Andrew Paterson

Andrew Paterson’s “day job” is as a Senior Clinical Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at the University of Dundee/NHS Tayside. He previously worked in a restorative dentistry centred practice in Glasgow for 22 years and has formerly been an NHS Consultant in two dental hospitals and a district hospital. Andrew was brought up in Uganda, Kenya and Malawi and has always had an interest in developing world dentistry. Andrew is a regular volunteer, clinical lead and trustee of Bridge2Aid. During the Covid-19 pandemic Andrew coordinated with others an e-learning course for Dental Therapists in northern Malawi involving a collaboration of multiple stakeholders including the Dental Association of Malawi, the Malawian Ministry of Health and the NGOs Smileawi & Bridge2Aid".