Dr Dennis Ola, BChD, MSc (Lond), DDPH RCS (Eng), LDS RCS (Eng), MFDS RCPS (Glasg), PGCAP, FHEA
Honorary Clinical Lecturer
Email: d.ola@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7882 7130
Room Number: First Floor, Blizard Building
Profile
Dennis graduated with a faculty prize from Obafemi Awolowo University (O.A.U) Dental School Nigeria in 2002, an institution that has robust elements of general pathology, medicine and surgery incorporated into its undergraduate dental curriculum. He did his Internship at O.A.U Teaching Hospital and worked briefly there as a senior house officer before proceeding for his mandatory national youth service. On completion of this mandatory service in 2004, he worked under two oral and maxillofacial surgery consultants for three years where he gained experience in oral surgery. He also assisted in undergraduate teaching of medical students during this period.
In 2007, Dennis moved to the United Kingdom where he completed an MSc degree in dental public health from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) in 2008. He also obtained a Diploma in dental public health (DDPH) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He worked briefly as a research associate in QMUL before joining NHS Islington (now Whittington Health NHS Trust) in 2009. His passion for teaching brought him back to QMUL and Barts Health NHS Trust in 2014 where he has been involved in undergraduate clinical teaching and assessments to date.
To formalise his teaching career, he completed a post graduate certificate in academic practice (PGCAP) with a distinction in 2017. Dennis also holds a Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS) and Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) qualifications from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow respectively. He is an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of England on the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).