Specialist Zone

Peter qualified with honours from Bristol University in 1982. He worked in a series of junior hospital posts and general practice before gaining Fellowship in Dentistry, in 1986 entering the orthodontic training programme at the Royal London Hospital. He opened his own specialist practice in Solihull 10 days after completing his final year of study in 1989, where he soon developed an interest in adult orthodontics. He has been involved in formal teaching as a part-time lecturer at the Eastman (1994-6) and Royal London Hospitals (2000-2004). Peter lectures widely on adult orthodontics and its part in whole patient care, both nationally and internationally, whilst continuing his clinical work as the principal of his private practice, Orthodontic Excellence. Peter is a Platinum provider of Incognito lingual appliances and has been a 3M UK Mentor in its use. Peter is also a Platinum Elite provider of Invisalign, is a founding member of the UK group of The Invisible Orthodontist (TIO),and is a member of the Align UK Orthodontists Advisory Board. In 2018 he was invited to be a Clinical Speaker for Invisalign UK. In 1999 Peter founded the Royal London Orthodontic Alumni Association and has been its President since 2016. Peter has been an enthusiastic attendee of the Alpine Orthodontic Conference since 2003 and has organized its academic programme since 2012.

Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry in Manchester, spokesperson for BSPD, advisor to BrushDJ and author of the Toothfairyblog.org

Dr. Saoirse O’Toole is a Clinical Lecturer in Prosthodontics at King’s College London Dental Institute. Half of her week is spent on clinics doing her specialist training and the rest of her week is spent doing research in the Centre for Clinical, Oral and Translational sciences. Her research focuses on the diagnosis and prevention of erosive tooth wear, in addition to developing methods to measure erosive tooth wear progression in primary care. She lectures nationally and internationally on erosive tooth wear and has co-authored a book chapter on tooth wear risk assessment

Sandip qualified with a Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) from University College London (UCL) in December 1991. He worked in general dental practice for seven and then went onto further specialist training. He gained a Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FDS RCPS) from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow in 1998 and then undertook a three year full time specialist training programme in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics at the Eastman Dental Institute in London. In 2000, he gained a Masters in Clinical Dentistry (MClinDent) in fixed and removable Prosthodontics from UCL, London. In 2001 he was successful in the Membership examination (MRD RCS) and gained entry onto the GDC specialist list in Prosthodontics. Sandip continued further training and remained at the Eastman for a further four years to complete a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry training. He gained a further Fellowship (FDS (Rest Dent)) in 2004 and entry onto the GDC specialist lists of Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics and Periodontology. In 2005, he was appointed to a new post as the first full-time Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. His main remit within the Hospital was to treat patients with cleft lip and palate, oral cancer, trauma and hypodontia. Sandip has been involved in treating patients with cleft lip and palate for over twenty years and set up the Cleft Clinical Excellence Network of which he is currently the chair. He is an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is the Regional Specialty advisor for Restorative Dentistry in his region. He has undertaken Medico-legal work for many years and in 2015, he completed the Bond Solon Expert Witness training. Sandip is actively involved with the Oxford Playhouse theatre and is on the Board of Trustees. He is also currently the Chair of the Development Committee where he is actively involved in fundraising.

Len D’Cruz qualified from the Royal London Hospital in 1989 and did his vocational training at Whipps Cross. After an associateship in Hertfordshire he bought into his practice in Woodford Green as an expense sharing partner a year later and eventually took over the practice with his wife Anne who is also a dentist. He has done clinical assistantships in Restorative Dentistry and orthodontics. Len has been a vocational trainer for the London Deanery for a number of years and the practice is Denplan accredited and is also a Gold BDA Good Practice Scheme member. It is now a seven surgery practice and the practice is also part of the NHS new contract pilots /prototypes since September 2011 Len was an Examiner for the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners for the MJDF exam and for the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE). He completed a Masters in Law at Cardiff in 2003 and the Certificate in Practice Appraisal from the FGDP in 2004.He completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical education from the University of Westminster in 2009 and has completed his FGDP Mentoring Certificate in 2012.He was a Director of the BDA (PEC member) from 2015- 2019) He currently splits his time between clinical general dental practice, and working with the BDA as a Senior Dento-legal advisor having worked at Dental Protection Ltd for 21 years. He is a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire for the MA in Dental Law and Ethics. He is also a Dental Postgraduate tutor for Health Education East of England . He has published “Legal aspects of General Dental Practice” (Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone) and co-authored “Understanding NHS Dentistry” with Raj Rattan and Michael Watson. He writes and lectures regularly on dento-legal issues. His hobbies include photography, reading fiction and non fiction and trying to keep fit a the gym. He has been awarded a Licentiateship from the Royal Photographic society (LRPS).

