Dentistry Top 50 – the results

19 May 2016

After months of voting, the results of the Dentistry Top 50 are finally in.

In January we launched the 2016 Dentistry Top 50 to find out who you feel is the most influential person in the profession.

Readers have been voting in their thousands, both by visiting the website and sending your votes in through the post.

Read through the below to find out where people finished in this year’s Dentistry Top 50.

1. Sara Hurley – chief dental officer for England

2. John Milne – dental adviser for the CQC and ex-chairman of the BDA General Dental Practice Committee — 2. John Milne – dental adviser for the CQC and ex-chairman of the GDPC

3. Jimmy Steele – professor at Newcastle Dental School and author of The Steele Report

4. Andrew Chandrapal – restorative and aesthetic dentist and president-elect of the BACD

5. Chris Orr – chairman of the Aesthetic Dentistry Awards judging panel

6. James Goolnik – West End dentist and ambassador for P&G Oral-B Whitestrips

7. Alistair Burt – incumbent minister responsible for dentistry

8. Frank Spear – world renowned US lecturer in aesthetic and restorative dentistry

9. Eddie Crouch – the man who sued the government over his NHS contract and won

10. David Cameron – UK Prime Minister — 10. David Cameron – UK Prime Minister

11. Linda Greenwall – editor-in-chief of Aesthetic Dentistry Today — 11. Linda Greenwall – editor-in-chief of Aesthetic Dentistry Today

12. Crispian Scully – retired dean of the UCL Eastman Dental School — 12. Crispian Scully – retired dean of the UCL Eastman Dental School

13. Christian Coachman – world renowned lecturer on digital dentistry — 13. Christian Coachman – world renowned lecturer on digital dentistry

14. Raj Rattan – MBE, new dental director at Dental Protection — 14. Raj Rattan – MBE, new dental director at Dental Protection

15. Tif Qureshi – pioneer of the Inman Aligner system — 15. Tif Qureshi – pioneer of the Inman Aligner system

16. Chris Barrow – practice management guru and participant on Channel 4’s The Island — 16. Chris Barrow – practice management guru and participant on Channel 4’s The Island

17. Henrik Overgaard-Neilsen – chairman of the BDA General Dental Practice Committee — 17. Henrik Overgaard-Neilsen – chairman of the BDA General Dental Practice Committee

18. Kevin Lewis – ex-dental director at Dental Protection and Dentistry consultant editor — 18. Kevin Lewis – ex-dental director at Dental Protection and Dentistry consultant editor

19. Ed Lynch – professor and course director at Warwick Dental School — 19. Ed Lynch – professor and course director at Warwick Dental School

20. Ellis Paul – founder of four-handed dentistry and editor-in-chief of Private Dentistry — 20. Ellis Paul – founder of four-handed dentistry and editor-in-chief of Private Dentistry

21. Michael Watson – news correspondent for Dentistry — 21. Michael Watson – news correspondent for Dentistry

22. Tony Kilcoyne – dental political activist — 22. Tony Kilcoyne – dental political activist

23. Zaki Kanaan – ex-president of the BACD — 23. Zaki Kanaan – ex-president of the BACD

24. Nilesh Parmar – MBA, implant dentist and dentistry’s Lewis Hamilton — 24. Nilesh Parmar – MBA, implant dentist and dentistry’s Lewis Hamilton

25. David Houston – chair of the judging for the Private Dentistry Awards — 25. David Houston – chair of the judging for the Private Dentistry Awards

26. Promodh Datta – president of the Anglo-Asian Odontological Group — 26. Promodh Datta – president of the Anglo-Asian Odontological Group

27. Reena Wadia – periodontist and clinical tutor in Barts and The London — 27. Reena Wadia – specialty trainee in periodontology and clinical tutor in Barts and The London

28. Avijit Banerjee – professor of cariology and pioneer of minimally invasive dentistry — 28. Avijit Banerjee – professor of cariology and pioneer of minimally invasive dentistry

29. Julian English – editor of Dentistry — 29. Julian English – editor of Dentistry

30. Bob Khanna – professor of facial aesthetics and UK pioneer of facial aesthetics — 30. Bob Khanna – professor of facial aesthetics and UK pioneer of facial aesthetics

31. Paul Tipton – ex-cricketer for Lancashire and professor and lecturer in restorative dentistry — 31. Paul Tipton – ex-cricketer for Lancashire and professor and lecturer in restorative dentistry

32. Amit Patel – specialist periodontist and skydiver — 32. Amit Patel – specialist periodontist and skydiver

33. Rahul Doshi – restorative dentist — 33. Rahul Doshi – restorative dentist

34. Liz Kay – professor and dean at Peninsula Dental School — 34. Liz Kay – professor and dean at Peninsula Dental School

35. Nairn Wilson – professor and BDA president — 35. Nairn Wilson – professor and
BDA president

36. Anoop Maini – figurehead for Six Month Smiles, ex-president of the ESAO — 36. Anoop Maini – figurehead for Six Month Smiles, ex-president of the ESAO

37. Julian Webber – editor-in-chief of Endodontic Practice — 37. Julian Webber – editor-in-chief of Endodontic Practice

38. Roger Matthews – retired chief dental officer at Denplan — 38. Roger Matthews – retired chief dental officer at Denplan

39. Sir Paul Beresford – MP and private practitioner — 39. Sir Paul Beresford – MP and private practitioner

40. Peter Ward – chief executive at the BDA — 40. Peter Ward – chief executive at the BDA

41. Seema Sharma – philanthropist and private practitioner — 41. Seema Sharma – philanthropist and private practitioner

42. Eddie Scher – visiting professor and editor-in-chief of Implant Dentistry Today — 42. Eddie Scher – visiting professor and editor-in-chief of Implant Dentistry Today

43. Damien Walmsley – professor of restorative dentistry at the University of Birmingham — 43. Damien Walmsley – professor of restorative dentistry at the University of Birmingham

44. Mervyn Druian – celebrity aesthetic and restorative dentist — 44. Mervyn Druian – celebrity aesthetic and restorative dentist

45. Andrew Dawood – UK pioneer of zygomatic implants — 45. Andrew Dawood – UK pioneer of zygomatic implants

46. Barry Cockcroft – ex-chief dental officer and non-executive director at Mydentist — 46. Barry Cockcroft – ex-chief dental officer and non-executive director at Mydentist

47. Bertie Napier – president of the BACD — 47. Bertie Napier – president of
the BACD

48. Judith Husband – non executive director at the BDA — 48. Judith Husband – non executive director at the BDA

49. Richard Field – Young Dentist of the Year 2014 (The Dentistry Awards) and lecturer — 49. Richard Field – Young Dentist of the Year 2014 (The Dentistry Awards) and lecturer

50. Donald Sloss – vice president of the BACD — 50. Donald Sloss – vice president of the BACD

Where they finished

Here we list where everyone came in this year’s Dentistry Top 50 and where everybody finished in previous years.

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