Christopher Tredwin

Chris is an active practitioner and maintained passion and commitment to general and specialist dental practice throughout his career. Born in the Southwest Chris returned to Devon after completing his training in London in 2010 to take up a Chair with the University of Plymouth and became Head of its Dental School in 2012. While Head Chris oversaw the development of a five-year Dental programme, a fully integrated Dental Hygiene and Therapy degree programme and six clinical master’s programmes. He was also involved with development of and a Director on a community interest company that ran the NHS side of the school. While Head the School rose through the league tables from bottom to consistently top 3 in the Guardian University League table. Student satisfaction also significantly increased again consistently being in the top UK 3 (from bottom in 2011).

While Chair of Dental Schools Council (2020-2023), Chris negotiated emergency Covid investment into the Dental Schools and Trusts of circa £35 million and the development of mitigations to safely return dental students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Chris negotiated additional time for entry into Dental Foundation Training during Covid Pandemic to allow maximum time to become safe beginners. 96.88% of dental students graduated on time in July 2021 from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  

Chris completed his Term at Plymouth in July 2023 and took up a new post as Dean and Institute Director QMUL on the 1st August 2023. Since arriving at QMUL highlights so far include establishing the North East London Dental Outreach Collaborative (NELDOC) - a pioneering new way of delivering dental care, through education, to those that need it the most; involved with a new £3.2 Million Dental Clinical Facility in Hackney; is leading on and developing a new QMUL LDS qualification; has reshaped the structure and overseen a full BDS and BSc Curriculum Review.