Lecturer Details: Principles of Basic Occlusion

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 nameMr Callum Cowan BDS MJDF Dip Rest Dent RCS Eng
Lecturer profileBDS MJDF Dip Rest Dent RCS Eng

Callum qualified from Glasgow University Dental School in 2007 with Commendation.
After leaving University he joined the RAF, passing out from Officer Training with Distinction. He then took up his first clinical job at RAF Waddington where he completed his vocational training. His roles thereafter have seen him working across the UK and abroad. This has included time as a Maxillofacial SHO in Portsmouth Queen Alexandra Hospital and serving as Senior Dental Officer in Kandahar Airfield Afghanistan. During his time in the RAF, he sat and passed his MFDS and MJDF faculty examinations, as well as gaining a Diploma in Restorative Dentistry from the RCS England.

Callum joined the team at Liverpool University in 2015 and is currently in his 4th year of specialist training in Restorative Dentistry. He is passionate about all areas of Restorative Dentistry, but has a particular interest in fixed and removable prosthodontics.

When not doing dentistry Callum is run ragged by his two children (both under 5), and will occasionally find some time to hit a golf ball.