Lecturer Details: *Cumbria & Lancashire Dental Team Event

Lecturer nameDave Edwards
Lecturer profileRegistered Nurse in Resuscitation and Emergency care for the last 20 years and also a RCUK ALS and APLS Instructor.
Lecturer nameMr Colin Johnston Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon East Lancs NHS Trust
Lecturer profileConsultant oral & maxillofacial Surgeon East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust
Lecturer nameMr John Makin BDS PgDL PgCDE FHEA
Lecturer profile
John qualified in Manchester in 1983 and has worked as a general dental practitioner in both NHS and private practice in Lancashire and Devon. He was involved with Foundation Training for many years as an Educational Supervisor and then Training Programme Director with the Manchester and Exeter DFT Schemes.

John has postgraduate diplomas in law and dental education and served on the GDC’s Fitness to Practise Committee before becoming a full time dento-legal adviser with The Dental Defence Union where he has had significant involvement in the development and delivery of DDU’s undergraduate and postgraduate education programmes. He lectures throughout the UK on range of dento-legal topics and is the author of numerous articles on the subject, John is now Head of the DDU.
Lecturer nameJake Mills Founder & Chief Executive – Chasing the Stigma
Lecturer profileJake Mills is an award-winning stand-up comedian, mental health campaigner and CEO.
Jake founded and runs the multi-award winning national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma, which he established following his own battle with depression and suicide attempt in 2013. Jake was appointed CEO of Chasing the Stigma in February 2018 and has driven the charity forward to become one of the fastest-rising and well-respected mental health charities in the UK, being recognised at the BIMA, Third Sector Care and Charity Times and Positive Practice in Mental Health awards.
In 2018, Jake developed the Ambassador of Hope mental health training programme, a fully accredited and accessible training programme, making it easier for organisations to equip all members of staff with the knowledge to talk about mental health confidently within the workplace. The training has since been rolled out to thousands of participants across a variety of sectors, working with organisations such as the Premier League and Government offices. From a place of despair and personal turmoil, Jake created the Hub of Hope, a ground-breaking mental health database that has since become the UK’s biggest and most comprehensive mental health signposting tool, revolutionising mental health pathways in the UK. The Hub of Hope is now one of the most important Mental Health resources in the UK, now used nationally by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care, being including in crucial policy and mandates including the UK’s suicide prevention strategy.
Described as the ‘Dalai Lama of Mental Health’, by Davina McCall in 2017, after going public about his mental health struggles and recovery, Jake has continued to advocate for those with lived experience of mental health issues, while also highlighting the importance of acknowledging that we all have mental health to look after.
While a key influential to national strategy, Jake has lived experience at the core of all he does.
Lecturer nameDr Frances Mortomer
Lecturer profileDr. Frances Mortimer is Medical Director of The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH), where she has led the development of the innovative Sustainable Specialty programmes.
Until 2011, Dr. Mortimer continued part time clinical work in the Oxford Kidney Unit, having left specialist training in renal medicine in 2008 to work in sustainable healthcare. She studied medicine at Oxford University and at the Royal Free & University College London Medical School, graduating in 2003 before working for five years in the National Health Service.