Lecturer Details: Fluoride Application in Primary Care - a course for DCPs

Lecturer nameMs Judy Caesley
Lecturer profileQualifications:
Certificate of Proficiency in Dental Hygiene – extended duties qualified. Various military (RAF) teaching qualifications

Current Post:
Education & Clinical Support Specialist for TePe Oral Hygiene Products Ltd, Retired Tutor Dental Hygienist, School of Oral and Dental Sciences, University of Bristol Dental Hospital and School, NHS Test and Trace Clinical Case Worker

Short Resume of Career to Date:
Judy qualified as a Dental Hygienist in the early nineties spending her early career in the Royal Air Force, gaining experience in the military practice setting in the UK, Germany and Nepal. In addition Judy worked in the hospital setting receiving a commendation for working with special care and cancer patients. Judy has a long standing commitment to dental education both as a tutor dental hygienist in the RAF and for 12 years at Bristol Dental Hospital. Judy, for many years was responsible for the curriculum development of the BDS Undergraduate program in Bristol including regulation for both the BDS and Dental Hygiene programs to ensure that they meet the requirements of the GDC document ‘Preparing for Practice’. Judy currently continues to be a tutor in Bristol, plans and coordinates delivery of training for TePe and until recently worked in general dental practice. She enjoys taking part and delivering oral health initiatives.
She is an active member for the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) at regional group level and is involved in peer review and eCPD independent review of BSDHT clinical journal submissions. She takes part in and supports worthy oral health education initiatives. In her spare time she enjoys spending time walking with her dog and enjoying her garden.
She believes that it is important as registrants to maintain clinical competency in the skills that we have been trained to do. It is essential that we communicate our Scope of Practice to not only the Dental Team we work with, but to the patients in our care and the general public. This ensures that all of our competency skills are utilised to provide the best possible treatment outcomes and experience for those patients in our care.

Experience relevant to the topic:
I have a wealth of clinical experience and enthusiasm for developing the role and scope of practice for the dental team and sharing best practice with health care professionals.
Lecturer nameMr Michael Wheeler MSc BEd (Hons), Cert Ed RDH
Lecturer profileQualifications:
Diploma in Dental Hygiene Certificate in Education, Bachelor's in Education, Master's in Science


Current Post:
Dental Workforce Advisor HEE
Dental Workforce Transformation Tutor

Short resume of career to date:
Dental Tutor / Dental Hygienist

Short resume of career to date:
Michael qualified as a Dental Hygienist in the late seventies, spending his early career in the Royal Air Force. In 1997 Michael joined National Health Service holding a variety of management appointments ranging from developing the special care dental service, commissioning dental contract, was General Manager for Head and Neck services at University Hospitals Bristol which included the management of the Bristol Dental Hospital, the Dental School for the University of Bristol and salaried dental service.
He is a past president of British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists and a trustee of the Oral Health Foundation. Currently Michael combines a role in general dental practice, with training members of the wider dental team. Michael is dental workforce advisor to HEE, programme manager for dental apprenticeships and a dental workforce transformation tutor for HEE South West. In this role his focus in largely improving oral health awareness across the wider health and social care professions. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent and is one of a small number of dental professionals on the Public Health Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence and is an external expert with OFQUAL.

Experience relevant to the topic:
Extensive experience in the design and delivery of training to all members of the dental team.

Feedback from other courses given:
Excellent. Very clear and skilled communicator