Anthony Damien Walmsley PhD

Professor Damien Walmsley is a Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, and Consultant in Restorative Dentistry where he leads on the teaching and clinical provision of Prosthetic Dentistry. Responsibilities for the University include his role as Director of Internationalisation for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences, with responsibilities for enhancing the reputation of the University in Education and Research. His International experience includes Vice-Chair of the U21 Universitas Health Sciences Group and involvement on the European Directive of free movement of Professionals in Europe with a focus on dentistry.

He is a Scientific Advisor for the British Dental Association and was awarded the John Tomes Medal in 2016 for outstanding services to Dentistry. He is past President of the Association of Dental Education in Europe having served terms as Council member, Treasurer, and Secretary-General. He has published over 200 papers and has been funded by UK research councils, Horizon 2020 and Industry. His research interests include the use of ultrasonics in dentistry where he is a world leader on the use of kHz instruments and excels in multidisciplinary research. His clinical research interests are on the use of implant overdentures. In dental education, he was part of the DentEd team that published the highly cited paper “Profile and competences for the graduating European dentist” in 2005 which is now in its third publication.