Prof St.John Crean

Specialist Oral Surgeon BDS MBBS FDSRCS FFGDP(UK) FRCS FRCS(OMFS) PhD

StJohn was appointed as Director of Dental Research Research and Knowledge Transfer from October 2009 and Head of the School of Post Graduate Medical and Dental Education in Jan 2010 at University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). He previously held the post of Associate Director of Undergraduate Dental Studies and Year 3 Lead at Peninsula Dental School for 2 years.

His specialist training is in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has held posts of Senior Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at University of Cardiff School of Dentistry before being appointed as Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Queen Marys, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2003. In 2005 he was appointed as Consultant in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery to North Glamorgan NHS Trust with NHS duties at Royal Glamorgan and Prince Charles Hospitals whilst holding an Honorary Professorship at University of Cardiff School of Dentistry.

Alongside his role in UCLan, StJohn is currently the Robert Bradlaw advisor in the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is currently Editor in Chief of the Faculty Dental Journal (FDJ). He is current President of the British Society of Oral Implantology.

GDC number: 56088