Officers and Members of the BSSPD Council

Officers and co-opted members

• President: Dr Upen Patel
• President Elect: Mr Neil Poyser
• Honorary Secretary: Miss Stephanie Hackett
• Honorary Treasurer: Prof Shakeel Shahdad
• Honorary Curator & Awards Administrator: Prof Gerry McKenna
• Immediate Past President: Dr Shiyana Eliyas

Council Members

• 2023-2026: Mr Steve Bonsor
• 2024-2027: Dr Catherine Black, Dr Matt Locke
• 2025-2028: Dr Alice Cheadle, Dr Sarra Jawad
  
  
• SRRDG Representative: Mr Joshua Hudson

Co-Opted Members

• Sehrish Khalid (Early Practitioners Group & Conference Organiser)
• Nagham Katif (Dental Technicians Group)
• Swati Nehete (BSSPD Rep on the FDS Clinical Standards Committee (RCS England)
• Rupert Austin (BSSPD Rep on the Dental Spec Fellow Exam (DSFE) Board - Pros)
• Derek Moore (Safe Space Group)

Society Administrative Manager

• Mrs Kirstin Berridge

Continuing Professional Education

• BSSPD Council

RD-UK

• Dr Stephanie Hackett

Data Protection

• Mrs K Berridge

EPA Joint National Committee

• Mr R D Welfare

SAC in Restorative Dentistry

• Dr Matt Locke 

Senate of Dental Specialties (RCS England)

• Prof S Shahdad

Advisory Board in Restorative Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

• Dr Rupert Austin (co-opted)

BSI Dental Implant Committee

• Mr Steve Bonsor

FDS Clinical Standards Committee (RCS Eng)

• Dr Swati Nehete (co-opted)