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Health and wellbeing leadership in the dental team

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The theme of this event is about the role of dental leaders in supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.

Safiyyah Yacoobali

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

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Ian Wilson

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

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Stuart Johnson

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

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Mark O’Hagan

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

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Mahrukh Khwaja

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

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Neena Manek

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

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Wendy Duncan

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

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Professor Tim Newton

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

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Zain Hameed

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

Executive Team
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Tom Whiting

Chief Executive and Registrar

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

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Catherine Tannahill

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

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Theresa Thorp

Executive Director, Regulation

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