Experience

Folktandvården Värmland

• Sweden
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Director

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Dentist and head of the department of orofacial medicine in county Värmland, Sweden. A hospital dental specialist service consisting of a team of 10 dental clinicians working in two regional hospitals, together with the maxillofacial unit, department of dental radiography and the department of temporomandibular disorders. We treat patients on referral, offering specialist dental care to a population of some 300.000 inhabitants. Patients treated include those needing pretreatment dental screening prior to head and neck radiation therapy, aortic valve replacement, and treatment with bone strengthening agents as part of ongoing cancer care. We also diagnose and treat oral pathology, and treat patients with complex needs requiring general anaesthesia or sedation. We provide training and take part in research projects.



selfemployed

• Stockholm, Sweden

• Freelance Musician and Composer

  • Nov 2010 - Present

  Saxophonist, comfortable to double on soprano sax and flute. Experience of jazz, funk, pop, latin, salsa, (and thrash metal - once!!) Big band and small ensemble playing. Experience of composing and arranging for small and large ensemble. Gigging experience from Scotland, USA and Sweden. Interested in developing new musical projects, especially playing original music. Saxophonist, comfortable to double on soprano sax and flute. Experience of jazz, funk, pop, latin, salsa, (and thrash metal - once!!) Big band and small ensemble playing. Experience of composing and arranging for small and large ensemble. Gigging experience from Scotland, USA and Sweden. Interested in developing new musical projects, especially playing original music.



Oral Care AB

• Sweden
• Medical Practices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Dentist, Trainer, Manager

  • Nov 2010 - Aug 2020

  Bedside dental care for frail elderly patients in nursing homes. Trainer of new dentists. Developed an in house training scheme for new dental recruits in order to meet requirements of quality assurance. Group Manager in charge of a team of some 20 dental staff. Recruitment, pay review, staff evaluation. Working with the senior management team. Hosting and lecturing on gerodontology to foreign visitors. Taking part in multidisciplinary meetings and workshops with medical and dental health care colleagues, as well as representatives from academic institutions and the political establishment.



Folktandvården Stockholm AB

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dentist

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2010

  General dental care to adults and children in Bromma, as well as care of the elderly at Bromma geriatric hospital. Some patients treated on referral from general dental practitioners in the area or from the geriatric ward of the hospital. General dental care to adults and children in Bromma, as well as care of the elderly at Bromma geriatric hospital. Some patients treated on referral from general dental practitioners in the area or from the geriatric ward of the hospital.



Lothian Primary Care, NHS Trust

• Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Community Dentist

  • Oct 1994 - Aug 2007

  Dental treatment provided to individuals with special care needs, i.e patients with learning disabilities, medical conditions, psychiatric disorders and severe dental anxiety. Worked with relative analgesics, intravenous sedation, and hypnotherapy. Trainer to new graduates. Lecturing to dental nurses as part of special care diploma course. Poster presentation on dentistry for patients with mental health problems, at the IADH ( International association of disability and oral health) in Edinburgh 1996.



NHS Education for Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• General Professional Training Adviser

  • Nov 2001 - Aug 2005

  • Established the Community Dental Service part of a new two year pre-registration training programme for dental graduates in south east Scotland. • Organising training for dental trainers • Organising a weekly lecture program at the Edinburgh Dental Institute • Organising clinical training for the new graduates, • Developing a training portfolio for new graduates • Taking part in the selection process when appointing new trainees as well as assessing trainers. • Some 30-35 new dental graduates took part in the programme and subsequently became registered with the GDC.



Folktandvården Värmland

• Värmland, Sweden

• General Dental Practitioner

  • Feb 1992 - Jun 1994

  Following one year of vocational training ( allmäntjänstgöring), worked as a general dentist providing dental care for adults and children in the area. Following one year of vocational training ( allmäntjänstgöring), worked as a general dentist providing dental care for adults and children in the area.



Bourn Hall Clinic

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory Technician

  • Sep 1986 - Jun 1987

  In vitro fertilisation. Prepared culture media, and instruments for various aspects of IVF treatment including frozen embryo replacement. Assisted embryologist during ocyte recovery, fertilisation and embryo transfer. In vitro fertilisation. Prepared culture media, and instruments for various aspects of IVF treatment including frozen embryo replacement. Assisted embryologist during ocyte recovery, fertilisation and embryo transfer.



Ken Stevens Music Shop

• Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Sales Assistant

  • Aug 1985 - Aug 1986

  Sales and rental of musical instruments. Sales of sheet music, musical accessories, and equipment. Sales and rental of musical instruments. Sales of sheet music, musical accessories, and equipment.