Meet the speakers

Catherine is the Director of Clinician Engagement for Portman Dentex, a Dental Service Organisation with over 340 practices and 2400 ...

Ian qualified from Edinburgh University in 1987, working in NHS general practice in the North-East. In 1990 he began exploring ...

Dr. Mahrukh Khwaja is a dentist, positive psychologist, accredited mindfulness teacher, and the founder of Mind Ninja, an award-winning ...

A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Mark has worked in HR roles in a range of blue-chip ...

Neena qualified at the University of Leeds in 2001 and gained a Masters in Medical Law (LLM) from the University ...

Tim Newton is a Psychologist who has spent over 30 years working in dental settings with the goal of ensuring ...

A dentist by day and writer by night, Safiyyah is passionate about challenging the status quo to drive change that ...

Dr Sophia Morris is a dentist currently working clinically in secondary care within the Oral and Maxillofacial speciality. Inclusive leadership ...

Executive Team

Stefan joined the GDC as the Executive Director, Strategy in October 2019 and is responsible for policy and research, communications ...

Stuart has been a dentist since 2001, working primarily in private practice with a small NHS list. He’s been an ...

Executive team

Theresa joined the GDC in September 2023 as Executive Director, Regulation. Theresa is a Solicitor-Advocate (Criminal), with over 15 years’ ...

Executive Team

Tom joined the GDC in June 2024, from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) where he was Acting Director ...

Wendy began her dental career aged 16 in a busy NHS practice in the Lake District before joining the dental ...

Zain qualified with a degree in Dentistry from King’s College London in 2019, having also obtained a Biomedical Sciences degree ...