DR. NIGEL D. ROBB, TD, SELECTED AS "TOP PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR IN RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY" FOR 2016, BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOP PROFESSIONALS (IAOTP)!

  EIDENBURGH, UK - 08/04/2016 (PRESS RELEASE JET)

Dr. Nigel D. Robb, TD, Reader/Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry for the University of Bristol School of Oral and Dental Sciences, has been named Top Professional of the Year in Restorative Dentistry for 2016-2017 by the International Association of Top Professionals! 

While inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities.  All honorees are invited to attend the IAOTP’s annual award gala at the end of this year for a night to honor their achievements.

With over 30 years of professional experience in academic and hospital dentistry, Dr. Robb has certainly proved himself as an accomplished professional and expert in the field.  Having been with the university for over 4 years, he serves as the Lead for Pain and Anxiety Control in the Undergraduate Dentistry program, and Program Director of the Bristol University Open Learning for Dentistry (BUOLD), an initiative to inform and enhance the current practice of dental practitioners. His expertise and experience led him to build the BUOLD program to become the most successful post-registration qualification in the United Kingdom, with nearly 1000 UK dentists holding the Diploma.

Dr. Robb is widely published in the field of sedation, including the most industry recommended UK textbook in the field, and he has been recognized worldwide for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the profession.  In 2015 he was selected as Outstanding Professional of the Year with Who’s Who Among Notable Alumni and in 2016 selected as Top Professional of the Year in Restorative Dentistry with the International Association of Top Professionals.  Dr. Robb is also recognized and lauded for his research and writing on tooth wear. He is on the GDC Specialist list in Special Care Dentistry, and chaired the SDCEP Guidance Development Group. He regularly is invited to speak at industry conferences and events, including as keynote speaker of the 14th Triennial International Dental Congress on Anesthesia Sedation and Pain Control of the International Federation of Dental Anesthesiology Societies. He remains as an active member with the British Dental Association, Society for the Advancement of Anesthesia in Dentistry, Dental Sedation Teachers Group, Association of Dental Anesthetists and the European Federation for the Advancement of Anesthesia in Dentistry.

Dr. Robb earned his Bachelor of Dental Science from the University of Edinburgh in 1982 and he received his PhD for a thesis entitled “Epidemiological Studies of Toothwear” from the University of London in 1992. Upon completion of his degree, Dr. Robb held hospital posts in Edinburgh, Rotherham and Leeds. Academically, he served as Clinical Research Assistant at UMDS, Lecturer at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and Senior Lecturer at UWCM and the University of Glasgow. He is an Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry (first appointed in Cardiff in October 1998, and runs the clinical sedation service within Bristol Dental Hospital.

Looking back, Dr. Robb attributes his success to his driving desire to further the knowledge and understanding of pain and anxiety control in dentistry. Outside of work, Dr. Robb enjoys singing classical music and has a passion for cycling and sports cars.  For the future he wants to continue to grow as a professional and continue his work and contributions to the restorative dental industry.

For more information on Dr. Robb please visit: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/dental/people/nigel-d-robb/index.html

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