Professional activities
Leon has been an active and influential member of the dental community, contributing to clinical guideline development, professionalisation of the dental workforce, and academic publishing.
He participated in the British Society of Periodontology’s (BSP) adaptation of European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) guidelines for the UK healthcare system. Using the GRADE ADOLOPMENT framework, these guidelines were developed in line with the 2017 Classification scheme, which supports an individualised approach to treatment. Leon was chosen to represent the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT), Leon contributed to both the S3 BSP working groups, ensuring that the perspectives of dental hygienists and therapists were embedded in national policy.
Leon has also championed the professionalisation of Dental Care Professionals through his involvement with the College of General Dentistry (CGDent). He contributed to the Career Pathways in Dentistry programme, developed through a collaborative and consultative process involving all regulated roles within the dental team. This initiative provides structured career progression and professional recognition across the profession.
Within the BSDHT, Leon has held several leadership roles, including London Regional Representative, elected Council Member, and Executive Council Member. He contributed to the society’s publication committee, supported its two peer-reviewed journals, and was instrumental in founding the Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging group. He was re-elected to Council by the membership, with his most recent term ending in January 2023.
Leon also engages with academic publishing as a previous reader for the British Dental Journal (BDJ) Team, a nationally cited journal serving the whole dental team. His appointment reflected his commitment to supporting evidence-based practice and professional development.
He is a Fellow of Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) and the Faculty of Dental Trainers at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, in addition to being a member of the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD).
Selected Professional Activities
Conference Role
- Exploring Academic Career Pathways for Dental Therapists in the UK: Insights from SemiStructured Interviews at Anglo-Italian Colloquium on AI: Promise, Peril and Ethical Boundaries, (Italy, 2025) (Conference Role)
- primary dental care, evidence-based practice in child oral health for dental therapists at primary dental care, evidence-based practice in child oral health for dental therapists (South West, 2024) (Conference Role)
- Technology Enhanced Learning at Association for dental education europe (Belgium) (Conference Role)
- The Child in dental pain. BADT webinar. at Paediatric dentistry, Keynote/Plenary (Webinar to national audience, 2024) (Conference Role)
- Minimal Intervention Dentistry for the Child Patient at Minimal Intervention Dentistry for the Child Patient (By invitation Online national audience) (Conference Role)
Professional Body Membership
- (The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD), 2023 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
- (Membership Faculty of Dental Trainers, 2022 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
- British society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) (Full member, 2022 - 2023) (Professional Body Membership)
- (British Association of Dental Therapists (Member), 2022 - 2023) (Professional Body Membership)
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Fellow, 2022 - 2023) (Professional Body Membership)
Conference Roles
- The management of the deep carious lesion and the role of vital pulp therapies for the dental therapist. The BSDHT, by Invitation (2025 - present)
- Exploring Academic Career Pathways for Dental Therapists in the UK: Insights from SemiStructured Interviews at Anglo-Italian Colloquium on AI: Promise, Peril and Ethical Boundaries, (Italy, 2025)
- primary dental care, evidence-based practice in child oral health for dental therapists at primary dental care, evidence-based practice in child oral health for dental therapists (South West, 2024)
- Technology Enhanced Learning at Association for dental education europe (Belgium)
- The Child in dental pain. BADT webinar. at Paediatric dentistry, Keynote/Plenary (Webinar to national audience, 2024)
- Minimal Intervention Dentistry for the Child Patient at Minimal Intervention Dentistry for the Child Patient (By invitation Online national audience)
- Paediatric Dentistry in Primary care; The role of the dental therapist in the management of common paediatric dental trauma. at Oral health conference, British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT), by Invitation (Manchester, 2022)
- Management of a child in dental pain. Paediatric dentistry in primary care. at Webinar, British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Onliner webinar, 2022 - present)
- Evidence based practice in child oral health - an interactive case-based discussion at British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) Oral Health Conference, by Invitation (Glasgow, 2021)
Examination Roles
- Diploma Paediatric Dentistry (PGT)
- UPDA, BSc Dental Hygiene , BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy, BSc Advanced Dental Nursing (UG, 2021 - 2024)
Expert Opinions
- Kenvue National Advisory Board, Invited (Kenvue UK Limited, 2025 - present)
External Administrative or Committee Roles
- Chair - Association of Dental Education in Europe: Community of Practice Professionalisation of Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene (Association of Dental Education in Europe, 2025 - present)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- Staff President Liverpool University Dental School Society (University)
- Health Conduct Committee (Faculty, 2024 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
- (The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD), 2023 - present)
- (Membership Faculty of Dental Trainers, 2022 - present)
- British society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) (Full member, 2022 - 2023)
- (British Association of Dental Therapists (Member), 2022 - 2023)
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Fellow, 2022 - 2023)
Publication Reviews
- Reviewer, Invited (International Journal of Dental Hygiene, Pre-publication, 2024 - present)
- (British Dental Journal ( Team), 2024 - present)
- Publications Committee, Invited (Dental Health, Pre-publication, 2018 - 2023)