Eric has worked in clinical practice and held a number of roles in the NHS including Clinical Director, Medical Director and Consultant in Dental Public Health. He took up post as Deputy Chief Dental Officer at NHS England in November 2015 and leads the work on primary care networks, integration and new models of care.

Qualified as a dentist in 2005, Mohsan is the Chair of the Greater Manchester Local Dental Network and a Dental Rep for the Primary Care Board. Mohsan is a Principle Dentist and Director at Ahmad and Saleem Partners.

Simon Qualified in 1992 at Liverpool University Dental Hospital. Simon stayed in Liverpool and worked in the Mersey Regional Maxillofacial Unit. Simon Is a registered specialist in Oral Surgery. During this time Simon’s research was related to 3-D analysis of the head and neck and tumour mapping using MRI. Simon has spent the last 12 years developing the Dutch Barton Practice in Bradford-on- Avon. He describes the practice as a “scene from Heart Beat” when he bought the practice in 2007. Since then the practice has invested heavily in technology which enables him to follow the complete digital workflow. Simon accepts referrals for all forms of surgery and implants. He uses the full range of digital technology to enable him to plan 3-D implant surgery, bridge work and simple crowns. The practice has continued to develop the portfolio of digital treatments with further investment, resulting in a better work environment for both patients and staff. He has seen the unforeseen in digital dentistry and worked around most of them.

Abdul joined the family practice in 2012 after completing his doctorate in dentistry. Among many post graduate courses, he has completed a postgraduate certificate course in Cambridge in Implantology, a postgraduate diploma in Business Leadership and Management and recently completed his Masters course in Implants at the University of Central Lancashire. His lecture “Titanium Mindset” won the award for the best lecture at the regional implant meeting in Dublin. He has also lectured for the ITI in London at their annual UK meeting. Currently, Abdul is undertaking a certificate course in NLP with the American board of Neurolinguistic programming.

Bindiya qualified from King’s College London in 2011 and for the last 8 years she has worked as a general dental practitioner. In 2018, Bindiya completed her Masters in Dental Law & Ethics at the University of Bedfordshire. Her research focused on newly qualified dentists and their perception of the GDC standards with particular interest on the impact this has on them both clinically and otherwise. Bindiya is also a Regional Associate at the Dentists’ Health Support Trust.

Hoda is a Principal Lecturer in Medical & Dental Education at the University of Bedfordshire and is the Teaching & Learning Lead across the School of Healthcare Practice. With a background in dentistry, Hoda achieved her Masters in Clinical Dentistry in 2000 and was awarded her PhD in 2008 and in 2016 she completed her MA in Education. Hoda leads MA Dental Education and MA Dental Law and Ethics courses and her research interests focus on innovation in teaching and learning, ethical practice and continuous professional development. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Eimear is leading the way for women in dentistry. She is the first woman to ever be president elect of the Association of Dental Implantology and works hard to promote women in dentistry in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. She was also the first female dentist in the UK to gain her implant diploma from The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. Eimear received her dental degree from the University of Edinburgh and she has run her own private dental practice in Edinburgh since 1996. She received her MFGDP and FFGDP from the Royal College of Surgeons London and her Diploma of Implant Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. Eimear has been using CEREC technology since 2008 and believes the increased success of her practice has much to do with the implementation of digital dentistry.

Daakshini graduated from the University of Bristol. Her dental foundation training year was spent with a trainer with a dentolegal background. She then gained further training in the Oral and Maxillofacial Department at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. During the year she enjoyed surgical aspects of the field treating patients of all ages. Currently working as a Dental Officer in Community Dental Service at the Great Western Hospitals NHS trust, she has a strong grasp of the application of dental law and ethics involved in providing treatment to patients of extreme ages and with various mental and physical disabilities.

Malika graduated from University of Bristol in 2015, and following completion of her Dental Foundation Training, has been working as an Associate dentist at two dental practices for the past three years. She aims to provide a high standard of patient centred dental care, and enjoys providing all aspects of general dentistry. She will be starting her Masters in Dental Implantology from September 2019.

Tom is a Chartered Accountant who works for Morris and Co Specialist Dental Accountants. Tom has been helping dentists with their accounting, tax and NHS pension queries for a number of years and has considerable knowledge on the NHS pension scheme. Tom lectures to a number of foundation dentist and therapist schemes on self-employment and has been involved in the HMRC enquiry into dental associate tax status. Tom is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) Healthcare Committee.

A serial entrepreneur and multi-award winning dentist. Voted no.38 in the 2018 Top 50 most influential UK dentists. Winner of Best Young Dentist at the Dental Awards 2016. CEO of Dental Beauty Group - one of the fastest growing dental groups in the UK. Founder and CEO of Brushlink, an award winning revolutionary device and app that transforms any toothbrush, manual or electric, into a ‘smart toothbrush’. Principal and Clinical Director of 'Dental Beauty Swanley', a busy multi award winning six surgery mixed dental practice based in Swanley and proud winners of 'Best Practice London' at the 2016 Dentistry Awards and 'Most Improved Practice UK' at the prestigious 2017 Private Dentistry Awards. Co-founder of the UK’s largest dental professional network (dentalcircle.com) with a membership of over half of the UK dental market. Dental Circle offers a unique online and offline platform for networking, recruitment, courses and mentoring. National Lecturer, Kent, Surrey, Sussex NHS England Foundation Dentist Trainer and serves on the editorial board of Dentistry.co.uk and the Young Dentist magazine.

