Lecturer Details: An update on oral medicine

Lecturer nameDr Bella Dave
Lecturer profileBella completed her undergraduate studies in medicine and dentistry at Kings College London. She has postgraduate experience in a range of general medical specialities (including Respiratory medicine, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases) and dental specialities (including General Practice, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Special Care Dentistry). She has completed both Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the UK and the Membership of the Dental Faculties at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh exams. She has recently completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education at Cardiff University.
Lecturer nameDr Anne Hegarty BA BDentSc MSc (OM) MFDRCSI MBBS FDS (OM) RCS
Lecturer profileAnne Hegarty qualified in Dentistry at the Dublin Dental Hospital, Trinity College Dublin. She worked in her own successful general dental practice for a number of years and spent six months working in community dentistry in Australia and later in the UK.

She gained her MSc in Oral Medicine with distinction from UCL (2000), MFD RCSI (2001) and medical degree from King’s College Medical School London (2005). She was appointed specialist registrar in Oral Medicine at the Eastman Dental Hospital, London in 2006 and appointed Consultant in Oral Medicine at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield in 2009 where she currently works full time. She is currently Training Programme Director for Oral Medicine, MJDF Examiner and an Examiner for the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examinations in Oral Medicine.

She has taught and lectured in Oral Medicine worldwide including England, Wales, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, China, Kuwait and Portugal.