Whatever next? Career decisions after graduation

14 Mar 2026
CDO Theatre
Chief Dental Officer Theatre and Zone

Objectives: 
        1. Highlight the range of clinical career opportunities open to early career dentists  

        2. How the application processes work 

        3. Explore what factors to consider when making decisions 
 

Aims:  To give early career dentists insight into career options and opportunities 

Chairperson
Rakhee Patel
Rakhee Patel, Deputy Chief Dental Officer England
Speakers
Sonita Koshal
Sonita Koshal, Workforce Training and Education Associate Dean for London Kent Surrey & Sussex Deanery
Ryan Grocock
Ryan Grocock, Dental Officer Whittington Community Dental Service and Academic Clinical Fellow University College London
Jasparl Cheema
Jasparl Cheema, DCT2 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals