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Dirk Bister Curriculum Vitae

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Qualifications:

Fellow of Faculty of Dental Trainers RCSEdOctober 2017
MA (KCL)November 2011
FDS (RCSEdin)February 2003
FDSOrthOctober 2002
Specialist RegistrationDecember 1999
MOrth (RCSEdin)September 1999
MSc (University of London)September 1999
Dr. med. dent
(D.M.D. – University of Dűsseldorf, Germany)		September 1995
Staatsexamen Zahnmedizin
(Dental qualification – University of Dűsseldorf, Germany)		May 1994
Dr. med.
(M.D. – University of Dűsseldorf, Germany)		September 1992
Staatsexamen Humanmedizin
(Medical qualification – University of Dűsseldorf, Germany)		October 1990

Professional status:

Professor of Clinical Orthodontics, King’s College London

Consultant in Orthodontics (Substantive), Guy’s and St Thomas’ Dental Hospital, London (2005 to date)

Committees (current):

  • Honorary Secretary of the European Orthodontic Society (2020 to date)
  • Chair: Progress Chair for BDS year 1-5 Progress Committees
  • Chair: Student Progress Committee, BDS Year Five (2016 to date)
  • Chair: GSTT/KCL Dental Consultants and Associate Specialists Committee (2014 to date)
  • Member SAB for Orthodontics (RCSEdin to date)
  • External Examiner for the University of Warwick (Orthodontics and Orthodontic Therapy to date)
  • External Examiner for the University of Zurich (Orthodontics)
  • External examiner for the University of Edinburgh (Orthodontics 2022 to date)

Committees (past):

  • Clinical (Service) Lead, Department of Orthodontics, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2015 to 2022)
  • Chair: KHP training programme for Orthodontic Therapy (2013 to 2023)
  • External Examiner for the University of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
  • External examiner (Orthodontics) for the University of Liverpool (2018 to 2022)
  • Staff Student Liaison Committee year five BDS (2016 -2020)
  • President of the European Orthodontic Society (2018)
  • Advisory Board Dental Care Professionals, RCSEdin (2010 – 2018)
  • Member of Dental Council RCSEdin (2013 to 2018)
  • Audit Lead Department of Orthodontics, GSTT (2014 to 2022)
  • Question Bank Manager (Orthodontic Therapy, RCSEdin (2014 to 2022)
  • SALUD implementation board GSTT
  • Chair: Staff-Student Liaison Committee BDS year 1, KCL and Student Progress (2014-2016)
  • Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) for the GDC

Associate Editor and Book Review Editor:

European Journal of Orthodontics

Specialist Editor:

The Surgeon

Referee:

European Journal of Orthodontics, Journal of Orthodontics, American Journal of Orthodontics, Cleft Lip and Palate/Crainiofacial Journal, Angle Orthodontist, Journal of Paediatrics, BDJ, Head and Face Medicine

Professional Affiliations:

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Member of the European Orthodontic Society

Member of the British Orthodontic Society