Dental Protection has announced the appointment of Dr George Wright as the new Dental Director.
George takes over the role from Raj Rattan, following Raj’s recent appointment as the first Global Adviser at Medical Protection Society (MPS) – of which Dental Protection is an important part. Both George and Raj take up their new roles in April 2026.
George qualified at the University of Sheffield. After completing foundation training, he moved into general practice working in the NHS and then private practice.
Having a keen interest in dental education, George was the Training Programme Director for the Performer List Validation by Experience Programme in Yorkshire and the Humber until the end of 2018 and has held a number of other roles including Chief Examiner at the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine.
He joined Dental Protection in 2016 first as a part-time adviser, then full-time Dentolegal Consultant, Senior Dental Educator and, most recently, Deputy Dental Director for three years.
George pursues several other interests as an experienced leader within the profession, including as a Trustee of Dentaid the Dental Charity. He is also a Board member at the MPS Foundation, a global, not-for-profit, research initiative, dedicated to improving patient safety, reducing risk, and enhancing the wellbeing of all healthcare professionals.
As Dental Director, George will lead on engaging with dental professionals and organisations around the world whilst also representing the member voice and ensuring members remain at the heart of everything that Dental Protection does.
Dr George Wright said: “I am thrilled to be stepping into the role of Dental Director at such a pivotal time for the organisation. Our ambitious strategy embraces all that I have come to value most about working at Dental Protection and I am excited to play my part in growing the support and assistance my colleagues and I provide to dental professionals around the world.”
Raj Rattan, incoming MPS Global Adviser, commented: “I have known George for many years and offer my heartiest congratulations as he deservingly takes up the Dental Director role.”
Dr Rob Hendry, MPS Chief Member Officer, added: “These are exciting times for Dental Protection as George brings years of dental experience and passion to the role. It is also great news for members that Raj will be continuing at MPS as a senior global ambassador closely engaging with dental members, professional bodies and key stakeholders worldwide.”
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About Dental Protection
Dental Protection is a registered trademark and a trading name of The Medical Protection Society Limited (“MPS”). MPS is the world’s leading protection organisation for doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals. We protect and support the professional interests of more than 300,000 members around the world. Membership provides access to expert advice and support and can also provide, depending on the type of membership required, the right to request indemnity for any complaints or claims arising from professional practice.
Our in-house experts assist with the wide range of legal and ethical problems that arise from professional practice. This can include clinical negligence claims, complaints, medical and dental council inquiries, legal and ethical dilemmas, disciplinary procedures, inquests and fatal accident inquiries.
Our philosophy is to support safe practice in medicine and dentistry by helping to avert problems in the first place. We do this by promoting risk management through our E-learning, clinical risk assessments, publications, conferences, lectures and presentations.
MPS is not an insurance company. All the benefits of membership of MPS are discretionary as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.