Lecturer Details: LDN update- Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic MCN

Lecturer nameSarah Dewhurst
Lecturer profileQualifications:
BDS (London), FDS RCS (Paed Dent) Edinburgh

Current Post:
Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

Short resume of career to date:
Qualified from UCL in 1991.
Speciality training at The Eastman and GOSH 1996-2001
CCST 1999
ISFE 2001
Worked as a consultant at the Eastman until 2007. Has been a consultant in Bristol since 2008.
Sarah is Clinical Lead for Paediatric Dentistry in Bristol, TPD for Paediatric Dentistry trainees in the South West, and she examines for the Tri-collegiate M.Paed Dent Exam ( speciality exam).
Chair of the South West MCN for Paediatric Dentistry since it’s inception in March 2022

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.