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Our Council & Committee Members

The BDIA is governed by elected Council representatives, and a range of Committees to focus on key activities.

BDIA Council & committee

Our Council Members

Matthew Turner (President)

Dental Directory

Simon Rich (Vice President)

Skillbond

Gail Vernon (Immediate Past President)

VSM Marketing

Daniel Davis (Honorary Treasurer)

J&S Davis

Bal Chand

Optident

Ed Hunt

Purple Media

Stancey Coughlan

Acteon Group

Sam Wells

Perfection Plus

Chris Mason

HuFriedyGroup

John Maloney

GC Dental

Craig Welling

FMC

Michael Farrow

SDI Dental Ltd

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Dean Hallows

Gail Vernon

Daniel Davis

BDIA Committees

The President, Vice-President and Honorary Treasurer are ex-officio members of all committees.

Editorial

The Editorial Committee is responsible for the publication of Dental Insider (formerly Dental Trader), our quarterly magazine for employees of our member companies.

We currently have a vacancy on this committee. If you would like to join, please email Srini Srinivasan at [email protected] for more information about the committee’s activities.

James Cooke

Purple Media

Gemma Barker

Barker PR

Bridget Francis

VSM Marketing

Sophie Button

Kilburn Communications

Guy Hiscott

FMC

Eddie MacKenzie (Chair)

Mark Allen Dentistry Media

Export

The Export Committee is responsible for identifying and facilitating export opportunities for our members. It does not have a formal membership but meets as required to discuss specific opportunities. The Export Committee is open to all BDIA members with an interest in exporting.

Mark Sanderson (Chair)

Advanced Healthcare Ltd

Finance & Executive

The Finance and Executive Committee is responsible for overseeing the domestic affairs of the Association and managing our assets.

Matthew Turner (President)

Dental Directory

Simon Rich (Vice President)

Skillbond

Gail Vernon (Immediate Past President)

VSM Marketing

Daniel Davis (Honorary Treasurer)

J&S Davis

Edmund Proffitt

BDIA

Research and Market Insights

The Research and Market Insights Committee is responsible for overseeing statistics and research developed for BDIA members.

We currently have a vacancy on this committee. If you would like to join, please email Adam Stanley at [email protected]  for more information about the committee’s activities.

Andrew White

Solventum

Sarah Tipping

KaVo

Daniel Davis (Honorary Treasurer)

J&S Davis

Hamish Kilburn

Kilburn Communications

Jo Gregory

Henry Schein

Sacha Brech

Dentsply Sirona

Rob Yates

Mark Allen Dentistry Media

Chris Mason

HuFriedyGroup

Alex Breitenbach

NSK United Kingdom Ltd

Kate Scheer (Chair)

W & H (UK) Ltd

Commercial

The Commercial Committee is responsible for generating ideas for new membership benefits, creating value for BDIA membership and revenue generation for the Association.

We currently have a vacancy on this committee. If you would like to join, please email Mark Hyde at [email protected] for more information about the committee’s activities.

Matthew Turner (President)

Dental Directory
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David Angus

Braemar Finance

Luke Fleetwood

DD Group

Harminder Sidhu

A-Dec Dental UK

Naveen Kumar

DMG

David Hussey

Mark Allen Group

Chris Moore

Acteon

Ivana Perkins

FMC

Edyta Klonowska-Koech

Solventum

Jayne Cahill

SDI Dental Innovations Ltd

Ellie Jackson

VSM Marketing

The Regulatory Engagement Group

The Regulatory Engagement Group serves as a discussion forum in relation to regulatory matters affecting dental (medical) devices, providing a platform for members to input into the Association’s activities and policies in relation to device regulation and associated matters. The Group is open to all BDIA members with an interest in exporting. If you would like to join, please email Adam Stanley at [email protected]

Simon Davies (Chair)

Tec – Safe

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