Appropriate use of tests and investigations

Rupert Hoppenbrouwers (BDS LDSRCS) was head of the DDU until his retirement at the end of 2015. He is a former general dental practitioner and was director of the School of Dental Hygiene at University College Hospital, London, from 1980 to 1986. He has lectured and written widely on risk management and dento-legal matters, has previously chaired the UK Dental Law and Ethics Forum, and has a particular interest in complex ethical and legal issues affecting dental members

Since qualifying from Bristol in 1996, James has worked as a general dental practitioner in Hampshire. He has been a dental foundation trainer since 2004 and is a training program director for Health Education England. He currently works part-time as an associate, having been a practice principal. James has enjoyed supporting local practitioners through the Hampshire GDP appraisal scheme and working with the Hampshire Local Dental Committee. He is the third generation of GDPs in his family and the first to follow a more varied career. He works part-time as a dental telephone adviser for the DDU.