Lecturer Details: Returning to practice

Lecturer nameMr Chris Bell BDS MSc FDS RCS(Eng)
Lecturer profileOral & Maxillofacial training 1981 – 87
Founding Member of Dental Sedation Teachers Group
Clinical Lead for Oral Surgery Bristol Dental Hospital 1993-2002
Chair NHS Southwest Oral Surgery Managed Clinical Network 2017 – present.
Co Clinical Director Bristol Dental School 2022 to present


Short resume of career to date:
Qualified Dec 1980
Career in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery from 1980 to present
Chair Southwest Oral Surgery MCN since 2017
6 years as Principle of an NHS Dental Practice 1987 to 1993

Experience relevant to the topic:
Founding member of the Dental Sedation Teachers Group.
Course Tutor for the BUOLD Anxiety and Control & Sedation Element from 1994 to 2016




Lecturer nameRhiannon Jones
Lecturer profileQualifications:

Dental Hygienist
Dental Therapist

Current post:

Self-employed and NHS post in South West Cleft Team

Short resume of career to date:

Qualified as a dental hygienist in 1999 from Cardiff University and has worked in both NHS and private services. Enjoys research and writing on various subjects. Has lectured on Cleft Care, Xerostomia and Dental Care in the Austere Environment. Has had numerous articles published and enjoys working with hygienists of the future (students).

Experience relevant to the topic:

16 years of working with challenging cases where communication can be difficult and understanding the problems of long term care of the apathetic patient.

Feedback from other courses given:

Fantastic speaker, really well put together lecture and informative. Really useful, wish we had had such a lecture during our training. Fantastic – full of information, will take back to my practice.


Lecturer nameMs Clare McNamara BA, BDent Sc(Dubl), MFDS RCS(Ed), MOrth RCS(Ed),
Lecturer profileQualifications:
BA, BDent Sc(Dubl), MFDS RCS(Ed), MOrth RCS(Ed), DDS(Bris), FDS Orth RCS(Ed)

Current Post:
Specialist Orthodontist

Short resume of career to date:
Clare is consultant and specialist orthodontist working in hospital and in practice, both NHS and privately. She completed her specialist training in 2008 and consultant training in 2010. She has been programme lead of the Bristol orthodontic therapy programme and is currently chair of the SW orthodontic regional MCN.

Experience relevant to topic:
Clare works alongside orthodontic therapists in primary and secondary care and is past training programme director of the Bristol orthodontic therapy diploma course.