Next BDA president

Miller will formally assume presidency of the Association on April 10 at its annual conference in Manchester.  He will be the BDA’s 128^th President, succeeding Barry McGonigle.

For over 20 years Miller was a partner in a mainly NHS dental practice in Taunton and he brings extensive experience in the clinical and education sectors to the role of president. From 1997 to 2013 he held the position of regional postgraduate dental dean at the University of Bristol where he was also programme director for the University’s Open Learning for dentists Diploma programme. In 2009 he was the first dentist to become Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators. From 2007 to 2010 he was consultant to the Peninsula Dental School. He currently sits on the Council of the MDU and is the interim chair of the Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire Dental Local Professional Network.

Miller served on the BDA’s Representative Body from 1986 to 2012. Until October last year he was chairman of the BDA’s Western Counties Branch and has previously served as its president. He also been an active member of the BDA’s education committee for ten years and served on a variety of tasks groups and advisory boards within the dental education and training arena.