Lecturer Details: Dentistry for the aging population

Lecturer nameMr Pete Clarke
Lecturer profilePete qualified in 2011 from Liverpool dental school. Subsequently he completed 2 years of general professional training in the North East between Newcastle Dental Hospital and a practice in Sunderland city centre. In 2013 he moved back to Merseyside and took up a DCT 2 post in maxillofacial surgery at Aintree University Hospital. Following on from this he began his restorative training undertaking a DCT post in Restorative at Liverpool University Dental Hospital for one year before beginning his specialist training in Manchester. Currently in his 4th year of specialist training Pete to sitting his fellowship exam in Restorative Dentistry.
Lecturer nameMaureen Halford
Lecturer profileMaureen Halford is a qualified nurse and held a variety of posts in the NHS and the private sector, including Project Manager and Dementia Care Advisor for a national care organisation.

Maureen has taught in Further and Higher Education and in the Prison Service, working in partnership with Local Authorities, the private and voluntary sector, the NHS and CQC. Maureen was also Programme Development Manager and a Lead Trainer for the Alzheimer’s Society is now an independent trainer.
Lecturer nameSarra Jawad
Lecturer profileBSc (first class honours) 2001
BDS (hons) 2004
MFDS RCS Eng 2006
FDS Rest Dent 2016
PhD Restorative Dentistry 2019
Sarra Jawad is a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. She qualified in 2004 from King’s College London, having intercalated a BSc in Basic Dental Sciences with Physiology in 2001. She has a varied clinical background, having worked in Community Dentistry, General Practice and the Hospital Services. Sarra completed her StR training and PhD in Restorative Dentistry, on the topic of the use of mini implants in the edentulous mandible in Manchester. Her dental interests include management of patients with cleft lip and palate, head and neck cancer, dental implants, toothwear, and hypodontia. In addition to her role at Guy’s, Sarra is Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean for Workforce for NHS England in London.
Lecturer nameMr Faizan Zaheer Teaches on the periodontology MSc programme
Lecturer profileFaizan Zaheer is a registered Specialist in Periodontology and has a Masters degree in Dental Research. He is proud to have had a number of prestigious publications on the topic of gingival recession and continues his passion for research at the University of Manchester.
Faizan graduated from University College Cork Dental School in 200. He completed his periodontology training in the form of an Academic Clinical Fellowship at Manchester Dental Hospital in 2015.