Lecturer Details: Cumbria & Lancashire Dental Team Event

Lecturer nameMrs Tracey Gregory BSc MA PGCE
Lecturer profileTracey Gregory qualified as a Diagnostic Radiographer in 1994. During her career, Tracey has worked in both clinical and academic roles, including senior radiographer, senior lecturer and professional lead roles. She has previously held posts at a number of institutions as an external examiner for undergraduate diagnostic radiography education. She has also co-authored book chapters on the Ethical and Legal Aspects of Radiography and was a member and chair of the College of Radiographers Approval and Accreditation Board.

Tracey now co-owns a dental practice with her husband and continues to work in Diagnostic Radiography education as an Associate Lecturer for the University of Derby and also as a speaker in dental radiography. Tracey continues to work for the College of Radiographers as an Assessor for Dental Radiography programmes.
Lecturer nameIan Redfearn
Lecturer profileIan has worked at Dentistry for All since 1991, becoming a partner in 2003. He has been a VT trainer on numerous occasions. As the Dental Practice Advisor to NHS East Lancashire, Ian has pioneered several innovative programs to support practitioners in improving standards in primary dental care and complying with Clinical Governance requirements.
Lecturer nameDr Wendy Thompson BSc(Hons), BDS, MJDF
Lecturer profileBSc(Hons) Microbiology and Microbial Technology, University of Warwick 1994
BDS(Hons) University of Liverpool 2012
MJDF 2014
PhD University of Leeds 2019
Member of BNF Dental Advisory Group and NICE Specialist Advisor on Dental Antibiotics

General Practice Dentist - {my}dentist Kirkby Lonsdale - current
NIHR Clinical Lecturer at University of Manchester;


Dr Wendy Thompson is a clinical academic general dentist. She works clinically in South Cumbria and academically at University of Manchester. Her research is about care for people with acute dental pain and infection, including optimising antibiotic prescribing. She is the lead author of the FDI World Dental Federation’s white paper on tackling antibiotic resistance and its accompanying on-line course. Wendy recently won the Antibiotic Guardian Award 2020 for Research.
Wendy is an ambassador of the College of General Dentistry, a member of the British Dental Association’s Health & Science Committee, a member of the British National Formulary’s Dental Advisory Group and a specialist advisor to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on dental antibiotics.
Lecturer nameGeorge Wright
Lecturer profileNo profile available