Stephen Gates
Managing Director, Denplan
Steve joined Denplan in 1995 and in 2001 became Managing Director. In this
role, he is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of all Denplan activities,
in association with the Denplan Board and other senior members.
Steve works particularly in areas of new product and business developments, whilst
maintaining close links with the dental profession.
Alastair Campbell
For ten years, Alastair Campbell was Tony Blair’s right hand man as communications strategist
and chief spokesman, often witnessing history in the making. He remains a key figure
on the political stage, with considerable connections on both sides of the Atlantic.
As the most influential Government advisor Alastair was no stranger to controversy,
working the headlines and occasionally making them. He is one of four credited with
creating New Labour and fighting numerous battles in their pursuit of modernisation.
He was reviled by parts of the media but still respected for his commitment,
creativity, loyalty and work rate. Since resigning, Alastair has published the first
volume of his diaries as well as his first novel, written features on sport and
politics, advised several bodies and stepped up his fundraising efforts for Leukaemia
Research (Alastair is chairman of fundraising for the charity).
Alastair’s speeches mix experience and wit. He offers a sharply - observed insight
into what makes strong leaders and throws light on the relationship between government,
and the press – including his treatment of the media.
Kevin Lewis
Kevin
Lewis qualified from The London Hospital in 1971. He spent 20 years in full time
general dental practice and 10 further years practising part time. He became involved
in the dento-legal field in 1989, firstly as a member of the Board of Directors
of Dental Protection, then (1992) as a full time dento-legal adviser and since 1998
as Dental Director. He became a member of the Council (Board of Directors) of the
Medical Protection Society in 2003 and is a member of the senior management team
of MPS.
For 25 years from 1981 to 2006, Kevin was the Associate Editor of Dental Practice.
He is now the Consultant Editor of Dentistry. He has written two textbooks on dental
practice management. He writes and lectures regularly all over the world, having
been an invited speaker at seven FDI World Dental Congresses since 1995 and a guest
speaker at the conferences of 14 national dental associations.
Giles Perryer
Giles
Perryer is currently the Director of e-learning, and a Clinical Lecturer at Birmingham
School of Dentistry. He is a co-founder of Dentaljuce.com, which provides online
verifiable CPD for primary care dentists and their teams, and has previously been
a postgraduate tutor with the West Midlands Deanery.
He had over 20 years experience as a Principal in general practice before moving
to full-time teaching, and is President of the Central Counties Branch of the BDA.
His interest for many years has been in dentistry e-learning, and in 2007 he
won the Times Higher award for “The Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year” for
his work in creating the Birmingham University Ecourse. In the same year he won
the DDU
“Dentist Teacher of the Year” award. Outside of e-learning, his teaching interests
include virtual microscopy, colourblindness, and visual aids in operative dentistry.
Raj Rattan
Raj
is a general dental practitioner and maintains his commitment to clinical dentistry
at his practices, combining this with his role of Associate Dean in the London Deanery.
He is also a Dento-Legal Adviser at Dental Protection. He has authored /co-authored
several textbooks and published numerous articles in the dental press. He has been
involved in new media publishing initiatives involving e-learning and interactive
CD-ROM based materials for general dental practice.
He is a former Policy Adviser to the Department of Health and continues to provide
professional advice to NHS and private sector organisations on a consultancy basis.
He is an Executive Advisor to Denplan and has lectured widely throughout the UK
and overseas on various aspects of dentistry.
Dr Jeffrey D. Hillman
Dr
Jeffrey D. Hillman attended the University of Chicago, where he was awarded a Trustee
scholarship and membership in Phi Beta Kappa for his academic achievements. He graduated
with honours from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and then earned a doctor
of philosophy (PhD) degree in Molecular Genetics from the Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Hillman served on the faculty of the Forsyth Institute and the Harvard School
of Dental Medicine for 15 years, and then on the faculty of the University of Florida
College of Dentistry for 17 years. He is now an emeritus professor at the University
and, for the past ten years, has devoted his full effort to the development of Oragenics
Inc., a public company he founded to develop SMaRT replacement therapy and other
technologies he invented during his career.
Dr. Hillman holds numerous U.S. and foreign patents for inventions and discoveries
that cover a wide range of health-related research, including tooth decay and periodontal
diseases, antibiotics, cancer, weight loss and tuberculosis. Dr. Hillman has been
honoured for his contributions to dental and microbiological sciences.
Professor Angus Walls
Professor
Angus Walls graduated from Newcastle University in 1979. He undertook basic clinical
training in Bristol and Stoke on Trent before returning to Newcastle for an MRC
clinical training fellowship leading to his PhD. He has held a variety of posts
in Newcastle before being appointed as Professor of Restorative Dentistry in 1994.
He is a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry to the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust and to St Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle. His research interests lie in the
fields of dental materials and ageing. He has a Distinguished Scientist Award from
the IADR for his work in the field of ageing and currently is Director of the Centre
for Oral Health Research at Newcastle University. He is a past Vice Dean and currently
a member of the Board of Faculty of FDSRCS(Eng) and chair of the SAC in Restorative
Dentistry.
He has also served as President of the British Society for Gerodontology, the
British Society for Restorative Dentistry and the British Society for Oral and Dental
Research. He is Chair and Director of the Oral and Dental Research Trust and has
written extensively on the topic of ageing as it affects people and dental practices
including two text books and in excess of 100 published articles.