David Brewer has a long established reputation of arranging funding in the healthcare sector dating back over 25 years. Since 2010, David, as Director and co-owner of award winning Healthcare Finance Brokerage FTA Finance has acted for thousands of healthcare professionals providing guidance and advice and has developed a strong reputation for delivering a reliable, pro-active and friendly hassle free service. Being directly authorised by the FCA and with NACFB membership FTA Finance are now ideally placed to help businesses of all shapes, sizes and professions. With established contacts at the major banks and smaller specialist providers, David and his team are able to formulate a business plan and source a wide range of funding packages - his advice and knowledge can and WILL make all the difference when applying for finance.

Karen has been a Consultant Orthodontist at The Royal Stoke University Hospital for 12 years. She completed her Orthodontic Training at Oxford University Teaching Hospitals and The Eastman Dental Institute (UCL) London. She is extensively involved with teaching and training and examines nationally and internationally for The Royal College of Surgeons of England. Karen has a particular interest in Orthognathic Surgery and Quality of Life and also in engaging and motivating patients and staff.

Clare is a Specialist Paediatric Dentist working in the Community Dental Service in Liverpool. She qualified from the University of Bristol Dental School and completed a Masters in Paediatric Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Hospital, University of London, before going on to obtain her PhD at the University of Liverpool. She has had experience of community, hospital and academic dentistry and has, for most of her career, been an active member of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), both at local and national level and for whom she is now Honorary National Secretary. She was a member of the steering group for the development of the NHS England Commissioning Standards for Paediatric Dentistry and is also on the Public Health England Child Oral Health Improvement Programme Board. She was also invited to be the BSPD representative on the SDCEP Guideline Development Group for Dental Sedation. Clare's clinical work involves treating a wide range of vulnerable child patients referred from General Dental Practitioners and other Health Care Professionals, most of whom require treatment involving considerable behaviour management, often including inhalation sedation or general anaesthetic.

Geoff is a general dentist and internationally noted dental speaker with special interests in Minimal Intervention Aesthetic Dentistry. He has pioneered several innovative clinical procedures in aesthetic dentistry and the pharmacological management of caries. He is an inventor and is named on several patents. He has also published articles in many International journals including Quintessence. Among his many hobbies he includes mountaineering – climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica in 1991. He also attempted to reach the South Pola on a bike which he designed & had built in 2003.

Tif Qureshi qualified from Kings College London in 1992. He is one of the Past Presidents of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, He is a clinical director of IAS Academy, an International faculty that provides mentored education for general dentists on a pathway from appropriate simple to comprehensive restoratively focused orthodontics. Tif has an interest in restoratively focused orthodontics and truly minimally invasive restorative dentistry. He has committed his life’s work to empowering dentists to provide important alternative techniques – to offer a wide variety of treatments to many more patients, and not violating the fundamental precepts of orthodontics. Tif also pioneered the concept of Alignment Bleaching, Bonding and Progressive Smile Design. He is also an experienced teacher in the Dahl concept to assist in minimally invasive, patient-centred dentistry. Tif lectures extensively internationally and has had many articles published on all these subjects.

I qualified in dentistry at Bristol University in 1999 and completed my Fellowship in Restorative Dentistry in 2006 (Royal College Surgeons, Edinburgh). I provide management of patients with head and neck cancer and developmental disorders. My specialist interests include multidisciplinary care of patients with orthodontic-restorative needs and the rehabilitation of cancer patients with dental implants. As the Managed Clinical Network chair in Restorative Dentistry for the Southwest I am developing a network across the region to help provide specialist services to all patients and improve quality of care. I have a passion for education. I am clinical lead for the Exeter Education Facility and Associate Professor in Clinical Education in Plymouth University. I am responsible for the implant dentistry modules for the postgraduate cert/diploma/masters in Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology. I am the Training Program Director for Restorative Dentistry in the Southwest and Honorary Secretary of the British Society for Restorative Dentistry both of which allow me to share my enthusiasm for my specialty.

Following completion of her undergraduate training in Leeds in 1990, Yvonne worked in NHS general dental practice for 18 years. During this time, she obtained the LLM in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice in 2000 and completed the DPDS in 2004. She was also a member of Leeds LDC for 8 years. As well as working in general dental practice, Yvonne developed an interest in orthodontics and worked as a clinical assistant in both hospital and orthodontic practice for over 14 years. . In 2008 she started working for Dental Protection as a Dentolegal Adviser and moved to her role as Head of Underwriting Policy in 2017. Part of this role involves reviewing and identifying risks and trends in cases Dental Protection deal with. She continues to retain a specific interest in risks arising from orthodontic practice.