Richard is a registered specialist in Orthodontics, Vice Dean (UK) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a KIng James IV Professor, an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a member of Dental Council of RCS Edinburgh. He is Editor in Chief of a scientific journal and sits on several other Editorial and Scientific Advisory Boards. He is also an Education Associate for the UK General Dental Council and an Orthodontic Advisor for Public Health England and is an expert witness for certain defence societies. His specialist practice, Leamington Spa Orthodontics, is a General Dental Council and University approved outreach training centre where all members of the orthodontic team are trained in an Interprofessional education environment. His PhD is in Clinical Education, where he researched interprofessional education of the orthodontic team. He regularly lectures and examines both within the UK and internationally on orthodontics and on education for the whole dental team. He is a contributing author of the Oxford Dictionary of Dentistry, has published several papers and is currently co-writing a new textbook in orthodontics. Richard is co-founder of Orthodontic Team Training, which he jointly set up in 2005, aiming to deliver high quality education initially for the whole orthodontic team, including orthodontic nurses, therapists and postgraduate Masters students. 

British Orthodontic Society

British Dental Association

British Lingual Orthodontic Society

American Association of Orthodontists

Dental Council RCS Edinburgh

Teaching for:

BDS

DCP

MSc in Orthodontics

PhD

Medico-Legal Expert Witness