Postgraduate
MSc
Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology
(formerly
Dental Radiology)
Academic
Staff
The
following are some of the staff involved in the development and
support of the MSc in Dental Radiology.
Eric
Whaites
Course Director
Eric is the Course Director for the MSc in Dental Radiology
and Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Diagnostic Radiology, and Head
of the Department of Dental Radiology at GKT. After qualifying
from Guy's Dental School in 1978, he completed a couple of year's
in general dental practice before returning to Guy's in 1981.
He obtained his Fellowship in 1982 and the MSc in Dental Radiology
in 1984 from King's. He was appointed Senior Lecturer in charge
of the Department of Dental Radiology at Guy's in 1989 and obtained
the Diploma in Dental Radiology from the Royal College of Radiologists
in 1990 before being appointed a consultant. He has lectured on
the MSc for External students since its inception, and was appointed
Course Director in 1998.
Suk
Ng
Suk is Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Dental
Radiology at GKT. She qualified from Manchester Dental School
in 1987. After one year in general dental practice, she spent
four years studying for a PhD at the University of Manchester,
jointly with UMIST. In 1993 she began her specialist training
in dental radiology upon joining the then United Medical and Dental
Schools of Guy's and St Thomas ' as Lecturer in Oral Biology (Radiology/Anatomy).
She obtained her FDS from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1996.
In the following year she was appointed to the post of Senior
Lecturer in Oral Radiology at St Bartholomew's and the Royal London
School of Medicine and Dentistry. She obtained the Diploma in
Dental Radiology from the Royal College of Radiologists in 1998
and was accepted onto the Specialist List for Dental and Maxillofacial
Radiology of the General Dental Council in 2000. In April 2001
she was appointed to her current post in the Dental Radiology
department of GKT and as Programme Organiser for the MSc in Dental
Radiology and Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Diagnostic Radiology
for External students.
Wendy
Fenton
Course administrator
Wendy has been working in the Department of Dental Radiology
at King's College since 1972 and was appointed Administrator for
the MSc in Dental Radiology for External students at its inception
in 1990. She was previously the co-ordinator for the course for
internal students for nearly 15 years. Wendy is the main point
of contact in the Department for students on the course and handles
any problems encountered, both academic and personal.
Jim
Thurston
Jim obtained his MSc in Medical Radiation Physics from
Brunel University. He has worked for 10 years as a Medical Physicist
in the Radiation Protection Services of three major London teaching
hospitals. His work has involved two main areas: radiology physics
and the audit of work with unsealed radionuclides. He has also
been involved in physics support of the use of lasers in medicine.
He has worked at King's College Hospital as Deputy Radiation Protection
Adviser since February 1999.
Chris
Lawinski
Chris received his MPhil from Queen Elizabeth College.
After deciding to move into the area of medical physics, he joined
King's College Hospital in 1978 and studied part time to obtain
the University of London's MSc in Radiation Physics. He is currently
employed as Consultant Physicist to KCARE, the King's Centre for
Assessment of Radiological Equipment. He has been involved in
the MSc in Dental Radiology for both External and internal students
for many years.
Nick
Drage
Nick is a Consultant in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology
at University Dental Hospital, Cardiff. He qualified from Guy's
Dental School in 1989 and, after a year in general dental practice,
spent four years in oral and maxillofacial surgery obtaining his
Fellowship in 1994. He worked in the Dental Radiology Department
at GKT for seven years from 1995-2002, firstly as a registrar
and then as a lecturer. He obtained his Diploma in Dental Radiology
from the Royal College of Radiologists in 1997.
