Lecturer Details: Oral Health and Dementia: An Interactive, Practical Solution-Based Dementia Model for the Dental Team

Lecturer nameMr Ian Sherriff M.A D.M.S. C.Q.S.W. Dip Cll.
Lecturer profileQualifications:
M.A D.M.S. C.Q.S.W. Dip Cll.

Current post:
Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia School of Medicine and Dentistry

Short resume of career to date:
Currently Ian is a founder member of the Plymouth University Dementia Group. Their research to date includes “Early Diagnosis of Dementia in Plymouth” Dementia Quality Mark for Residential care, Evaluation of day opportunities provided by the Voluntary and Private sector for individuals with dementia and their carers, evaluation of the Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance and the Dementia Friendly Parishes around the Yealm. The team has presented their work at the Alzheimer’s International Conference 2012, the all Wales Dementia Conference 2012/13/14/15 the Prime Ministers Dementia Challenge launch, they also presented at the D.of.H Expo 2013.

Experience relevant to the topic:
Ian is one of a handful of people appointed to a national panel set up by the Prime Minister to improve community support for people with dementia. He is the chair of the Prime Ministers Task and Finish group for Rural Dementia 2015/2016/17/18/19/20 as well as the PM’s National Air Transport dementia group 2015/16/17/18/19/20.. Ian is the chair of the Plymouth Dementia Action alliance which was short listed for a national award in September 2016 and was awarded Dementia City of the Year. He also chairs a global group on dementia. He is also both a National and International Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society.