BSP President

Dr Rajan Nansi (pictured) has been appointed President of the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (BSP) for 2022, taking over from Professor Mark Ide.

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As a long-serving member of the BSP, Rajan is a dedicated supporter of its work and was instrumental in setting up its Early Careers Group.

Rajan is based at his practice RESTORE Dental Specialists in Worcestershire.

Professor of Dental Public Health

Professor Manu Raj Mathur joined Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Dental Public Health and Primary Care on 1 February 2022 as Professor of Dental Public Health.

Professor Mathur is a dental surgeon with more than 15 years of global experience of working in different health systems. In his new role, he will contribute to research and implementation activities of Barts Centre for Squamous Cancer (BCSC), a new centre of excellence dedicated to improving detection, treatment and quality of life for patients with squamous cancer funded by Bart's Charity.

Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship

Daniel Van Gijn, an ST7 specialist registrar in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, is one of five successful applicants for the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowships.

With the support of the travelling fellowship, he will be spending a year in Australia at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse (COBLH). Daniel has a fellowship in head and neck surgery and post-ablative microvascular reconstruction at the COBLH in Sydney.

Daniel recently published the new Oxford Handbook of Head and Neck Anatomy.