Richard Balmer BDS, MD, FDS, PhD

Richard Balmer completed the first part of his specialist training in pediatric dentistry at Leeds in 1996. Following this, he worked as a senior registrar at Westmead Dental hospital in Sydney before returning to Leeds to complete his specialist training which he did in 2004. He recently completed his Ph.D. and is currently a Consultant in York and North Yorkshire and an Honorary Consultant/Lecturer at Leeds Dental Institute. He is currently the Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean for Yorkshire and the Humber. He has recently taken over as lead for the Postgraduate Programme at Leeds Dental Institute. His very first publication in 2002 was on the oral health of children with congenital heart disease and this interest has continued throughout his career. More recently he sat on the 2015 NICE committee to consider the use of antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis and has been involved in substantial regional revisions to care pathways for children with congenital heart disease.