Lecturer Details: All Right on the Bite (Occlusion, Splints and Tooth Wear)

Lecturer nameDr Fariha Hussain BChD, MClinDent (Prosthodontics), PGCE
Lecturer profileCurrent Post:
Clinical Senior Lecturer, King's College London, Deputy Programme Director for MClinDent Programme in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics at King’s College London

Academic Experience:
Academic clinical senior teacher at King’s College London, teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels since 2008
Deputy Programme Director for the Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics programme. Responsible for course design, organisation and delivery of academic and hands-on components of this innovative and popular Masters programme delivered by a blend of online and face to face teaching.
Experienced postgraduate educator involved in the provision of continuing professional development courses for general dentists. Delivered numerous lectures and hands-on courses on a wide range of topics including Tooth Wear, Aesthetics, Occlusion, Restoration of broken-down teeth, Composites and Smile Design
Editorial Board member for the journal ‘Evidence Based Dentistry’

Practice Experience:
Since qualifying in 1991, worked in clinical dental practice in UK, gaining over 25 years experience as a practice- based clinician. Special interest in minimal intervention aesthetic techniques, managing older patients with failing dentitions, treatment of patients with severe tooth wear and all aspects of complex prosthodontic treatment in practice.

General Dental Council Experience:
Education Associate for the General Dental Council (UK) advising on quality assurance of dental education, monitoring of education delivery by universities and other institutions, review of specialist training and curricula

Research Interests and publications:
Research interests and publications include blended learning in dentistry, dental education, restorative management of tooth wear, treatment of gingival black triangles, bulk-fill restoratives, shortened dental arch
Lecturer nameMr Brian Millar BDS PhD FDSRCS FHEA FDT FFGDP FCGDent
Lecturer profileQualifications:
BDS PhD FDSRCS FHEA FDT FFGDP FCGDent

Current Position:
Clinical Professor of Dental Education at King’s College London and an NHS Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at the King’s College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospitals. Specialist in Prosthodontics and in Restorative Dentistry.

Resume of career:
Programme Director for the internationally popular MClinDent (Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics) now in its 25th year with graduates in over 60 countries practising a higher level of clinical dentistry. In the past set up the highly successful MSc programmes in Aesthetic Dentistry and also Advanced General Dental Practice by blended learning at the KCL Dental Institute. Established overseas training in Prosthodontics.

With 43 years experience in clinical practice and currently an active specialist clinician in both hospital and private practice, particularly in treating tooth wear, aesthetic and occlusal problems utilising MI philosophies where possible. Involved in setting up online referrals and triage in Restorative Dentistry and improved referral pathways for the NHS.

Experienced teacher to undergraduates, foundation dentists, general practitioners and postgraduate dentists. Well-known provider of postgraduate education nationally and internationally at conferences through lectures, seminars, webinars and hands-on courses.

Published over 180 papers, supervised over 200 students at PhD and Masters level, involved in setting up MOOCs with over 20,000 students. Series Editor of three books on Essentials in Esthetic Dentistry. As well leading on the silencing of the dental drill collaboration, research includes management of occlusal problems using MI techniques, bringing together aesthetics and function with a focus on tooth preservation.