I graduated BDS, BMSc  from University of Dundee and after a couple of years working in Leeds Dental  Hospital, moved to Glasgow Dental Hospital where I followed the hospital career pathway to Orthodontic Specialist,  acquiring an FDS, then MDO and MSc in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow.

I worked as an Orthodontic Specialist Practitioner part-time for several years, whilst my family were young, and then came back into the Hospital Service part-time as a Specialty Dentist.

My working life was subsequently split between Hospital and Specialist practice until I moved into a full-time Clinical Lecturer / Honorary Specialty Dentist post in 2020.  

My current work involves all aspects of dental undergraduate orthodontic teaching,  some joint postgraduate research supervision,  plus leading our dental undergraduate electives programme.  I hold a Post-graduate Certificate in Academic Practice.