About Us

Our Mission Statement

To deliver high quality education programs that equip our students with a solid foundation in our philosophy, methods, materials, and interactions needed to create the environment that leads to enriched learning opportunities for every person. We achieve this goal by including comprehensive, innovative lifetime teaching resources with our programs, by engaging our students in productive, active learning, and by effectively supporting each students success with their educational journey.

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Our Guiding Principles

Our guiding philosophy is one of continuous improvement. Pro Dental CPD is committed to continually enhancing its programs and resources.

We believe that a quality training program is flexible and dynamic, with the ability to respond and adapt quickly and appropriately to the changing needs of individuals, and the market as a whole.

We believe that every individual has lifelong, personal opportunities for learning,people from all areas of dentistry enroll in our programs for a variety of professional and personal reasons. We build our programs on the human and cultural richness of our international student body.

We believe in the principles of promoting acceptance and inclusivity, embracing diversity and challenges, and inspiring human progress toward peace and harmony.

We work in collaboration with our Partners who support our mission and support our goals, Partners will enhance our offer to our members.

We believe in giving back, we passionately believe in the work of Bridge2Aid, a significant proportion of our profits goes to support their work, we have also set up scholarship funds, and directly support the training of clinical officers overseas.

Who are we?

ProDental CPD is the UK's largest independent provider of online dental CPD. The content is accessible on PC, Mac, and tablet devices.

Quality of content is incredibly important to us, all of our content is written and peer reviewed by dental experts and experts in eLearning.

Since 2008 ProDental CPD has striven to produce the very best learning experience using industry led standards in elearning design, winning design and innovation awards for the last 4 years running.

All areas are covered, including all GDC highly recommended and recommended CPD subjects.

ProDental's unique practice management interface allows an administrator to keep track of CPD requirements for all staff.

Meet the Team

Robert DyasBDS DCH MMedSci FDSRCS, Fellow of ITIClinical Director

Our Executive Director Robert Dyas qualified from Sheffield University, and has spent more than 3 decades in the sector. A specialist in Oral Surgery, Robert started his specialist training at Pinderfields Hospital, moving to London and then to Sheffield where he was awarded a Wellcome Trust Training Fellowship, and FDS. Robert lectured at the University of Manchester on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, organising and teaching the under/post-graduate courses in surgery, Implantology and sedation.

Julia DyasLearning Director

Julia Dyas has over 25 years experience of defining and creating learning solutions, across the whole range of media and for a large range of clients and their organisations. She is a founding member of our organisation, and works consistently to improve the learning experience of our clients.

Gemma RhodesCorporate and Partner Manager

A senior Dental Nurse and Implant Treatment Co-ordinator for 14 years, Gemma has delivered many training sessions to dental teams, and has trained many new dental nurses in assisting for implant and oral surgery procedures. A founding member of our organisation, Gemma brings a wealth of knowledge developed over a decade working with our clients.

The Editorial Board

Sarah KimeSpecialist in Special Care DentistrySpecial Care Dentistry

Sarah qualified from Bristol Dental School in 2000 and went on to complete her General Professional Training at Newcastle Dental Hospital and in general dental practice in Newcastle. During this time she was awarded her MFDS qualification from ...

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Kristine Bennett- BensonManaging Director R.I.OSafeguarding, Infection Control, First Aid, Fire Safety

Kristine started her 18-year career in the dental industry as a Dental Nurse at the age of 21, and quickly progressed onto Practice Management, incorporating Treatment Coordination and moved away from the clinical setting to a customer facing role. M...

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Dr Balqees BiBDS MFGDP(UK) MFDS RCPSGlas MSND RCSEdin Specialist in Special Care Dentistry

Balqees graduated from the University of Birmingham with a clinical distinction in 1996 and has worked in both NHS and private general dental practice, the hospital dental services and now currently in the community dental service. Balqees has ...

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Jose ZurdoMSc in Implantology and Periodontology Periodontology, Implantology, Education

Qualified doctor and dentist, internationally published lecturer

Ian WilsonBDS Cert Ed. Global Oral Health, Education

Founder and clinical director of Bridge2Aid (dental charity).

Ilay Maden BDS MSc PhD Periodontics, Lasers

BDS MSc PhD Internationally published speaker on Periodontology and the use of lasers in dentistry.

Professor Cemal UcerBDS MSc PhD, professor of dental implantology and oral surgery Edge Hill University.Education, Implantolgy, Oral Surgery

Phil GreenEducation, E-Learning

Expert in E-learning and instructional design, member of ASTD, the elearning guild, chairman on the elearning network 2006-2008.

Fiona Ellwood M.Ed L.M, PG Cert MDent, BA (Hons) Ed st. LCGI (Hon) FFGDP (UK) Patron SBDN Chair NOHPGEducation, Dental Nursing

Adrian RollingsMBA MCGI, FBIDST, F Inst LMEducation, Dental Technology

Shaun HoweRDHDental Hygiene, Dental Ethics

DCP advisor to Dental Protection, trained practice appraiser. On the editorial board of DH & T, Dental Tribune and Dentistry

John Chapman Medical Emergencies, First Aid

Jo DickinsonPeriodontics

Dental Hygienist; Key opinion Leader and Professional Mentor

Barry SampsonEducation, E-Learning

Expert in education, instructional design and e-learning.

Internationally published author and speaker.

Robert DyasBDS DCH MMedSci FDSRCS Specialist Oral Surgeon ITI Fellow Senior lecturer oral surgery/implantologyOral Surgery, Implantology, Education & Medical Emergencies

Chief Executive and Clinical Director of Pro Dental CPD

Meenu SinghConsent, Mental Capacity, Special Needs Dentistry

Special needs dentist, with particular experience in consent, capacity, disability.

Stephen GreenDirector/ RPA / RWA / MPE CRadP MSRP MIPEM BEd DCR(R)Radiography

Stephen started working with radiation in 1977, qualifying as a diagnostic radiographer in 1980. His 22 years in the Health Service (to a Reporting Radiographer level) and Education sector (as a Clinical Teacher and Lecturer) furthered his interest i...

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Simon FrenchSMWM Soc Dip IHF Exec Dip Man AIOSHLegionella

Simon is the Managing Director of WHT Ltd and also Director of Coronasafe Ltd and Ex Royal Navy.In 1988, Simon (as Managing Director of GCS Ltd) was invited to tender for a scheme run by a local Private Hospital for the Prevention of Legionella. Up...

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Nicki RowlandBSc (Hons) Diploma in Leadership and ManagementCQC and Compliance

Nicki has lived and breathed practice management since opening Perfect 32 Dental Practice in East Yorkshire in 2005. Over a 11 year period, she nurtured her team to achieve exemplary standards in both clinical and customer service based areas of work...

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