Cemal Ucer first established an implant referral centre in 1995. He was awarded an MSc in Implantology at Manchester Dental Hospital following his research into guided bone regeneration and osteopromotion. He later gained a PhD for his clinical and laboratory studies into the factors affecting the success of implant treatment in iliac grafts and the investigation of the effect of skeletal bone density on implant survival. He has personally trained and mentored more than 1,000 dentists in implant dentistry as one of the main providers of implant education in the UK. Cemal’s current clinical research interests include bone quality and quantity and role of major bone grafting on the success of dental implants, management of nerve damage, 3D surgical navigation, reconstructive bone surgery, GBR and sinus grafting techniques, as well as rehabilitation of severely atrophic maxilla with zygomatic and 3D printed customised implants. Academically, he has gained European recognition for his work on the development of a new framework for teaching and assessment of clinical competence in implantology. He is a co-author of the consensus paper produced by the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) following the first pan-European collaboration between EU universities to establish common training and assessment standards in dental implantology. He is an invited member of the working group convened by the FGDP (UK) and the General Dental Council (GDC) to update the Training Standards in Implant Dentistry (TSID) guidelines in 2012 and 2016. Cemal is a Fellow of the Dental Trainers Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and a Fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI) and a member of Megagen’s MINTEC UK & Ireland Board for education and clinical research. He is a member of the editorial board of JOMR (Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Research) and the chair of the editorial advisory board of Implant Dentistry Today. Cemal is Professor and Clinical Lead of the MSc programme in Dental Implantology at University of Salford and a member of the Faculty of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Diploma in Implant Dentistry. He is a past president (2011-2013) and honorary life member of The Association of Dental Implantology (ADI). Professor Ucer’s private Centre for Oral-Maxilla-Facial and Dental Implant Reconstruction has been accredited as an International ZAGA Centre which provides treatment for the rehabilitation of severely atrophic jaws using the standardised anatomically driven ZAGA Zygomatic Implant technique without major bone grafting.

Simon has a personal chair at the University of Salford, awarded for his practice and teaching in Dental Implantology. He is the Clinical and Module Lead for the Masters of Dental Implantology at Salford and Edge Hill University. He lectures nationally and internationally for Astra Tech, Straumann, the ITI, Mersey Deanery, and on the MSc courses at Salford, Manchester, Cardiff and Sheffield. Furthermore, he has been invited as a keynote speaker to many national and international Congresses and Forums. He is the co-author of the National Standards in Implant Dentistry.

 

Simon has won awards for his research papers, his current research interest areas are:

Patient Related Outcome Measures (PROM)

Simon has gained national recognition for his work developing tools to measure PROM in dentistry. He is the chief clinical investigator of multi-centre research project investigating the ways that we can measure the benefit of dental implant treatment. He has developed an online patient tool, to audit and report upon the effectiveness of dental treatment. This is being developed for use in all areas of dentistry

Peri-Implant Disease

Simon has written the algorithms that have been adopted as the standard protocols for the treatment of Peri-Implant disease. He has established a recognised referral centre for the treatment of both Mucocitis and Peri-Implantitis. He has co-authored the 2 guidance papers which have become established as reference papers in their respective domains. He is currently the clinical lead, investigating the outcome of a series of a case studies.

Human Factors and Implant Dentistry

Simon has a keen interest in surgical performance and has been invited to the participate in the first ‘European Congress About Human Factors and Medicine’ in Paris. He has developed Human Factors as a major research theme at the university and is leading the National Drive for Patient Safety.

Additionally, he was also the Director of Education for the Association of Dental Implantology (ADI). Implant Dentistry is a postgraduate discipline and the structure, content and delivery of the education and training programmes of the organisation is the responsibility of Prof Wright. He was also Editor of ARK, the online ADI Educational package.

 

Contact: professorsimon.wright@nhs.net

Grant obtained his Bachelor degree in 2011 from the University of Dundee and completed his foundation training in Edinburgh before attaining maxillofacial, paediatric and orthodontic senior house officer posts in various teaching hospitals around the UK. He then worked in general dental practice in Glasgow and the West Midlands. He carried out his orthodontic specialist training in Liverpool and simultaneously completed a Doctorate level research degree. Grant has lectured nationally and internationally and has published numerous scientific papers in both European and National journals. At ICE, Grant’s clinical interests lie in multidisciplinary cases involving orthodontics and dental implants.

