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Kate brings 25+ years of expertise as a corporate and consumer PR. Kate provides strategic PR support to BSPD and promotes the Society’s awareness and reputation within the industry - as well as within national and professional media. Kate has a background of working on a number of projects and awareness building campaigns achieving national TV and press, as well as influencer coverage. For media interviews and quotes on matters concerning children's oral health from any of the BSPD spokespeople, in the first instance please contact Kate directly:  kate@kateclarkpr.co.uk / 07990 525639. 

Hannah is BSPD’s Honorary Secretary and is a Specialty Registrar in Paediatric dentistry at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Her role takes her to Manchester Dental Hospital and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Hannah both personally and as part of BSPD is very active on social media and is enthusiastic about getting the across to the public the importance of child dental health. She has TV and radio experience undertaking interviews on CBBC’s Newsround, local radio stations and on LBC News talking about matters concerning children’s oral health.

Dr Urshla Devalia is a Consultant Paediatric Dentist, RNTNE & Eastman Dental Hospitals (UCLH) and CDC CiC, East of England (EoE), MCN Lead, EoE. She is also National Lead for Mini Mouth Care Matters and Regional Paediatric Dentistry MCN Lead, East of England as well as being the Honorary Secretary to BSPD. Urshla focuses on the management of children with complex medical conditions (with or without associated dental anomalies), the management of complicated trauma injuries and minor oral surgery procedures.

Paula is a Past-President of BSPD and is also a Professor of Paediatric Dentistry and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry. She is also the Degree Programme Director and Senior Tutor for BDS at Newcastle University, as well as a member of the School’s strategy team. Paula is a member of the School’s Executive Committee and is Co-chair of the Dental Sciences Board of Studies. Her previous roles have included leadership of outreach teaching, director of EDI and Athena SWAN champion, postgraduate tutor, and both Honorary Secretary and Chair of the Northern branch of BSPD. Paula has experience of radio interviews for both local stations and she recently was interviewed for BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme.

Rachael, the Society’s President-Elect Designate for 2026/7, is a Consultant Paediatric Dentist and Clinical Lead in the Community Dental Service, Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. She is also the Regional Community Advisor in Community Dentistry for NHS England, Yorkshire & Humber. Rachael has a passion for training and developing the paediatric dentistry workforce and hence pioneered the first Level 2 complexity care training programme in paediatric dentistry. Further to this, Yorkshire and Humber has seen the first level 2 commissioned pathways in paediatric dentistry, enabling referred children to be seen closer to home in General Dental Practice by Level 2 accredited GDPs, thereby reducing the pressures on specialist services. Rachael has experience of talking to the media and is able to comment on these areas of expertise as well as paediatric dentistry more broadly.

Rohini is a Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry. She is currently the Specialist Paediatric Dentist and Lead for Paediatric Dentistry in Swansea Bay University Health Board CDS and Powys Teaching Health Board . She is the past Clinical Lead for CDS in SBUHB . Rohini has previously worked at the University Hospital Wales (Cardiff), and in General Practice. She is the Chair of the Strategic Advisory Forum ( SAF) for Paediatric Dentistry in Wales and Chair of the Managed Clinical Network (MCN) for Vulnerable Child and Adult group in South West Wales. She is the Wales Council Representative for BSPD UK and BSPD representative for Child Oral Health Improvement Board UK. Rohini has a passion to work to improve Child Oral Health and reduce inequalities for access to care in children.