Council Members
The authority of the Society will be vested in a Council consisting of the Officers of the Society, the Chair of the Early Career Group, the Chairs of the Education Advisory Committee, 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.
- Chairs of theEducation Advisory Committee
- 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, please use the contact form.

Professor Michael Milward
Immediate Past President
2024

Professor Wendy Turner
Honorary Secretary
2022

Dr Ian Dunn
Honorary Treasurer
2023

Dr Rajan Nansi
Immediate Past President
2023

Professor Gerry Linden
Senior Vice-President
2023

Professor Philip Preshaw
President Elect
2024

Professor Nicola West
President Elect
2025

Mr Alexander Pollard
Honorary Editor
2022

Dr Viren Vithlani
Commercial Liaison Officer
2022

Dr Shazad Saleem
Council Member
2022

Professor Luigi Nibali
Council Member
2023

Professor Francesco D'Aiuto
Council Member
2022

Professor Nick Claydon
Council Member
2022

Dr Devan Raindi
Chair of the ECG
2023

Professor Iain Chapple
Scientific Adviser
2022

Mr Julian Ekiert
BSP Patient Forum Council Representative
2022

Mrs Paula Dunn
Executive General Manager
2022

Ms Joanne Brown
Administrative Manager
2023
BSP Management Team
We are extremely lucky at BSP to have Paula Dunn and Joanne Brown working behind the scenes to keep the Society running smoothly and our membership happy. They are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Society and involved in all aspects of BSP activities. Together, they 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
BSP Assistant Manager
Joanne Brown
Email: admin@bsperio.org.uk
Tel: 0844 335 1915