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Nottingham dentist Amarjit Gill is president of the BDA

24th May 2010

Dr Amarjit Gill, a general dental practitioner in Nottingham, became the 124th president of the British Dental Association (BDA) on Thursday (20 May).

He was presented with his chain of office and made his inaugural speech as BDA president at the opening of the 2010 British Dental Conference and Exhibition at Liverpool's Arena and Convention Centre.

Dr Gill will serve as president for a year, acting as an ambassador for the BDA both in the UK and overseas.

A perennial top-10 figure in the Dentistry Top 50 poll, Amarjit is a big name throughout the profession. Recently, he helped set up Dental Xpress, the UK's first mobile dental surgery.

The self-sufficient unit, containing four surgeries, a decontamination area, a reception and a staff room, has proved very popular in its first outing in Leicester, providing NHS treatment in an area where access has long been a problem.

He was on the BDA's Executive Board from 2000-2009, at one point being the deputy chairman, and over the years has influenced many dental professionals' lives, in particular drawing on his own business and entrepreneurial experience to offer guidance to BDA members to become more successful by embracing the commercial opportunities around them.

Amarjit has lectured throughout the UK on the future of dentistry and tooth whitening, while he still works as a prevention-based cosmetic dentist in Nottingham. 

His aim as president, he has said, is to develop a more integrated profession, with a closer and more structured way of co-operation between the trade, hygienists, nurses and therapists.

Dr Gill adds: 'It is a great honour to become President of the BDA and I look forward to serving my fellow professionals in this capacity. It is a particular honour in this, the BDA's 130th year.

'Dentistry is an innovative, caring profession that can transform patients' lives by giving them happy, confident smiles. I'm really proud of that and I look forward to meeting colleagues from the UK and overseas during my term of office.'

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