Eddie was elected as Chair of the BDA Board in September 2020. Before that, he served as Deputy Chair between 2014 and 2020. He was Secretary of Birmingham Local Dental Committee for over 10 years and was also Chair. He qualified in 1984 from Kings and provided Orthodontic Care for patients in South Birmingham for over 20 years, having previously provided general dentistry. In the past, he has chaired the Annual Conference of LDCs and the West Midlands Association of LDCs, held the post of President of the Central Counties Branch and served on the GDPC Committee for over ten years.