Dental surgeon with over 30 years experience across a wide range of dental disciplines including general dental practice, secondary care, education and research. Currently a partner at Torrington Dental Practice, Associate Professor of Primary Care Dentistry and Past Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK). Ian has represented the dental profession on various local, regional and national boards and committees, including NHS England Advisory Board for Dental System Reform, CQC Dental Reference Group, Advisory Board for Delivering Joint Committee for Postgraduate Training in Dentistry, General Practice Committee of BDA, Advisory Board for Sedation Training in Dentistry, SDCEP Advisory group on AGPs, FGDP(UK) COVID Guidelines Committee. Ian was previously Chair of the Examinations Committee at FGDP(UK) and an examiner for the Fellowship Assessment at FGDP(UK). He was previously on the Trustee Board of both the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the College of General Dentistry.  

Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK)

Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow

College of General Dentistry 

British Dental Association

Association of Dental Implantology

British Society for Oral and Dental Research

International Association for Dental Research

2021 – present     Member of NHS England Advisory Board for Dental System Reform

2018 – 2021       Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK)

2018 – 2021        Trustee of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

2018 – 2021        Trustee of the College of General Dentistry

2013 – 2017        Examiner for the Fellowship of FGDP (UK)

2013 – 2016       Chair of Examinations of FGDP (UK) at Royal College of Surgeons of England

2015 – 2018       National Representative on Care Quality Commission Dental Review Group

2006 – 2018       Elected Representative on General Dental Practice Committee of the BDA

1998 – date       Elected Representative on Devon Local Dental Committee

Joint Committee of Postgraduate Training in Dentistry

COVID-19 National Stakeholders Group

COVID-19 Forward Planning Group for Dentistry

Advancing Dental Care Stakeholders Group

Improving Oral Health in Children & Young People with Additional Needs 

Oversight Committee for Delivering Better Oral Health

2018 - 21 Partial sabbatical from teaching in view of role as Dean of FGDP(UK)

Previously contributed to undergraduate training as:

• Clinical Supervisor for final year dental students
• EBL Facilitator(3rd year dental students)
• Workshop lead on Shred Decision Making for dental students
• Honorary Lecturer delivering plenaries on variety of topics