Anthony Griffin

Tony qualified as a dental technician in 1969 in Derby, and then moved to Birmingham to manage a commercial dental laboratory. He gained an Honours Degree and a clinical dental technicians certificate, and NVQ assessor/verifier qualifications.

A past chairman of DTETAB, and past president of Dental Technologists Association (DTA), Tony is still an active elected council member.  He was a member of the GDC PCD curricula overview group.  He was instrumental in the development of the first Foundation Degree in Dental Technology, and the BSc (Hon’s) dental technology. Appointed Director of Health Science at Castle College, Nottingham in 2006. He is actively involved in Health Professions education, vocational skills and CPD.

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