Dr Catherine Rutland

As Clinical Director at Simplyhealth and Denplan, Dr Catherine Rutland leads a team that provides clinical governance advice to all areas of the business, as well as advice on clinical matters to maintain our customers’ confidence in us. Her team also provides assistance to member dentists; helping to support them with all aspects of running their practices successfully, through regulatory and legislative advice, clinical mediation, clinical risk management and our quality program.

After qualifying as a dentist from Leeds University in 1992 and doing a year as a House Officer, Catherine worked as a Senior House Officer in Newcastle before settling into general dental practice.

Catherine joined Denplan part-time in 2010 and was promoted to her current position in 2019. She has 19 years' experience as a joint partner in a private dental practice in Berkshire, and completed a Masters in Medical Ethics and Law from King's College London in 2013. She is also a certified member of the Institute of Risk Management and completed a Level 7 Certificate in Leadership Mentoring and Coaching in 2016.

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