Leadership in dentistry: Part 2

Edmund graduated with BDS (hons) from the University of Liverpool in 2007; he then completed junior rotations in general dentistry and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in the North West. Edmund was appointed as an Academic Clinical Fellow/Specialty Registrar in Oral Surgery at the University Dental Hospital of Manchester in 2011. During his five years at Manchester, he completed an MPhil in pain control alongside a number of research projects. These included an industry-sponsored drug trial and an NIHR-funded project on patient safety in dentistry, one of the first studies in this field.

In addition to co-authoring three Cochrane systematic reviews, Edmund has published widely on a variety of topics including pain management, patient safety, dental education and evidence-based surgical techniques. He is a member of the Local Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (LocSSIPS) national steering group at NHS England and he sits on the Council of the British Association of Oral Surgeons.  In 2018, he authored the textbook ‘Core Oral Surgery for Dental Students’ with Andrew Sadler.

Jason Wong MBE is a General Dental practitioner who qualified from University of Birmingham in 1995 and also holds a Diploma in postgraduate dental studies from the University of Bristol. He is a partner at the 12 surgery Maltings Dental practice in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Jason is a Local Dental Network Chair for NHS England & NHS Improvement  Midlands covering Leicestershire Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. He has held a range of positions including chairing the Local Dental Network for Hertfordshire and South Midlands and the West Midlands as well as secretary of Lincolnshire Local Dental committee for 16 years.

Jason has clinical interests in the treatment of anxious patients, Oral surgery and Implant Dentistry. He also has an interest in prevention and oral health promotion and is part of several Oral health alliance and boards across the region.  He is a well known speaker and teacher nationally on clinical and non clinical topics and has acted as supervisor to leadership and innovation fellows. He was awarded a MBE for services to Dentistry and Oral health in the New year honours list 2020.

Jason was recently appointed as Deputy Chief Dental Officer for England.