Introducing 2017’s list of most influential people in the Dentistry Top 50.
1. Milad Shadrooh – The Singing Dentist2. Sara Hurley – chief dental officer for NHS England3. Tony Kilcoyne – elected on the BDA PEC4. Ian Brack – chief executive and registrar at the GDC5. Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen – chair of the GDPC at the BDA6. Jeremy Hunt – health secretary since 20127. Liz Kay – associate dean at the Peninsula Dental School8. Avijit Banerjee – professor of cariology and pioneer of minimally invasive dentistry9. Nilesh Parmar – MBA, implant dentist and dentistry’s Sebastian Vettel10. Theresa May – UK Prime Minister at the time of writing11. Edward Lynch – principle director of biomedical and clinical research at the State University of Nevada12. Paul Tipton – ex-cricketer for Lancashire and professor and lecturer in restorative dentistry13. Andrew Dawood – lecturer and involved in research and development of implants14. John Kois – director and founder of the Kois Center 15. Bill Moyes – GDC chair 16. Christopher Orr – chairman of the Aesthetic Dentistry Awards judging panel 17. Amit Patel – specialist periodontist and skydiver18. John Milne – dental adviser for the CQC19. Andrea Ubhi – award-winning cosmetic dentist20. Michael Zybutz – lecturer and diplomat of the American Board of Periodontology21. John Drummond – clinical senior lecturer at the University of Dundee22. Jimmy Steele – professor at Newcastle Dental School and author of The Steele Report23. David Houston – chair of the judging panel for the Private Dentistry Awards24. Raj Rattan – dental director at Dental Protection 25. Zaki Kanaan – former president of the BACD26. Tif Qureshi – pioneer of the Inman Aligner system27. Frank Spear – world renowned US lecturer in aesthetic and restorative dentistry28. Wyman Chan – worldwide keynote speaker on tooth whitening 29. Attiq Rahman – international lecturer on implant and aesthetic dentistry30. Nairn Wilson – professor of dentistry at King’s College London31. Bertie Napier – president of the BACD32. Martin Kelleher – specialist in restorative dentistry and prosthodontics33. Donald Sloss – vice president of the BACD34. Judith Husband – non-executive director at the BDA35. Kevin Lewis – former dental director at Dental Protection and Dentistry consultant editor36. Chris Barrow – practice management guru and castaway on Channel 4’s The Island37. David Winkler – past president of the British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry38. Eddie Crouch – successfully sued the government over his NHS contract and member of the PEC39. Arshad Ali – clinical director of the Scottish Centre of Excellence for Dentistry40. Galip Gürel – renowned lecturer in prosthodontics and aesthetics 41. Mick Horton – dean of the Faculty of Deneral Dental Practice (UK)42. Seema Sharma – philanthropist and private practitioner43. Reena Wadia – periodontist and clinical tutor at Barts and The London44. Fiona Ellwood – patron of the Society of British Dental Nurses45. Edwin Scher – professor and editor-in-chief of Implant Dentistry Today46. Michael Wise – retired lecturer in aesthetic dentistry and author of On the Toss of a Coin47. Hien Chi Ngo – international lecturer on MID and restorative dentistry48. Adam Glassford – runs the Yorkshire Sedation Training facility
