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New dean for Edinburgh college
Professor William Saunders is elected head of RCSEd’s dental faculty
Former Dundee Dental School dean Professor William Saunders has been elected as the new dean of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s dental faculty. A long-standing member of the college’s
dental council, Prof Saunders will take over from the current dean, Prof Richard Ibbetson, in October. Prof Saunders, who was the UK’s first professor of endodon- tology, said it would be a privilege to work with such a strong professional body. He said: “I am absolutely delighted to
be elected dean of the dental faculty; it is such an honour to represent the college in this capacity. The dental faculty is a thriving institution within the college and I hope to continue the good work that has been undertaken by my predeces- sors. Dental Council and SAB Chairs are motivated and committed to the values of the college and it will be a huge privilege to work with this excellent organisation.” Prof Saunders has spent the majority
of his working life in academic clinical dentistry. After graduating from the Royal Dental Hospital of London in ı970, he spent five years in the Royal Air Force and six years in general dental practice. Appointed in ı98ı to a lecture- ship in conservative dentistry at Dundee Dental School, Prof Saunders completed higher training in restorative dentistry and a PhD. He then spent ı3 years at Glasgow Dental School where he served as Senior Lecturer, Professor of Clinical Practice and became the first professor of Endo- dontology in the UK in ı995. He returned to Dundee in 2000 as dean for ıı years. He has also been chair of the UK’s Dental Schools Council. He has published
widely and had a thriving clinical practice within Dundee Dental Hospital. Prof Saun- ders retired from full-time academic andclinical practice in November 20ı3.
Dishonest dentist struck off PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT HEARING
A Midlothian-based dentist has been erased from the General Dental Council’s (GDC) register following a public hearing into allegations of misleading, dishonest and inappropriate conduct. Mokhothu Asaph Mokotjo, of Dalhousie
Chesters Court, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, appeared before the GDC’s Professional Conduct Committee charged with: • applying for a Scottish Dental Access Initiative Grant under false pretences;
• treating NHS patients at the Law Road Dental practice in North Berwick in East Lothian, when not on NHS Lothian’s Dental List; and
• making false statements about working alone in a letter to the Contractor Support Office of NHS Lothian. In considering this case, the chairman of the PCC said: “Mr Mokotjo engaged
in intentional dishonesty. His dishonest conduct was not a one-off act but was a pattern of behaviour over a period of time. He lied to the health board, he involved an unwitting colleague by lying to that colleague about his ability to work under their list number and he potentially put patients at risk by working whilst not on a dental list.” Unless Mr Mokotjo, who was immediately suspended, exercises his right of appeal, his name will be struck off the register in approximately 28 days’ time. The committee was made aware of
Mr Mokotjo’s previous history with the GDC and noted that he was already subject to a substantive suspension imposed by the PCC in March 2013. This followed a finding of misconduct
and impairment as a result of failings in the areas of clinical treatment, record keeping and consent.
Scottish Dental magazine 11
News
Students reach final of clinical skills competition Three dental students from Scotland
will take on the rest of the UK in the final of UK-wide dental clinical skills competition.
Shona Hamlett will represent the University of Dundee at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) after beating off competition from her classmates in the local heat of the competition. Shona will be joined by Luke Puente De La Vega, from Glasgow Dental School, and Hannah Geller, from Aberdeen Dental School, along with finalists from the other dental schools in England and Wales. The dental clinical skills competition is the first of its kind in the UK and the finalists will compete in the Grand Final at RCSEd on 6 March.
The overall winner will receive an expenses-paid trip to the Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting in February 2015.
Professor Richard Ibbetson, dean of RCSEd’s Faculty of Dental Surgery, said: “For the last two years, RCSEd has run a similar competition for medical students with surgical career aspirations which was a huge success, so we hope final year dental students will find taking part in this unique dental competition useful and beneficial to their career ambitions.”
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