Ian qualified from Leeds in 1998 and went into general practice in the North West. In 2001 he was awarded Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice. In 2002 he joined the teaching staff at Liverpool Dental Hospital in the Periodontology Department where he became the Undergraduate Teaching Lead in Periodontics and a Senior Clinical Teacher in Periodontics, a role he held for 5 years until leaving that position in 2018. In 2010 he completed his MSc in Periodontology and in 2013 he was admitted to the GDC Specialist List in Periodontics. In 2023 Ian was invited to become a Fellow of the College or General Dentistry.
Ian spends three days a week in private practice in the North West of England where he takes referrals for all aspects of Periodontology. He is the British Society of Periodontology regional representative for Merseyside and Cheshire, and serves on their Council as Honorary Treasurer. In 2014 he was also elected to the BSP Faculty. He was the Deputy of the European Federation of Periodontology Communications Committee and is currently on the editorial board of Dental Update.
Ian teaches for the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons and runs their short course in Periodontics and has recently been appointed Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Periodontics at UCLAN where he helps teaching on the post grad programme.
Ian is married to Paula and has two daughters, Charlotte and Jasmine. In his spare time Ian enjoys swimming and walks in the Lake District.
