South Wales Dental Conference - Friday

Liam Addy is a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry and has been the lead for Oral Rehabilitation for head and neck patients at Cardiff and Vale for over 15 years. He also lectures on the national Oral Maxillofacial Rehabilitation of Head and Neck Cancer Patients course for StR's every year. Liam is current TPD for Restorative Dentistry, Regional Advisor of Wales for the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Deputy Clinical Director at Cardiff Dental Hospital.

Rui Albuquerque is a Consultant in Oral Medicine at Guy’s Hospital, London, where he oversees multiple general oral medicine clinics providing specialist outpatient care for complex oral mucosal diseases. Additionally, he holds the position of Honorary Reader at King’s College London. His research interests include Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders, Oral Cancer, and Facial Pain Disorders, with a particular focus on Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS). Currently, he serves as the coordinator of the e-learning programme on Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders, funded by the European Union (www.OPMDCare.com). ORCID: 0000-0002-1741-8871

Avijit holds a chair in Cariology and Operative Dentistry at King's College London. He is a globally eminent researcher, educator and clinician, within the disciplines of minimum intervention oral care and minimally invasive dentistry. He has written 170 peer-reviewed papers, several internationally respected textbooks, accrued >£2.5 million grant funding and was awarded the internationally prestigious WH Bowen Caries Research Distinguished Scientist Award from IADR, 2022, recognition for his efforts in cariology and operative dentistry research over the past 25 years. He is currently an Hon. Consultant Advisor to the OCDO England.

Shannu is Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, Cardiff University. She is the lead for Pastoral care for all UG and PG dental students and DHT students and the lead for Paeds Outreach placements at the University. She is also the lead for the Taking Teeth initiative for widening participation and prevention in community

For the Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust/ HIEW she is Hon consultant in Paediatric dentistry. She provides specialist treatment under local and inhalation sedation; and dental care of medically compromised children under general anaesthesia at the Dental and Childrens Hospital for Wales. She is an educational and clinical supervisor to speciality trainees.

Shannu is the President-elect 2024 for the British Society for Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) and was the Teachers’ Branch -Conference Abstracts and Prizes Committee Representative 2019- 2022.