Professor Martin Ashley

Title: Hypodontia. Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Aims:

• To explain how hypodontia patients are managed by a specialist multidisciplinary team.
• To recognise the benefit of quality improvement within clinical care
• To consider how care for hypodontia patients may evolve in the future.

Objectives:

• Attendees will learn how high quality care is delivered by a specialist MDT.
• Attendees will engage with discussion around what future developments will improve hypodontia patient care. 

GDC outcomes: B and C

Biography:
Martin is a Consultant and Honorary Professor in Restorative Dentistry and Oral Health in Manchester, with a clinical focus on managing patients affected by hypodontia and by cleft lip and palate.

He is the Medical Director for the University Dental Hospital of Manchester, a Board member for the Faculty of Dental Surgery at RCS England, a Senior Fellow for the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management and was chair of RD-UK for five years.

Martin’s free to access Mouth Care Matters on-line course has run since 2021 and is accessed by learners in over 100 countries.