Lecturer Details: Dental pain: diagnosis physiology and management

Lecturer nameRahat Ali BSc (Hons), BDS, MSc, MFGDP, MFDS, RCS, PGCert
Lecturer profileRahat qualified with First Class Honours in Physiology in 2001 and then Dentistry in 2004 from the University of Bristol. He then spent 2 years in General Practice where he finished his MFGDP Diploma before returning to the hospital sector. He spent a year as an SHO in Oral Medicine whilst completing his MFDS before working for 2 years as a Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry. During this time he developed a novel way to teach undergraduates how to correctly diagnose dental pain using the
underlying oral physiology. Rahat then worked as a Staff Grade Surgeon in London before starting his Specialist Registrar training in Restorative Dentistry at the Leeds Dental Institute and St Luke s Hospital in Bradford. During this time Rahat developed a keen interest in Complex Endodontics, Removable Prosthodontics for Gagging Patients and the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation of Head and Neck Cancer
and Cleft Palate Patients. He remains a keen and passionate teacher and provides many lectures for both undergraduates and post graduates on all aspects of restorative dentistry across the United Kingdom.

Rahat completed his specialist training in Restorative Dentistry in 2015 and his Post CCST Fellowship in Head and Neck Oral Cancer Rehabilitation with the North Western Deanery in 2016. He is now Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Liverpool Dental Hospital and also based in Specialist Practice in Manchester.

Rahat is a GDC registered Specialist in Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics and Prosthodontics.

He is an Examiner for the Overseas Registration Exam, the Specialist Membership in Prosthodontics and Endodontics exams for the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) as we as the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exam (ISFE) in Restorative Dentistry.
Lecturer nameMital Patel BSc(Hons), BDS, MFDS RCS, MSc, FDS, RCPS
Lecturer profileMital completed an intercalated BSc(Hons) in Dental Science in 2002 and qualified as a dentist in 2005 from Cardiff Dental School. He then moved to London to complete his foundation training before travelling up to Yorkshire in 2008 to undertake five years of specialist training in Restorative Dentistry at Leeds Dental Institute. During this time he was awarded an MSc in Restorative Dentistry with distinction and completed his training in 2013 after which he moved back to London to take up his current role as Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Barts Health NHS Trust in London.

Mital's clinical practice incorporates all aspects of restorative dentistry. He is particularly involved in the rehabilitation of patients with dental trauma and is a member of the head and neck trauma MDT at The Royal London Dental Hospital. Mital is also the clinical lead for the endodontic service and is involved in postgraduate teaching and training in implant dentistry as part of the MClinDent programmes in Prosthodontics and Periodontology.

Mital enjoys teaching and training at all levels and has published and co-authored a number articles in peer reviewed journals. He also undertakes private practice dedicated to all aspects of restorative dentistry in North London and Essex