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Chris Deery, BDS, MSc, PhD, FDS RCS(Ed) FDS(Paed), RCS(Ed) FDS RCS(Eng) Professor/Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry University of Sheffield

Chris graduated from Edinburgh University in 1984. Following periods in general dental practice in the West Midlands and the Community Dental Service in Grampian, he undertook an MSc in Child Dental Health at the University of Bristol. Following this he moved to the University of Dundee where he worked at the Scottish Executive funded Dental Health Services Research Unit (DHSRU) and the Children's Dentistry Department.

Initially, he undertook a longitudinal study in primary care, examining the care of adolescent patients. His PhD examining fissure sealant provision and evaluation, including caries detection, was awarded in 1997. This work led to him being part of the development of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) from the outset and he is an active member of the ICDAS Co-ordinating Committee, a multinational collaboration. At the core of ICDAS is effective preventive management of caries through accurate diagnosis.