John Tiernan

BDentSc BA DGDP (UK)

Director of Educational Services MPS/DPL

John joined Dental Protection full-time in 1994 after fourteen years in general dental practice. After a recent spell as Asssitant Dental Director he is currently the Director responsible for Educational Services within the MPS group of companies.

John served as an elected member of the General Dental Council for ten years where he chaired its Working Group on Specialisation in Dentistry. He is also a past Chairman of the British Dental Health Foundation.

John has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally on the subjects of risk management, communication and complaint handling and is also the author of many articles and papers on these subjects. He is also co-author of a book on Risk Management for Dental Practice with his colleague, Raj Rattan.