Full details of the requirements for Fellowship are available via the link below.
A previous update to Fellowship by means of equivalence was made on 23 February 2023
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