BDA CDS Group general anaesthesia study days

Daniel is a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry with extensive experience delivering care for adults and children with additional needs across community settings. His clinical practice includes receiving internal referrals and supporting other senior dentists with treatment for complex patients. In his current specialist role, he has established and led on an intravenous sedation service.

He has won NIHR funding and led a clinical research project as chief investigator; the results of which has been published and presented nationally. Prior to his specialist training he held a university clinical lecturer role with Kings College London and gained valuable experience in additional dental specialties such as Tier 2 accreditation in oral surgery.

Alongside his clinical work he has developed a strong interest in leadership, service development and quality improvement. As an active committee member of the British Society of Gerodontology, he has contributed to national domiciliary guidance, organised national conferences and taught medical colleagues.

Lucy is a Registered Learning Disability Nurse at the Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust and works for both the Learning Disability Service and the Community Dental Service. Lucy is Neurodivergent and passionate about working in partnership with people who have disabilities and/or additional support needs, to access healthcare and ensuring they receive person centered support.

She is also a Doctor of Education (Autism Pathway) student at the University of Strathclyde and is currently completing research around the experiences of unpaid Caregivers of Autistic Adults.

Samina Nayani-Low is a Consultant in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London. Her areas of interest include the provision of dental care under general anaesthesia for medically complex patients, and dental care for people living with cancer.

She graduated with honors from Barts and the London School of Dentistry in 2012 and holds an MSc in Special Care Dentistry from King’s College London. She completed her Membership in Special Care Dentistry in 2020 and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Dr Nayani-Low has a wealth of experience in the provision of dental care in both inpatient and outpatient settings and has led the inpatient general anaesthetic service at Guy’s since 2022. This has included the foundation of a SCD-anaesthetics MDM which has significantly improved the planning of complex GA cases.

Graduating from the University of Navarre, Spain, in 2001, Rebeca began her career in London before moving to the north of England to complete her anaesthetic training in East Yorkshire. She was appointed Consultant Anaesthetist at Pinderfields Hospital in 2015 and moved to Airedale Hospital in 2022 to be closer to her husband’s family.

Her main clinical interests are obstetric anaesthesia and shared airway surgery, particularly within dentistry and ENT.

Nicola is a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry and Clinical Lead at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. She is passionate about improving access to dental care for people with complex medical conditions, disabilities and additional support needs, ensuring care is tailored to each individual. Nicola has a particular interest in reducing health inequalities, implementing reasonable adjustments and developing patient-centred pathways for sedation and general anaesthesia.

She is an Examiner for the Dental Specialty Fellowship Examinations (DSFE), a member of the BDA Community Dental Services Committee and Group Management Committee, and a cross-representative on the England Community Dental Services Committee (ECDSC).