Dr. Ian Buckle is a highly respected dental practitioner based in the United Kingdom. He studied dentistry at Liverpool University where he first encountered digital dentistry in the shape of the first ever CEREC machine. He qualified.in 1985 and started his career as a general dentist in the National Health Service.before owning and developing several private practices. He is currently Principal at Buckle Advanced Dental Care in the picturesque village of Thornton Hough on the Wirral concentrating on complex reconstructive and aesthetic dentistry. In almost 40 years in dentistry he has studied with Dawson, Spear, Kois and many others to develop his skills in functional and aesthetic dentistry. He is a member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) and British Dental Association (BDA) and completes over 100 hours of postgraduate education every year as well as being a Key Opinion Leader for 3shape, Asiga and Sprintray.. Formerly Director of the Dawson Academy UK he splits his time between clinical practice and his role as an educator providing courses on Complete Digital Dentistry for Dentanet in Scandinavia, IAS Academy in the UK, Stankowscy Academy in Poland and Top Dental Education in Bulgaria .