Richard Cure

Vice Dean (UK), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
King James IV Professor
Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Trainers, RCS Edinburgh

GDC 52483

Richard is a registered specialist in Orthodontics, Vice Dean (UK) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a King James IV Professor, an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a member of Dental Council of RCS Edinburgh. He also teaches for BDS, DCP, MSc in Orthodontics, and PhD programs at Plymouth University. He is Editor in Chief of a scientific journal and sits on several other Editorial and Scientific Advisory Boards. He is also an Education Associate for the UK General Dental Council, an Orthodontic Advisor for Public Health England, and an expert witness for certain defence societies. His specialist practice, Leamington Spa Orthodontics, is a General Dental Council and University approved outreach training centre where all members of the orthodontic team are trained in an Interprofessional education environment. His PhD is in Clinical Education, where he researched interprofessional education of the orthodontic team. He is a contributing author of the Oxford Dictionary of Dentistry, has published several papers and is currently co-writing a new textbook in orthodontics.

During more than 30 years in Orthodontics, Richard has gained vast experience in all modes of treatment and different appliance systems. He regularly lectures and examines both within the UK and internationally on orthodontics and on education for the whole dental team. His expertise has led to regular teaching, examining and research appointments in the UK and abroad, including North America, Scandinavia, Africa, the Middle East and Far East. He is a member of the Orthodontic Specialists Group of The British Orthodontic Society, The American Association of Orthodontists, The World Federation of Orthodontists, British Lingual Orthodontic Society, British Dental Association, Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), British Society of General Dental Practitioners, Orthodontic Advisor to the Regional Area Team, vice-chair of Warwickshire Managed Clinical Orthodontic Network, member of West Midlands Orthodontic Reference Group and National Commissioning Working Group and a member of the Chief Dental Officer’s Research Think Tank.

Richard is co-founder of Orthodontic Team Training, which he jointly set up in 2005, aiming to deliver high quality education initially for the whole orthodontic team, including orthodontic nurses, therapists and postgraduate Masters students. This has now extended to training and education for all members of the extended duties dental team. Development and use of high-tech technologies allows a ‘blended learning’ approach to training, with new qualifications and teaching geared for 21st century dental and orthodontic practice. Richard firmly believes in the whole team approach to patient care and education, which is reflected in OTT developing new qualifications for the non-clinical dental team alongside extended duties qualifications for dental nurses and postgraduate qualifications for dentists, in conjunction with Plymouth University. He is ideally qualified to deliver integrated education for the whole of the dental and orthodontic team. Richard has pioneered a new approach to dental team training, which is reflected in his international examining and lecturing commitments and encourages you to reach your own individual potential in dentistry.