Lecturer Details: Principles of Basic Occlusion

Lecturer nameRahat Ali BSc (Hons), BDS, MSc, MFGDP, MFDS, RCS, PGCert
Lecturer profileRahat qualified with First Class Honours in Physiology in 2001 and then Dentistry in 2004 from the University of Bristol. He then spent 2 years in General Practice where he finished his MFGDP Diploma before returning to the hospital sector. He spent a year as an SHO in Oral Medicine whilst completing his MFDS before working for 2 years as a Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry. During this time he developed a novel way to teach undergraduates how to correctly diagnose dental pain using the
underlying oral physiology. Rahat then worked as a Staff Grade Surgeon in London before starting his Specialist Registrar training in Restorative Dentistry at the Leeds Dental Institute and St Luke s Hospital in Bradford. During this time Rahat developed a keen interest in Complex Endodontics, Removable Prosthodontics for Gagging Patients and the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation of Head and Neck Cancer
and Cleft Palate Patients. He remains a keen and passionate teacher and provides many lectures for both undergraduates and post graduates on all aspects of restorative dentistry across the United Kingdom.

Rahat completed his specialist training in Restorative Dentistry in 2015 and his Post CCST Fellowship in Head and Neck Oral Cancer Rehabilitation with the North Western Deanery in 2016. He is now Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Liverpool Dental Hospital and also based in Specialist Practice in Manchester.

Rahat is a GDC registered Specialist in Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics and Prosthodontics.

He is an Examiner for the Overseas Registration Exam, the Specialist Membership in Prosthodontics and Endodontics exams for the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) as we as the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exam (ISFE) in Restorative Dentistry.
Lecturer nameMs Johanna Leven BDS, MFDS RCS(Ed) FDS (Rest Dent) RCS
Lecturer profileJohanna Leven received her BDS from Dundee University in 2010 and completed her vocational training year in a split NHS and private practice in Perth. Following on from this she continued her training in a Dental foundation post the maxillofacial departments of Queen Margaret Hospital Dunfermline, Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy and also Fife’s community dental service. Passing MFDS at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2012 she then returned to Dundee Dental Hospital for a Restorative and Oral Surgery Senior House Officer post. Appointed as a Senior House Officer in Restorative Dentistry in Liverpool University Dental Hospital in 2013. She was later successfully appointed as a Specialist Registrar in Restorative Dentistry at Liverpool University Dental Hospital. Her main clinical interests are within prosthodontics particularly tooth wear, hypodontia and oral rehabilitation of head and neck oncology patients. She is Currently Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Manchester Dental Hospital.