Our Council

The membership of the Dental Schools Council consists of 28 dental schools. The Chair of the Dental Schools Council is Professor Ewen McColl, Head of the School of Dentistry at the University of Plymouth. 

Chair: Professor Ewen McColl

Chair: Professor Ewen McColl

University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School

Professor Khaled Khalaf

Professor Khaled Khalaf

University of Aberdeen Institute of Dentistry

Dr Fiona Sandom

Bangor University

Professor Upen Patel

Professor Upen Patel

University of Birmingham School of Dentistry

Professor Barry Main

Professor Barry Main

University of Bristol Dental School

Dr Claire McCarthy

Dr Claire McCarthy

Canterbury Christ Church University

Professor Vaseekaran Sivarajasingam

Professor Vaseekaran Sivarajasingam

Cardiff University School of Dentistry

Professor Peter Mossey

Professor Peter Mossey

University of Dundee School of Dentistry

Dr Michael O’Regan

Dr Michael O’Regan

University of Essex School of Health and Social Care

Professor Aileen Bell

Professor Aileen Bell

University of Glasgow Dental School

Professor Michael Escudier

Professor Michael Escudier

King's College London Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences

Dr Claudia Cunningham

Dr Claudia Cunningham

University of Lancashire School of Dentistry

Professor Nicola Innes

Professor Nicola Innes

University of Leeds School of Dentistry

Professor Luke Dawson

Professor Luke Dawson

University of Liverpool School of Dentistry

Professor Richard Moore

Professor Richard Moore

University of Lincoln Institute of Dental and Oral Health

Professor Peter Thomson

Professor Peter Thomson

University of Manchester Division of Dentistry

Professor Chris Vernazza

Professor Chris Vernazza

Newcastle University School of Dental Sciences

Professor Chris Louca

Professor Chris Louca

University of Portsmouth Dental Academy

Professor Chris Tredwin

Professor Chris Tredwin

Queen Mary, University of London Institute of Dentistry

Professor Wendy Turner

Professor Wendy Turner

Queen's University Belfast Centre of Dentistry

Professor Albert Leung

Professor Albert Leung

Royal College of Surgeons Ireland School of Dentistry

Professor Ali Khurram

Professor Ali Khurram

University of Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry

Stacianne Tennant

Stacianne Tennant

University of Suffolk

Jillian Kent

Teesside University School of Health and Social Care

Dr Alison Dougall

Dr Alison Dougall

Trinity College Dublin School of Dental Science

Professor Paul Brady

Professor Paul Brady

University College Cork Dental School

Professor Dave Spratt

Professor Dave Spratt

University College London Eastman Dental Institute

Sarah Balian

University College London Hospitals