Lecturer Details: Introduction to the NHS Module - IR(ME)R Part 1

Lecturer nameShelley Blane MSc MIPEM CSci
Lecturer profileShelley Blane MSc MIPEM CSci
Radiation Protection Officer
Deputy Course Lead Radiotherapy and Oncology
Senior Lecturer Radiotherapy, Diagnostic Imaging and Physics
Lecturer nameMr Otto Sparrius BDS MSc FHEA
Lecturer profileOtto Sparrius BDS MSc FHEA, GDC 67789 is a clinical and academic tutor at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy. He qualified with a BDS from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) in 1978 and completed his MSc (Enamel and Dentine bonding agents) in 1989. Otto has publications in internationally recognised journals and has presented papers at local and international conferences including a paper at the FDI conference in Hong Kong on Medical Hypnotherapy. Most recently (2014) he presented a paper on local anaesthetic training at the International Conference for Dental Hygiene in Cape Town. Otto worked in his own dental practices in Johannesburg and East London (South Africa) where he was also actively involved in South African Dental Association. He moved to the UK in April 2002 where he worked in various UK dental practices and continued his involvement in professional organisations, including the British Dental Association. Since 2009 Otto has been employed as a Dental Tutor at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy and as an Associated Dental Tutor, King’s College Dental Institute. He is a clinical tutor for Dental Hygiene/Therapy students and final year Dental students. He lectures in Radiography, Dental Photography, Dental Materials, Professionalism and Clinical Practice. He has a particular interest in Minimal Intervention Dentistry. Otto has completed his Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and is now a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Most recently he has started a Professional Doctorate in Medical Imaging at the University of Portsmouth Department of Radiography.