Lecturer Details: Predictable Posterior Composites and LED Light Curing Units

Lecturer nameAsmaa Al Taie BDS, MSc, MFDS RCS (Ed), PhD
Lecturer profileAsmaa is a clinical lecturer in restorative dentistry at Leeds. She completed her MSc with distinction and PhD at Leeds. For her PhD she developed novel nano-hybride dental composite with anticaries properties. Previously she spent a significant period of time in both General Practice and as a Senior House Officer in Maxillofacial Surgery and Restorative Dentistry. She has also been awarded the Membership Diploma from the Faculty of Dental Surgeons, (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh). She has an interest in rehabilitating tooth surface loss patients with direct resin composites and all aspects of fixed and removable prosthodontics. She published in the fields of dental composites, removable prosthodontics, endodontics and the rehabilitation of oral cancer patients. She has an interest in both undergraduate and postgraduate education and has lectured nationally and internationally.
Lecturer namePaul Franklin BDS, MdentSci, FHEA
Lecturer profilePaul Qualified from Newcastle University in 1989. After several years in general practice and becoming a senior dental officer in the Community Dental Service, Paul began an academic career in 2002 as a lecturer at Leeds. Paul is currently a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow in charge of year 4 and a lead role in clinical assessment. Research areas of interest include dental materials and occlusion. Paul lectures regularly on fixed and removable prosthetics, occlusion and endodontics.