Lecturer Details: Dental Educators Development Day

Lecturer nameGhazala Ahmad-Mear BDS(Lond), FDSRCS(Eng)
Lecturer profileAfter 32 years of training and working within the realms of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, I have recently retired from clinical work in the NHS. Since 2014, I have been HEE YH Associate Dental Dean for Core and Specialty Training, recently focusing solely on Dental Core Training. I sit on DCT National Boards and am passionate about innovating training opportunities to enhance the development of the DCT.
As the NHS continues to come under greater pressures to perform, I recognise and champion aspects of training that support, develop and strengthen our mental and emotional wellbeing, building resilience to be and give our best, safely.
I am very mindful about leaving the world a better place and how we can all make a difference in our lives, including in our workplace in the NHS.

Away from work I enjoy the hills and mountains with biking and rock-climbing with my family. I also ski and open-water swim.

Lecturer nameJulia Armstrong BA(Hons) LCGI FDTFEd
Lecturer profileJulia has an honors degree in Education and Professional Development and holds a range of post qualifications to support her role in dental education. In 2016 she was awarded Fellowship from the Faculty of Dental Trainers [FDT] at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and is an executive member of the FDT board. In 2019 Julia was made an Ambassador of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Faculty of Dental Surgery.

She works at Health Education England [Yorks and Humber] as part of Dental Workforce Development where she commissions and delivers education to dental teams. She also supports general dental practices involved in Dental Foundation Training, Therapy Foundation Training and Performance List Validation by Experience [PLVE].

Julia is a Tutor at Leeds Dental Institute teaching the NEBDN Diploma in Dental Nursing and quality assures both pre-registration training and post-graduate educational courses. In 2006 Julia became an examiner for the NEBDN, swiftly moving into a Supervising Examiner role, then in 2014 Diploma Committee member; writing and quality assuring written exam papers and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations.
Lecturer nameDr Jill Cochrane PhD, MA, RN/RSCN, FHEA
Lecturer profileJill has worked at EHU for 15 years, teaching and leading on modules within the clinical education department. Jill is a nurse by background, and has worked in adult and paediatric settings, predominantly in paediatric intensive care, where she latterly spent 13 years combining a clinical educator role with clinical shifts.
Jill has long had an active interest in learning within practice, and her doctorate explored how expert clinicians reported their experiences of informal workplace learning.
Lecturer nameTony Kilcoyne BDS, LDS, MGDSRCS(Eng);M.Med.Sci.(U.Sheff); FFGDP
Lecturer profileDr. Kilcoyne has been a DFTPD for 32 years. Specialising in Prosthodontics. Awarded M.Med.Sci from the dept. Psychology, University of Sheffield. Married with 3 children, now adults, living in USA, Japan and UK.
Previously served on the boards of the BDA and the GDC for the max. 10 years allowed, regulating all of dentistry in the UK and was selected to treat and care for all the international Athletes in the Olympic Village during the London 2012 Olympic games.

Dr.Kilcoyne teaches Nationally and Internationally and is involved in various Media initiatives with the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and he is currently the BBC Radio 2 resident dentist on the Jeremy Vine show, answering public queries live to millions of listeners.
Lecturer nameHelen McNeill MA, BSc, RN, SFHEA
Lecturer profileHelen has worked at EHU for 20 years, teaching on a range of clinical and education CPD modules and programmes. She originally trained as a Registered Nurse and worked in adult critical care for 10 years. Helen has an MA in Professional Education and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. On two occasions, she held the role of University Learning and Teaching Fellow with a fellowship focus on enhancing the learning experience for postgraduate taught students on a range of medical/clinical education programmes.

Helen’s professional expertise is in educator development, leading modules on learning, teaching and assessment in the medical workplace and on mentoring and coaching.

Lecturer nameCornelia Raubal
Lecturer profileNo profile available
Lecturer nameIan Wilson
Lecturer profileDental TPD for the JDFCT scheme Yorks & Humber.
Regional Clinical Director Dental Partners Ltd.
Co-Founder Bridge to Aid Charity.
HEE certified Coach.
Married with 4 children, living in Leeds.