Key Members

Nigel Jones

President of BSAD

BDS, DipImpDent RCS, FFGDP(UK), FICD, MSc Implantology
Nigel Jones owns Premium Dental Implants in Abergavenny where he plans, places and restores over 500 implants a year for patients referred to him by colleagues all over South Wales and Herefordshire. In the past he has been a FD scheme organiser and still is a part-time local advisor for Dental Protection Limited. He is also Cohort Director for the FGDP (UK) Implant Diploma at the Royal College of Surgeons, London.

Peter Sanders

Immediate past president

FFGDP, DipImpDent RCS (Eng) (Adv Cert), MSC ImpDent (ULond), BDS, LDSRCS
Peter is the Immediate past president of The British Society for Advanced Dentistry, the Programme Director, Cohort Course Director and Examiner on the Implantology course at the Royal College of Surgeons and the Chief Examiner MSc King Juan Carlos University of Madrid. He currently runs his own dental practice in Southampton, focusing exclusively on implants.

Faresh Desai

Secretary

MFGDP DipRestDent RCS (Eng) DipImpDent RCS (Eng) Adv Cert
Faresh is a partner in a small group of private dental practice based in the Midlands where his work is limited to restorative and implant dentistry. He holds a diploma in restorative and implant dentistry with advanced certificate from the Royal college of surgeons (UK). Faresh is a clinical mentor for Straumann.

Martin Wanendeya

Conference Organiser

DipImpDent RCS ENG (Adv. Cert)
Martin is a partner at Ten Dental, an interdisciplinary specialist referral practice in Clapham, south London where his work is limited to implant and aesthetic Dentistry. He is a tutor on the diploma in implant dentistry program at the Royal College of Surgeons, England, having been awarded the diploma at advanced level.

Rash Patel

Spring Conference Organiser

BDS (Lon) MGDS RCS (Eng) FDS RCS (Edin) FFGDP (UK) Dip Imp Dent (Adv Cert.)(RCS Eng) P.G. Cert Dent Edu. (U Beds)
Rash Patel is a PCT appointed DwSI, for minor oral surgery, a postgraduate tutor, an MJDF Examiner as well as Fellowship assessor for the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK). He is also an examiner for the Diploma in Implant Dentistry for the Royal College of surgeons of Edinburgh and appointed as a clinical expert in restorative and implant dentistry for the General Dental Council (UK). .

Tushar Patel

Treasurer

BDS, DGDP RCS (Eng), DRDP, DipImpDent RCS (Eng) (Adv. Cert), CAPP Dent RCS (Eng), FFGDP (UK),FICD

TC is the principal of his dental practice in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, focusing on Implant and Advanced Restorative Dentistry. He is a tutor and examiner on the diploma in implant dentistry programme (advanced level) at the Royal College of Surgeons, England and also examines on the MJDF and FFGDP. He is a fellow of the International College of Dentists.