Professor Philip Lumley has been appointed Director and Head of the School of Dentistry at the University of Birmingham. Dr Lumley is a Professor of Endodontology, and qualified in Dundee in 1980. He was appointed lecturer in Conservative Dentistry following house officer and registrar jobs in Dundee and Glasgow.

He gained his Master of Dental Science, PhD and Certificate of Accreditation in Restorative Dentistry at Birmingham, he also holds fellowships of the Glasgow, London and Edinburgh colleges. He has researched extensively in the field of endodontology and clinical interests include the use of the operating microscope especially in root canal re-treatment.