Lecturer Details: Modern Toothwear Management

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 nameStephanie King BDS, MFDS RCS(Ed), MRes, PG Cert Rest
Lecturer profileStephanie was appointed Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at Liverpool University Dental Hospital in 2023 and is a GDC registered specialist in Prosthodontics.

She qualified from King’s College London in 2009 and undertook several core training posts across Yorkshire and the North-West, during which time she obtained the MFDS, RCS Edinburgh.

Stephanie then spent time working in Special Care Dentistry in secondary care, before returning to Yorkshire to work as a General Dental Practitioner for three years. During her time in practice, she also obtained a Master of Research (DPH) with Distinction from the University of Manchester, and a PG Cert in Restorative Dentistry.

Stephanie commenced specialty training in 2016, with her early years Restorative training being split site between Liverpool and Manchester Dental Hospital, and senior years full time in Liverpool. Throughout training Stephanie completed the PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education at the University of Liverpool, so holds Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy, and was awarded the Membership of Prosthodontics, RCS Ed in 2021, and FDS Rest Dent 2022.

In her Consultant role, Stephanie works across all facets of Restorative Dentistry but has a special interest in dental and implant based rehabilitations for patients who have sustained trauma, post head and neck cancer treatment, or with complex occlusal relationships.

Stephanie is heavily involved in postgraduate education, regularly providing lectures and hands-on training to GDPs and DFTs on a National basis on a range of restorative topics including toothwear, fixed and removable prosthetics and occlusion.