Who Are We? :: The Staff
Dentaid currently has four full-time members of staff and one part-time based at the offices and workshop near Southampton.
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Andy Jong Chief Executive |
Prior to joining Dentaid in August 2008, Andy was CEO for ROPE (Relief for Oppressed People Everywhere), a charity focussed on helping the poor. It operated over 80 grass roots partnerships in about 70 countries.
Before this, he was CEO of Christian charity BibleLands, which works in the
He has an MBA from
Andy’s passion for charity work and international development was sparked when, after graduating, he worked as a volunteer on a rural development project in
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Rob Leak Office Manager |
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David Effamy Engineer |
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Jacqueline James Fundraising Manager |
Associates
Professor Raman Bedi Clinical Director BDS (
Raman Bedi was Chief Dental Officer –
He was asked, in 2005, to establish the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce. The mission of the taskforce is to support governments on how they can improve children’s oral health. In 2010 it was working in 14 countries.
Professor Bedi is based at King’s College London and also holds an honorary chair at University College London, several universities in
Professor Raman Bedi joined leading oral health charity Dentaid as its Clinical Director. The appointment commenced on June 1st 2010 and has been warmly welcomed by our Chief Executive Professor Bedi is undertaking his role as Clinical Director with Dentaid on a pro bono basis whilst continuing his work as Head of the International Centre for Child Oral Health at
Andy Jong. Andy said, “I am delighted to welcome Raman as part of our team and anticipate that his contribution to Dentaid’s future goals will be extremely valuable. We are planning to work on some important initiatives together to address our shared concern for the global oral health situation”.



