Every year, come September, another selection of young fresh faces joins the ranks of the dental profession. As those of us who’ve been members for several years (or decades) it’s apparent that it is a career that is certainly becoming more difficult to navigate. But with a little help it still remains rewarding and worthwhile. Our Inspire series is aimed at both young dentists but also anyone who thinks they can benefit from some words of wisdom from someone who has specialised in a certain area.

THURSDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2025

Inspire Evening 3

The Right Tool for the Right Job & Medical History or Medical Hell

Mr Craig Mallorie – Specialist Oral Surgeon

BDS (Hons) Wales, MJDF (RCS Eng), GradDipClinDent (Dental Implants) Sydney, GradDipClinDent (Dental Sedation) KCLondon, PgCert (Medical Education) Edinburgh, MClinDent (Oral Surgery) London, PgCert (Dental Law & Ethics) Bedfordshire

Mr Mallorie has travelled the World to study dental surgery on three continents. After completing undergraduate studies here in Wales he then completed further study at the Royal College of Surgeons, London. After several years working as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Senior House Officer in Wales, he moved to Australia where he worked in the beautiful city of Melbourne in private practice. During his time there he dipped across the pond to California, where he completed a one-year Master Implant Clinician Program. Following on from this he went on to complete a Graduate Diploma in Dental Implants from Sydney University.

Mr Mallorie has presented/lectured in the field of oral surgery and dental implants in China, The Netherlands, USA, Australia and here in the UK. Whilst in Australia he was appointed Director of the Melbourne gIDE Master Implant Clinician Study Club from 2011-2014. He has also published several research papers in well-respected academic journals such as the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and the Angle Orthodontist.

Upon his return to the UK Mr Mallorie completed postgraduate training in Dental Sedation at the prestigious King’s College London. He worked for some time on Harley Street in London whilst also working as a Clinical Teacher in Oral Surgery at the King’s College Hospital Oral Surgery Department. Also during his time in London Mr Mallorie completed his Masters in Oral Surgery.

​Mr Mallorie spends one day of his week working as an Honoury Clinical Lecturer at Cardiff University’s Dental Hospital teaching oral surgery skills to both dental students and junior dental surgeons. The rest of his time is spent devoted to providing oral surgery and dental implant treatments at his Specialist Treatment Centre. 

Dr Elle Carey – Specialty Oral Surgery Registrar

BmedSci Nottingham, BMBS Nottingham, BDS Kings College London, PgCert (Medical Education) Swansea, MRCS England, DOHNS Royal College of Surgeons of England, MJDF Royal College of Surgeons of England

Dr Elle Carey is a double qualified medical doctor and a dental surgeon specialising in Oral Surgery. She qualified with First Class honours in her three bachelor’s degrees in Anatomy (2005), in Medicine and Surgery (2008) and in Dentistry (2014). Dr Carey holds multiple postgraduate qualifications including a Diploma in Head and Neck Surgery (DOHNS), MRCS, MJDF, PGCert in Medical Education and a Masters in Science. She is currently finishing her Postgraduate Diploma in Conscious Sedation at Kings College University, London.

Dr Carey’s specialist training has been carried out in South Wales, where she currently holds a post as a Specialist Registrar in Oral Surgery and as an honorary clinical teaching role at the University Hospital of Wales Cardiff. Dr Carey’s interest in education and training sees her lecture both undergraduate and postgraduate degree students in dentistry and oral surgery internationally. In addition she teaches oral surgery skills throughout Wales on behalf of the Welsh Deanery. Dr Carey sits on the Strategic Advisory Committee for Oral Surgery in Wales and is the National Trainee Representative in Oral Surgery for Welsh Trainees. She has published multiple times in international journals and has won numerous clinical and academic prizes throughout her career.

The Right Tool for the Right Job – Get the best implant restoration solution for each individual patient.

Are you offering your patients all the options? Obtaining valid and informed consent from patients these days is more important than ever. Having a firm understanding of the various treatment options available to patients these days in order to be able to help guide their decision making is important even if you don’t offer all the solutions yourself. In this lecture Mr Mallorie will share with you nearly two decades of his experience providing dental implant treatment. He will cover all the permutations of treatments available so that you may feel more confident when having treatment plan discussions with your patients.

Medical History or Medical Hell – Navigating the pitfalls for Managing Medically Complex Patients needing Exodontia to prevent your patients taking a premature flight past the pearly gates.

The range of medical issues and medications that patient can present with in the general dental practice is very broad and keeping up to date with current guidance for management can be challenging. Dr Carey is a medically and dentally qualified oral surgeon who will share with you current management strategies for helping provide safe exodontia on patients with complex medical ailments. 

The evening is being held at stunning South Wales Specialist Oral Surgery and Dental Implant Centre which is located just 2 mins off J32 of the M4. Some light refreshments will be served from 6pm for those coming straight from work and we aim to start the lectures at 6.30pm. We are a not-for-profit organisation so only ask for a small contribution towards the expenses of the evening of £10 if you are not a full member of the association. You’ll be awarded 2hrs of verifiable CPD and there will be time for networking and looking around the state of the art facilities.

We can’t wait to see you all on the evening. It promises to be an unmissable event. We couldn’t put on the event without the help of our sponsors and contributors to the evening, so to all of them and the members of the IDAW who have generously donated their time to organising this event, a massive THANK YOU!