Professor Amitha Ranauta, BDS, LLM, Phd, SFHEA, FDTFEd, RCSEd
Professor of Professionalism Education, Head of Centre for Teaching and Innovation
Email: a.ranauta@qmul.ac.uk
Room Number: Office 1, Floor 5, Institute of Dentistry
Profile
Amitha qualified as a dentist from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1996. On completion of vocational training and whilst working in general dental practice, she pursued her special interest in ethics and law by completing her Medical Law degree at Cardiff University in 2000. She also completed the Communication Skills Teaching Programme at the University of Cambridge in 2011.
Amitha started working at Barts and The London in 2006 as a clinical lecturer and is now Professor of Professionalism Education. She leads on the teaching of Professionalism, Ethics and Law and Communication Skills in the dental curriculum. She was appointed as an honorary lecturer of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in 2015.
Amitha successfully completed her PhD thesis, 'Professionalism in the dental undergraduate curriculum', in 2016. Since then she has explored the Role of Reflective Practice in General Dental Practice, examining patient feedback and the role of patients as educators. She was Associate Dean (Dental Foundation) at Health Education England till May 2023. She chairs fitness to practise panels at QMUL and at the regulator, the General Dental Council.