Tony Griffin was presented with the inaugural Dental Technologists Association Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to dental technology over many years. He received the award at the BDA Honours and Awards Dinner held at the Millennium Hotel in London.
Tony is a past Chairman of the Dental Technicians Education and Training Advisory Board and former President of the Dental Technologists Association (DTA).
Qualifying as a dental technician in 1969, he has since gained an honours degree in business studies, a certificate in education and a clinical dental technician's certificate. He has managed a commercial dental lab in Birmingham and taught in two colleges. He was also instrumental in creating the first ever Foundation Degree programme for dental technicians.
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Tony is top technician. Vital 5, 10 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/vital723
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