Roy is a Merseyside-based dentist with a special interest in the care of anxious patients. With over 35 years’ experience, including 15 years part-time in NHS hospital-based special care dentistry, Roy has undertaken thousands of sedation cases including intravenous, inhalation, oral, intranasal and hypnotherapy, and has accepted referrals and supported practices across the North West of England.
As the director of Mellow Sedation Training Services, he is a highly experienced undergraduate and postgraduate teacher and is accredited as a course organiser by the Intercollegiate Advisory Committee on Sedation in Dentistry. He is a member and mentor of both the Dental Sedation Teacher Group and the Society for Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry, a past board member of the Association of Dental Anaesthetists and a senior clinical adviser for UK Sedation.
Roy graduated from Liverpool Dental School in 1987, completed postgraduate training in conscious sedation and holds the Diploma of Membership of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP), a diploma in Dental Science from the University of Liverpool and a postgraduate diploma in Forensic Odontology from the University of Hertfordshire. He is a fellow of the college and of the Royal Society of Medicine.
He succeeds Janet Clarke, former deputy chief dental officer for England, who served on the Board of Trustees from 2019 to 2024, including three years as chair.