Ken graduated with honours in Dental Surgery from Bristol University in 1982. Junior hospitals posts followed at Bristol, Birmingham and Torquay before gaining a Registrar in Oral Surgery position at the Royal London Hospital. He gained his London fellowship in 1986 before entering the specialty of Restorative Dentistry. Whilst studying for a two year MSc programme in Conservative Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Hospital he avoided financial destitution by working part-time as a Registrar and in general dental practice. He completed Senior Registrar training at the Eastman in 1993. He took up a full time consultant post in the departments of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology in August 1995. He is recognised by the GDC as a specialist in Restorative Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Periodontology and Endodontics. He has been an examiner for the fellowship of dental surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England until recently. He continues as examiner for the Membership of Restorative Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. His research interests and publications have covered the management of: toothwear, hypodontia, tooth replacement and periodontal/restorative interactions. He now splits his time between hospital and private practice. He is current President of the BSRD. His wife and three children make for a busy and fun home life with a little time for cycling or golf at weekends. Ken is an active coach of junior rugby at Amersham and Chiltern RFC.