BDS LLB Dip LP FFGDP (UK)
Dento-Legal Adviser
Helen is dually qualified as both a dentist and a solicitor. She qualified in dentistry from Glasgow University in 1987 and worked for 11 years in full-time general dental practice. She studied law at Strathclyde University and worked as a dento-legal adviser in England from 1999 until 2001 before returning to Scotland and training as a solicitor, qualifying in 2004. She then spent several years in legal practice, where she specialised in defending clinical negligence claims against doctors and dentists, appearing at fatal accident inquiries and advising and acting for dentists in relation to NHS Tribunals and the General Dental Council, acting for medical and dental defence organisations (including DPL) on behalf of their members.
Following a short period working in-house for MDDUS, Helen now works for Dental Protection as a full-time dento-legal adviser based in the Edinburgh office. She is DPL's Deputy Lead for members in Israel, the Mediterranean area and the Middle East.