Moheen qualified from the University of Leeds in 2010. He was selected by his supervisors and tutors to be awarded the Restorative Dentistry Prize for achieving exceptional clinical work throughout his undergraduate training.

Moheen went on to a Senior House Officer role at the Manchester Dental Hospital, where he gained advanced expertise working alongside Consultants and Specialists in the Restorative and Periodontal department. He also taught undergraduates helping them become the next generation of dentists. He subsequently completed a very demanding Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery post at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.

He passed his Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties examination, which encouraged him to undertake specialist training in London. Moheen completed his 4-year specialist training in Endodontics (Root canal treatment) at the Eastman Dental Hospital and was awarded entry onto the specialist list.

Moheen is exceptional with patients who are particularly nervous about root canal treatment, many of whom report that they needn’t had worried about it. He is also accepting external referrals from other dentists.

Holding a post qualifications in implant nursing, impression taking, oral health education, radiography, infection control, and fluoride application, Heather has been a dental nursing since she was 18. She currently sits on the NEBDN Implant Nursing Committee and is a mentor for the NEBDN nursing qualification.

Heather’s hobbies include going for meals with friends and supporting her partner in angling competitions up and down the country.

Contact: heather.pendlebury@icedental.institute

Kathryn is the resident hygienist at ICE where she combines her private clinic with tutoring.

 

Kathryn qualified from Leeds Dental Institute in 1993.  Five years later whilst studying for the Further Adult Education Teaching Certificate (FAETC) at Salford College, she secured a post at Leeds, teaching on the Diploma in Dental Hygiene course. Alongside this, Kathryn has worked in NHS, private and specialist periodontal practices over the last twenty-five years.

Kathryn developed a special interest in implant maintenance and treatment of peri-implant diseases. She has worked with Professor Ucer for over 10 years and supervises the Greater Manchester School for DCP’s implant treatment and maintenance clinic at ICE.  More recently, she has started to lecture for the MSc in Dental Implantology and the Maintaining & Treating Peri-Implant Tissues course.

Outside work Kathryn has two children; both are heavily involved in Gymnastics and Dance and she is a Gymnastics coach herself.

Carl previously worked in HE Administration and Management at Leeds Beckett University for 18 years.

Carl’s responsibilities include:

• Leading the ICE Administration Team
• Scheduling and timetabling of courses and CPD events
• Liaison with University of Salford academic and support staff
• Quality Assurance and continuous evaluation of ICE provision
• Banking/book-keeping
• Administrative support for students and lecturers
• Liaison with collaborative partners and suppliers
• Health and Safety

Carl is a lifelong fan of Bradford City FC and is a confirmed music lover, regularly attending gigs and frequenting the record shops of Manchester!

Contact: 0161 413 8335, carl.morgan@icedental.institute

With a strong passion for creative marketing, digital content and writing, Panos is responsible for everything from brand management, creating excellent marketing strategies to promoting upcoming events, editing the website and more. His role also involves managing course enquiries and bookings and representing ICE at dental conferences.

 

Contact: 0161 413 8336, panos.michailidis@icedental.institute

B.D.S (PAK), Master’s in Experimental Oral Pathology (UK), PhD scholar, Lancaster University (UK), MIADR, MIAOP, FICD (USA), FPFA (USA).

Dr. Rabia Sannam Khan, a dentist by profession, is a researcher with many publications to her name. She has published several research papers and has contributed to book chapters in the field of Dentistry, Biomaterials and Oncology. She is also an editor, reviewer and editorial board member of many dental journals.

Rabia did her BDS in Pakistan and subsequently began her lecturing career there in the Department of Dental Biology, Pathology and Oral Diagnostics. Rabia has completed Oral Surgery Postgraduate Training from Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, in Yokohama, Japan., and holds a Master’s in Experimental Oral Pathology from Queen Mary University of London. Currently, Rabia is completing a PhD in Bioengineering at Lancaster University, this is a collaborative project with the NHS.

Rabia’s research interests and expertise are in the fields of dental education, dental implants, oral oncological biomarkers, dental biomaterials, salivary proteome, vibrational spectroscopy, machine learning, artificial intelligence and virtual dentistry.