2017, issue 8

Careering along

John Makin DDU dento-legal adviser
ByJohn Makin
Published20 September 2017
John Makin discusses how changes to CPD requirements present opportunities for lifelong learning and development.

It seems inevitable that enhanced CPD is a stepping stone towards the introduction of revalidation.

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John Makin
Dento-Legal Consultant

John Makin BDS PgDL PgCDE FHEA served as head of the DDU until 2026 and remains at the DDU as a Dento-Legal Consultant. He qualified in Manchester in 1983 and has worked as a general dental practitioner in Lancashire and Devon before joining the DDU as a Dento-Legal Adviser. He was involved with foundation training for many years as both a trainer and VT adviser/training programme director with the Manchester and Exeter DFT schemes.