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Young dentists elect new leaders
6th Dec 2011
Dr Martin Nimmo, an associate working in general dental practice in London, has been elected to chair the British Dental Association's (BDA) Young Dentists' Committee (YDC).
He has vowed to strengthen the committee as a political force and make its voice heard in the decision making of the BDA's craft committees.
Until earlier this year, Martin worked as a senior house officer in oral and maxillofacial surgery in Scotland. He is also the current chair of the BDA's Student Committee.
He will be assisted by newly elected vice chair, Dr Maria Papavergos, a general dental practitioner working in a mixed private/NHS practice in Edinburgh.
The executive of the Committee is completed by two further GDPs: Dr Tom Bysouth, an associate in predominantly NHS general practice in Aberdare; and Michael Lessani, an associate working in a variety of mixed NHS and private practices in Greater London.
Martin said: ‘Now, more than ever, young dentists need their own voice. Careers in dentistry are changing and younger practitioners must contend not only with the big issues that the profession as a whole faces, but also with their own set of distinct challenges.
‘Young dentists graduate with increasingly-significant amounts of debt into a world where their talents are to be utilised in very different ways compared to their predecessors of just a generation ago. We need a strong voice that champions young dentists regardless of which country or area of dentistry they work in. The executive of YDC will be working hard to ensure it is that voice.'
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