2013-2014
President Dr Paul Baker
Paul Baker qualified in 1992 from Kings College School of Medicine and Dentistry. He spent two years working in hospital oral and maxillofacial surgery followed by a short stint working in general dental practice. In 1996 he started an MSc in periodontology at Guys Hospital.
In 1998 he continued with a Master of Clinical Dentistry degree at Kings College London, which he passed with distinction. He was one of the first dentists to finish a specialist training pathway recognised by the General Dental Council and after passing the Royal College of Surgeons Membership in Restorative Dentistry was awarded a certificate of completion of specialist training in 2000.
Since 2000 he has worked in specialist practice, limited to the treatment of periodontal disease and implant surgery. He has taught at all levels within dentistry, from teaching undergraduates at Guys hospital to specialist level courses on advanced surgical techniques for the British Society of Periodontology. He started his training in implant dentistry in 1994, and has been involved in teaching implant dentistry since 2003.
2013 / 2014 Year Lecture Programme
Tuesday 15th October 2013 Dr Alex Cash
Cleft lip and palate, a team game
Tuesday 19th November 2013 Mr Adam Searle
Surgeons or Hairdressers? A reflection on the evolution of plastic surgery
Tuesday 21st January 2014 Dr Nikolaos Tatarakis
Peri-implant diseases: Diagnosis and management
Tuesday 18th February 2014 Dr Simon Cunnington
Cone Beam CT and endodontic assessment
Tuesday 18th March 2014 Dr Paul Baker and Professor Ian Needleman
Periodontal Prognosis- Factors that influence, and influencing the factors
Tuesday 15th April 2014 Dr Mamaly Reshad
Occlusal failures in Impant dentistry