Council Members
The authority of the Society will be vested in a Council consisting of the Officers of the Society, the Chairman of the Early Career Group, the Chairman of Practitioners’ Section, two Other Members and a representative from the BSP Patient Forum.
Additionally, the following representatives will be required to submit reports to Council annually or as required and may attend when either Council or they, the representative, have matters to discuss.
- Chairman of Teachers’ Section
- European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) Representative
- Specialists Advisory Committee (SAC) (Academic Representative)
- Specialists Advisory Committee (SAC) (Practitioners’ Representative)
- And other Committees where BSP representation has been requested
Officers of the Society
To contact the Executive General Manager or the Education and Events Manager, please use the contact form.

Dr Rajan Nansi
President
2022

Professor Wendy Turner
Honorary Secretary
2022

Dr Ian Dunn
Honorary Treasurer
2022

Professor Francis Hughes
Senior Vice-President
2022

Professor Mark Ide
Immediate Past President
2022

Professor Michael Milward
President Elect
2022

Mr Alexander Pollard
Honorary Editor
2022

Dr Viren Vithlani
Commercial Liaison Officer
2022

Mr Shazad Saleem
Council Member
2022

Dr Claire Storey
Council Member
2022

Professor Moritz Kebschull
Council Member
2022

Professor Francesco D'Aiuto
Council Member
2022

Professor Giles McCracken
Council Member
2022

Dr Nick Claydon
Council Member
2022

Professor Iain Chapple
Scientific Adviser
2022

Mr Mitul Shah
Chair of the ECG
2022

Mr Julian Ekiert
BSP Patient Forum Council Representative
2022

Mrs Paula Dunn
Executive General Manager
2022

Mrs Tamsin Lawson
Education and Events Manager
2022
BSP Management Team
We are extremely lucky at BSP to have a brilliant team working behind the scenes to keep the Society running smoothly and our membership happy. Together, Paula and Tamsin support Council and work hard to ensure that the aims of our strategic plan are achieved each year and our membership is kept up-to-date with the latest news and events.
BSP Executive General Manager
Paula Dunn does a wonderful job as the Executive General Manager. She is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Society and is involved in all aspects of BSP activities.
Paula Dunn
Email: admin@bsperio.org.uk
Tel: 0844 335 1915
BSP Education & Events Manager
Tamsin Lawson is our fantastic Education and Events Manager. She is responsible for organising our Annual Conference, Educational Webinar Programme and Events throughout the year.
Tamsin Lawson
Email: conferences@bsperio.org.uk
Tel: 01277 353 182