Section UK and Ireland - UK & Ireland
UK & Ireland
About Us
At ITI UK and Ireland, we are not just teaching dental implantology; we are shaping the future of oral health by fostering a community where continuous learning, innovation, and patient-centric care are the hallmarks of every practitioner.
Our Leadership Team
Chairman
Dr. Raj Patel
ITI Chairman UK and Ireland Section
ITI Fellow
ITI Registered Speaker
I am the ITI Chairman of the UK and Ireland section having taken up the post in October 2022. My background is around surgical dentistry including all aspects of oral surgery and implant dentistry. I am involved in mentoring new dentists in placing dental implants and teaching dentists about implant and surgical based dentistry and a registered speaker for the ITI (International Team for Implantology). I jointly run the ITI study club for Chelsea which helps promote post graduate education for local and national dentists. I have also completed a master's in medical law and Ethics which has enabled me to have a greater insight about the role of consent, patient understanding and mitigation risks in surgical procedures.
Education Director
Dr. Andrew Legg
Dr Andrew Legg is a dentist with a special interest in oral surgery and dental implantology. He has worked at the Campbell Clinic in Nottingham for 11 years and is a co-founder of the Campbell Academy, a postgraduate implant teaching company. He graduated from the University of Manchester in 2001 and completed his implant training at the University of Sheffield in 2005. Andrew has a particular interest in all aspects of digital implant dentistry, in full arch reconstruction with dental implants and has lectured locally and nationally on these subjects. Dr Legg is an ITI Fellow and is the Education Delegate for the UK and Ireland Section.
Study Club Director
Dr. Tim Harris
Tim Harris graduated from the University of Bristol in 2002 and initially worked in various hospitals specializing in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. In 2007, he worked in New Zealand for a year before returning to the UK. Currently, Tim divides his time between private practice, teaching Oral Surgery at the University of Bristol, and working as a Dentist with Special Interest (DwSI) in Oral Surgery.
With over fifteen years of experience in an implant referral practice for the South West, Tim is a partner at Circus Dental, Bath. His focus is on the surgical aspects of implant dentistry and oral surgery. In 2012, Tim completed his MSc in Dental Implantology with distinction. He has gained a reputation for successfully treating complex cases requiring multi-unit restorations and has a particular interest in hard and soft tissue regeneration methods such as guided bone, block bone, sinus grafting, and soft tissue enhancement techniques.
In addition to his clinical work, Tim has extensive teaching experience in dentistry. He has supervised and examined undergraduate dentists at the University of Bristol and has also been involved in teaching units for the postgraduate MSc in Implantology at the same university. Tim is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and holds a postgraduate certificate in medical education.
Furthermore, Tim is an ITI Fellow and serves as the ITI UK & Ireland Study Club Coordinator. In this role, he supports the strategy, development and promotion of study clubs that bring together dentists and DCPs to share knowledge, information and evidence-based guidance in the field of implant dentistry.
Communications Director
Dr. Matt Brennand-Roper
Dr Brennand Roper is the restorative lead for dental developmental deformities, cleft and hypodontia at the Bristol Dental Hospital and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the International Team for Implantology (ITI). He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol.
In 2018, he was elected to the UK and Ireland Young ITI Committee, and onto the leadership team in 2022. He also sits on the Global Young ITI Committee. Matthew is an examiner for The University of Bristol and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Matthew is an invited speaker both nationally and internationally with publications in peer reviewed journals. His research interests and international grants lie within the fields of hard and soft tissue regenerative procedures associated with hypodontia and implant therapies.
