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Prof. Tara Renton

Tara Renton (Specialist in Oral Surgery). She completed her dentistry at Guys (1984), Oral and Maxillofacial surgical training in Melbourne (1991), undertook a PhD in Trigeminal Nerve injury at KCL (1999-2003).Tara Renton (Specialist in Oral Surgery). She completed her dentistry at Guys (1984), Oral and Maxillofacial surgical training in Melbourne (1991), undertook a PhD in Trigeminal Nerve injury at KCL (1999-2003).

  • Education programmeso UG teaching of dental students modern Oral Surgical. Pain and modern LA techniques. 
  • Academic oral surgery training programme. 
  • Supervised 8 PhDs
  • Researcho Collaboration with  Imperial College, UCL, Oxford University, Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology & Neurology
  • Published over 200 peer reviewed articles  Grants MRC and NIHR.
  • Editorialo Associate editor for Journal Orofacial pain and headache, she is on the Dental Update and British Society for Dental Hygienists and Therapist Editorial Boardso Co-editor the BDA clinical manuals for Oral Surgery Books I and II and Editor of Nature pub OFP book (2021).
  • Serviceo Leads Kings Health Partners Orofacial Pain Service Orofacial pain multidisciplinary service
  • Leads 2 patient facing websites Trigeminalnerve.org.uk and (www.orofacialpain.co.uk).
  • Policy and Awardso Chair National patient safety for dentistry -prevention wrong site surgery in dentistryo Chair M3M patient care guidance for FDS RCSo Honorary AAOMS fellowship 2017
  • Noel Martin visiting Chair Sydney University 2018-o Steve Graff Radford Award American Headache Society 2020
  • Tara was an elected member RCS England FDS Board 2010-2019
  • Chair of Oral Surgery SAC
  • Invited member National Advisory Board for human factors in dentistry
  • Past President of the British Association Oral Surgery.

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