Collection 24 September 2018

Dental leadership

Leadership is fundamental to the success of any organisation. Dentists show leadership every day, whether in managing a practice, working with a dental nurse to treat a patient, promoting oral health, or taking action on the political front. This collection of articles from the British Dental Journal highlights the many and varied forms of dental leadership through interviews with some of the most inspiring leaders in UK dentistry.

Dental leadership - interviews

Helen Whelton: 'It is difficult to imagine the population's decay levels without fluoridation'

Interview22 Feb 2013 British Dental Journal
Jimmy Steele: 'It's not as if we are going to run out of work'

Interview7 Sep 2012 British Dental Journal
When David met Sara part 1

Change. One word that can conjure up a whole range of emotions. Excitement. Apprehension. Worry. Uncertainty. For new Chief Dental Officer (CDO) for England, Sara Hurley, change means opportunity. In the first of a two-part series, news editor David Westgarth went to meet the new CDO to talk all things dentistry.

Interview13 Nov 2015 British Dental Journal
When David met Sara Part 2

In the second part of her exclusive interview, new Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley, talks to news editor David Westgarth about the GDC, judging the success of contract reform, antibiotics and students

Interview27 Nov 2015 British Dental Journal
Kathryn Harley: 'often when we see paediatric patients it's already too late'

Interview25 Jan 2013 British Dental Journal
Len D'Cruz: 'Have we been short changing patients for the last 20 years?'
- Ruth Doherty
Interview8 Nov 2013 British Dental Journal
Peter Dyer: 'There is a big challenge in deciding how we fund clinical care'

Ruth Doherty, Senior Managing Editor of the BDJ, interviews BDA President, Peter Dyer. Peter graduated in dentistry from the Royal Dental Hospital in 1979 and then qualified in medicine from University College Hospital, London in 1988. He was appointed consultant in oral and maxillofacial surgery to the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in 1998 with a special interest in trauma and orthognathics. As Chair of the Central Committee for Hospital Dental Services Peter was highly involved in the industrial action taken by trainee hospital dentists in 2016.
- Ruth Doherty
Interview15 Dec 2017 British Dental Journal
Interview: Sandra White: 'Dentists need to get more political'

Dr Sandra White has been the National Lead for Dental Public Health at Public Health England (PHE) since 2014. Before taking on her current role, Sandra has had a varied and substantial career in dentistry working as a consultant in dental public health for many years, before which she worked in various roles in special care dentistry, general dental practice and oral surgery.
- Ruth Doherty
Interview9 Dec 2016 British Dental Journal
Janet Clarke: 'We will increasingly see dentists being salaried'

Interview10 Apr 2015 British Dental Journal
Mick Horton: 'Empathy for your patients is the most important trait a GDP needs'

Dr Mick Horton is the outgoing Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP[UK]), the ninth Dean since its founding in 1992. In his time as Dean, Mick presided over the decision to establish FGDP(UK) as an independent college for general dental practice. The new organisation aims to provide a collegiate home and professional standing for GDPs and all members of the general dental team. Mick qualified from Manchester University in 1986. In 1992, he purchased a mixed NHS/private practice in Caergwrle, north Wales. His experience includes being a member of the Welsh Dental Committee, 19 years as the chair of his local dental committee and 10 years as the vice chair of his local health board.
- Ruth Doherty
Interview13 Jul 2018 British Dental Journal
Nigel Hunt: 'I wanted to be an orthodontist before I wanted to be a dentist'

Interview23 Jan 2015 British Dental Journal
Helen Falcon: 'COPDEND's intention was to try and improve the quality of CPD'

Helen Falcon has just recently retired as Postgraduate Dean for Dental Education and Training for both the Thames Valley and Wessex local offices of Health Education England, and as Chair of the UK Committee of Postgraduate Dental Deans and Directors (COPDEND). Ruth Doherty, BDJ Managing Editor, caught up with Helen to find out more about dental education, COPDEND and CPD standards.

Interview22 Apr 2016 British Dental Journal
Mike Curtis: 'It's criminal that we still have such high levels of childhood caries'

Professor Mike Curtis is the new Executive Dean of King's College London Dental Institute. He moved to King's from his former position as Dean of Dentistry and Deputy Vice-Principal (Health) at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL. Mike is a microbiologist and his research is focused on the role of the oral microbiome in maintaining oral health and developing disease, and key microbial virulence determinants of oral bacteria. He is a former President of the British Society for Oral and Dental Research, and he delivered the 2016 BDA/BDJ Winter Lecture.
- Ruth Doherty
Interview26 Jan 2018 British Dental Journal
Janine Brooks: 'I may no longer see patients, but I'm still in dentistry'

Interview10 Apr 2015 British Dental Journal
Iain Chapple: 'As a clinician, you assume that people know what periodontitis is'
- Ruth Doherty
Interview25 Oct 2013 British Dental Journal

Dental leadership

Dental leadership - interviews

Helen Whelton: 'It is difficult to imagine the population's decay levels without fluoridation'

Jimmy Steele: 'It's not as if we are going to run out of work'

When David met Sara part 1

When David met Sara Part 2

Kathryn Harley: 'often when we see paediatric patients it's already too late'

Len D'Cruz: 'Have we been short changing patients for the last 20 years?'

Peter Dyer: 'There is a big challenge in deciding how we fund clinical care'

Interview: Sandra White: 'Dentists need to get more political'

Janet Clarke: 'We will increasingly see dentists being salaried'

Mick Horton: 'Empathy for your patients is the most important trait a GDP needs'

Nigel Hunt: 'I wanted to be an orthodontist before I wanted to be a dentist'

Helen Falcon: 'COPDEND's intention was to try and improve the quality of CPD'

Mike Curtis: 'It's criminal that we still have such high levels of childhood caries'

Janine Brooks: 'I may no longer see patients, but I'm still in dentistry'

Iain Chapple: 'As a clinician, you assume that people know what periodontitis is'

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