David Morris

Bachelor in Dental Surgery BDS (Univ. of Birmingham) 1985.

3 year MOrth and MSc Postgraduate degrees training course in Orthodontics at The Royal London and Whipps Cross Hospitals in London completed in September 1995.

Then Senior Registrar in Orthodontics based at St. James's University Hospital, Leeds and Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield from October 1995 to November 1998. Passed the Intercollegiate Speciality Examination in Orthodontics F.Orth. RCS in April 1998.

Present Posts

• December 1998 – to the present
  Head of Department (since August 2006)
  Consultant Orthodontist, Leeds Dental Institute and at Seacroft Hospital, Leeds
  Lead Clinician in coordinating the treatment of combined orthognathic patients at both sites
• Private orthodontic practice at the Leeds Nuffield Hospital
• January 2004 – to the present
  Member of Examiners’ Panel of the Intercollegiate Membership in Orthodontics examination (London & Glasgow)
• June 2005 – to the present
  Member of Examiners’ Panel of the MFDS (London) examination
• October 2006 – to the present
  Chairman of the Clinical Standards Committee of the BOS
• October 2006 – to the present
  Orthodontic Representative on the RCS Faculty of Dental Surgery Clinical Effectiveness Committee

Main Orthodontic Research Interests

Orthognathic surgery (including clinical psychology aspects), functional appliances, treatment outcome & quality, 3-D facial laser scanning, clinical bonding with reinforced glass ionomers.

General Interests

Married with 2 children – aged 9 and 10. Enjoy travelling, wine, tennis and running (Great North Run) and anything that tires my children out by the end of the evening!