Lecturer Details: BSPD Lecture: Is silver the new black? Silver diamine fluoride for children and young people.

Lecturer nameDr Rachael Nichol
Lecturer profileBChD, MFDS RCS (Eng), MDent Sci (Paed Dent), MPaed Dent RCS (Eng), FDSRCS (Paed Dent) (Eng), PG Cert HCL, PG Cert Clin Ed

Rachael is a Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry working in Mid Yorkshire Community Dental Service. She is also the Regional Advisor in Community Dentistry for Health Education England, Yorkshire and Humber. She completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education in 2018 and subsequently became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2020.
Lecturer nameLaura Timms BDS, MFDS RCS Eng, PGCert DPH
Lecturer profileLaura is a speciality registrar and academic clinical fellow in paediatric dentistry at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital and the Mid Yorkshire Community Dental Service. She has a research interest in caries management and prevention for children.
Laura was recently awarded a research grant from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry to involve children in SDF research and to explore the acceptability of SDF. She has produced guidance documents with the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry about the use of SDF for children. She had also published in Dental Update and Community Dental Health Journal on the use of SDF in children.