Biography of a York dentist York preventive dentistry York - Ben Underwood - 01904 763458 North Yorkshire dentist North Yorkshire

I qualified from the University of Leeds in 1999. In my final year at Leeds I represented the University at the British Dental Association/Dentsply Student Clinician Program competition and went on to represent the UK at the International Conference of the American Dental Association held in Hawaii. I have gone on to produce a number of research papers which have been published in the British Dental Journal. In 2005 I gained by examination membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. In 2015 I became one of the inaugural NHS Innovation Accelerator fellows.

Employment

2014-date	General Dental Practitioner, W.S Inness & Associates, York
2001-2014	General Dental Practitioner, Clifton Moor Dental Centre, York
2003-2007	Managing Director, Oral Health Basics Ltd. York
1999-2001	Vocational/General Dental Practitioner, Red Lea Dental Practice, Easingwold, York

Achievements
Dental
• NHS Innovation Accelerator fellow 2015-2017
• Fellow representative NHS Innovation Accelerator governance board chaired by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
• Honorary University Fellow, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine & Dentistry
• Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners of the Royal College of Surgeons 2005
• BDA/Dentsply Student Clinician of the Year 1999
• UK BDA Student representative at the 140th Annual Session of the American Dental Association held in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1999
• Alexander McGregor undergraduate elective prize-winner 1999
• Elected Local Dental Committee representative for Selby and York 2004-2007
• Elected Hon Treasurer North Yorkshire BDA Section 2004-2011
• Distinction in the examination in Oral Surgery, Leeds Dental Institute 1999

Non-Dental
• Winner, AXA PPP Health Tech & You Awards 2015, Keep Me Healthy category @ The Design Museum, London
• Diploma of Higher Education in Addiction studies from the University of Leeds 2007
• Certificate in Theory and Good Practice in Drug Education-HIT 2007
• Certificate in Drug Awareness Studies, NCFE vocational awarding body 2001
• Winner of ‘Best Dental Innovation Award’ for Brush DJ at the DH&T awards

Presentations
• “Oral Health App”
- Music Tech Fest London 2014, London Symphony Orchestra St Lukes
- mHealth Habitat Show and Tell 2014

• “Drink, Drugs and Dentists; informed choice”
- Leeds Dental Institute 1st-5th year students 2003-7
- Society of University Dental Instructors annual conference 2004
- York VDPs 2003

• “GDS contract seminar for Specialist Registrar’s”
- Leeds Dental Institute 2007

• “Clifton Moor Dental Centre. Options for Change Field Site: a practice perspective.”
- All York and Selby PCT area GDPs 2004
- York VDPs 2003

• “A survey of alcohol and drug use among UK based dental undergraduates”
- Leeds Dental Institute 1999 student elective prize competition
- Poster at BDA conference 1999
- Poster at 140th Annual Session of the American dental Association held in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1999
- York Dental Society 2000

• “Alcohol and Drug use among vocational dental practitioners”
- Poster at Yorkshire VT meeting 2000

Publications
• Underwood B, Birdsall J, Kay E. The use of a mobile app to motivate evidence-based oral hygiene behaviour. Br Dent J 2015 ; vol 219, no. 4
• Underwood B, Fox K, Manogue M. Tobacco, alcohol and drug use among dental undergraduates at one English university in 1998 and 2008. Br Dent J 2010; 208:164-165
•Underwood B, Hackshaw A, Fox K. Smoking, alcohol and drug use among vocational dental practitioners in 2000 and 2005. Br Dent J 2007; 203: 701-705
• Underwood B, Fox K, Nixon P.J. Alcohol and drug use among vocational dental practitioners. Br Dent J 2003; 195: 265-268
• Underwood B. Random drugs testing. Br Dent J 2002; 193: 244
• Underwood B, Fox K. A survey of alcohol and drug use among UK based dental undergraduates. Br Dent J 2000; 189: 314-317. Reprinted Evidence-Based Dentistry- An Introduction Hackshaw A, Paul E, Davenport E 2006 (Blackwell Munksgaard: London). Reprinted BDA Dental Launchpad, Spring 2001

Committee Memberships
• British Dental Association (Yorkshire Branch) 2012-2014
• British Dental Association (North Yorkshire Branch)
- Honorary Auditor 2012
• North Yorkshire Local Dental Committee
- York & Selby PCT representative 2004-2007
• Leeds Dental Student Society
- 4th year representative
• Undergraduate Dental Education Committee
- Undergraduate representative
• British Dental Association (North Yorkshire Branch)
- Honorary Treasurer 2004-2011

Society Memberships
• Dental Defence Union
• Student Clinicians of the American Dental Association (SCADA)
• British Dental Association

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