Prior to the Tech Show, held in Coventry in mid-May, the Dental Technologists Association (DTA) announced the appointment of Mike McGlynn as President, the successor to Barry Appleby.

Mike qualified at Matthew Boulton College Birmingham where he gained a City and Guilds Final Certificate in 1973 and City and Guilds Advanced in Ceramics, Crown and Bridge in 1975. He worked at the Central Dental Clinic, Wolverhampton and Birmingham Dental Hospital before taking up a post as Lab Manager at a commercial dental laboratory in Hong Kong.

On returning to the UK Mike helped set up a successful dental lab which ultimately was taken over by a larger group. Mike was appointed Head of Dental Production Laboratories at Bristol Dental Hospital in 2007.

Mike has been a member of the Executive team of DTA for three years. He is also a member of the British Institute of Dental and Surgical Technologists.

Mike said: ‘I'm delighted and honoured to be taking over as DTA President, especially so as this year marks [DTA's] 25th anniversary, and I look forward to working with colleagues on the Executive team to support our members.’