Sanjay Talwar qualified from Cardiff in 1999. He has been a practice owner since 2006 and owns a six surgery, mixed practice in the West Midlands, where he works with a team of six associates who provide both NHS and private dentistry. Sanjay is yet to decide on when he will commence his succession planning, however as a strategic thinker he is already considering key reasons as to why he would choose to sell his practice and what areas of improvement he is focussing on to ensure that when he implements his exit strategy he will secure the best return on his investment. Sanjay is happy to share his experiences and thoughts alongside the other panel members.

Dr Nilesh R. Parmar has a special interest in implant dentistry and dental sedation for nervous patients, dividing his time between his seven-surgery practice in Southend-On-Sea and a multi-disciplinary practice in Blackheath. In 2014, Nilesh was voted ‘Young Dentist of the Year’ at The Dental Awards and ‘Best Young Dentist’ in the East of England in 2009 at the Dentistry Awards. His practice Parmar Dental was voted ‘Best Hi-tech Practice’ at the 2015 Private Dentistry Awards. One of a few dentists in the UK to have a degree from all three London Dental Schools, education is important to Nilesh. In his quest for constant self-development, Nilesh recently completed his Executive MBA at Imperial College Business School, helping him develop his skills within the business aspects of running a dental practice. A natural-born speaker, Nilesh regularly speaks at key conferences, webinars and business meetings nationally and internationally, on the topics of dental implants, CAD/CAM and digital technology. Nilesh has a never-ending passion for his work, offering training and mentoring to dentists starting out in implant dentistry and readily accepts referrals for this procedure. More information can be found on his website www.drnileshparmar.com.

Lis Hughes is Managing Director of Frank Taylor & Associates, the UK’s most successful sales agent. Lis has worked in the dental sector for many years and offers a depth of understanding in what does and does not work and which pitfalls are best avoided when buying or selling a dental practice. Working with both vendors and purchasers during a transaction, Lis has a recognised knowledge and understanding of the business side of dentistry.

David Brewer has a long established reputation of arranging funding in the healthcare sector dating back over 25 years. Since 2010, David, as Director and co-owner of award winning Healthcare Finance Brokerage FTA Finance has acted for thousands of healthcare professionals providing guidance and advice and has developed a strong reputation for delivering a reliable, pro-active and friendly hassle free service. Being directly authorised by the FCA and with NACFB membership FTA Finance are now ideally placed to help businesses of all shapes, sizes and professions. With established contacts at the major banks and smaller specialist providers, David and his team are able to formulate a business plan and source a wide range of funding packages - his advice and knowledge can and WILL make all the difference when applying for finance.

Simon Qualified in 1992 at Liverpool University Dental Hospital. Simon stayed in Liverpool and worked in the Mersey Regional Maxillofacial Unit. Simon Is a registered specialist in Oral Surgery. During this time Simon’s research was related to 3-D analysis of the head and neck and tumour mapping using MRI. Simon has spent the last 12 years developing the Dutch Barton Practice in Bradford-on- Avon. He describes the practice as a “scene from Heart Beat” when he bought the practice in 2007. Since then the practice has invested heavily in technology which enables him to follow the complete digital workflow. Simon accepts referrals for all forms of surgery and implants. He uses the full range of digital technology to enable him to plan 3-D implant surgery, bridge work and simple crowns. The practice has continued to develop the portfolio of digital treatments with further investment, resulting in a better work environment for both patients and staff. He has seen the unforeseen in digital dentistry and worked around most of them.

Lis Hughes is Managing Director of Frank Taylor & Associates, the UK’s most successful sales agent. Lis has worked in the dental sector for many years and offers a depth of understanding in what does and does not work and which pitfalls are best avoided when buying or selling a dental practice. Working with both vendors and purchasers during a transaction, Lis has a recognised knowledge and understanding of the business side of dentistry.

Alan is a Chartered Accountant and Partner in UNW LLP chartered accountants where he is Head of the Dental Business Unit which looks after approximately 500 dentist clients throughout the UK. Alan writes regularly for the dental press, and presents at BDA seminars. He is a member of the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants & Lawyers (NASDAL), a member of the technical committee, and chair of the NHS Superannuation committee. He is the editor of the quarterly NASDAL goodwill survey which analyses all member client practice sales, purchases, and valuations. Alan is also a member of the Association of Specialist Providers to Dentistry (ASPD).

James Green is a Maxillofacial and Dental Laboratory Manager at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust and the North Thames Cleft Centre, a supra-regional service run from both Trusts, for patients with clefts of the lip and palate from North London, Essex and South and West Hertfordshire. He regularly lectures as an invited speaker both nationally and internationally and is also an accomplished author having had papers published in peer reviewed journals such as the Annals of Plastic Surgery, the Angle Orthodontist, the British Dental Journal and the Primary Dental Journal.

As dentists, and father and son, Derek and Leonard own and run 11 General Dental Practices across Northern Ireland, with a staff of approx. 180 and provide NHS and private dentistry to over 60,000 registered patients. They focus on the highest quality of patient care whist ensuring compliance with all regulators. They have recognised the increasing burden of stress on Associate and Principal dentists in recent years – due to increasing levels of complaints/litigation, patient expectations and financial pressures. As a result, they co-founded The Dentists Academy, which focuses on personal growth and professional development for dentists in General Dental Practice.

As dentists, and father and son, Derek and Leonard own and run 11 General Dental Practices across Northern Ireland, with a staff of approx. 180 and provide NHS and private dentistry to over 60,000 registered patients. They focus on the highest quality of patient care whist ensuring compliance with all regulators. They have recognised the increasing burden of stress on Associate and Principal dentists in recent years – due to increasing levels of complaints/litigation, patient expectations and financial pressures. As a result, they co-founded The Dentists Academy, which focuses on personal growth and professional development for dentists in General Dental Practice.