Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP) and President of the College of General Dentistry (CGDent)
Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP), and first elected President of the College of General Dentistry.
Dr Pal qualified in 1987 with honours and distinction from Guy’s Hospital, London, and has worked in general dental practice ever since, joining The University Dental and Implant Centre, a mixed NHS and private practice in Edgbaston of which he is Principal, in 1991.
With special interests in dental implantology and restorative dentistry, Dr Pal is Editor of FGDP's Training standards in implant dentistry, for which he is currently leading the development of mentoring requirements.
He joined FGDP in 1997, becoming active in its West Midlands division as a tutor and examiner for the MJDF, and later being awarded the Diploma of Fellowship. He was elected to represent the region on the National Faculty Board in 2014, was re-elected in 2017 and 2020, and is Chair of the FGDP Professional Affairs Committee.
He has also previously served the Faculty as Chair of both the Education and Finance Committees, as Junior Vice-Dean (2016-17) and Senior Vice-Dean (2019-20), and as its representative on the Health Education England dental advisory group and NHS England clinical reference group on record-keeping standards.
He is one of the authors of the FGDP-CGDent guidance, Implications of COVID-19 for the safe management of general dental practice, and has played a leading role in developing the Faculty's international relationships.
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In collaboration with the College of General Dentistry. Mentoring in Implant Dentistry has significantly changed o...
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In collaboration with the College of General Dentistry, this recorded webinar explores the best way to handle a complant b...
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Hosted by Ian Mills (former dean FGDP) At the end of June 2021 the FGDP transfered to the College of General Denti...
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In collaboration with the College of General Dentistry. Dental extractions are one of the most commonly undertaken...
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In collaboration with the College of General Dentistry this recorded webinar discusses the importance of comprehensive and...
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In collaboration with The British Dental Students' Association (BDSA) and CGDent. Owning a practice provides huge opportun...
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Not sure where to go next in your career? Not sure which courses to take? Not sure what opportunities are available to you...
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This CGDent recorded webinar examines the issue of professionalism in relation to dental colleagues, and how it impacts up...
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The second recorded webinar in the series aims to raise awareness and understanding around the NHS dental contract changes...
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In collaboration with the College of General Dentistry. AI is entering our everyday lives – but what is behi...
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Do you work with dental therapists? Are you utilising their full scope? Could your therapists be providing more aesthetic ...
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In collaboration with The College of General Dentistry. The bedrock of delivering cosmetic dentistry remains effec...
