Ben Atkins

Dr Ben Atkins is the immediate past president of the Oral Health Foundation and general dental practitioner. Ben also owned a group of dental practices in the North West of England. His main drive in practice is education of his patients, this is demonstrated in the practice mission statement: ‘Our mission is for all our patients to understand their mouths, preventative regime and treatment.' As a clinician, Ben is a former tutor at Manchester Dental Hospital and a Dentist with Specialist Interest (DWSI) in restorative dentistry. His practices have a number of separate NHS contracts that cater for the oral health needs of the hard-to-reach groups. Ben encourages his staff to improve the oral health of hard-to-reach patients in the UK and overseas. He has provided a mobile dental surgery in Tanzania. Press and Parliamentary representative for the British Dental Association; Co-optee of NICE, Public Health Advisory Committee, Chair of Salford LDC