New director appointed for BDA in Scotland

New director appointed for BDA in Scotland
Following the retirement of Andrew Lamb, Pat Kilpatrick has been appointed as the new Director of the British Dental Association (BDA) for Scotland. She will take up her post in January 2013 and brings to the post extensive experience in the healthcare sector including operational and strategic management, policy development, and postgraduate teaching and research. She is not a dentist.

Graduating from the University of Dundee, Pat joined the Graduate Training Scheme for NHS management before going on to senior roles within NHS Scotland including Director of Clinical Development at NHS Argyll and Clyde and Director of Planning at North Glasgow University Hospitals Trust. She led the National Task Force on the development of Primary Care Trusts in Scotland in 1997.

As Academic Director in the School of Management at the University of Stirling, she developed the first MBA postgraduate degree programme designed to develop the management skills of both doctors and dentists. Latterly her career has been in consulting. She joined Tribal Consulting in 2006 as a Director within their national advisory team, before going on to launch her own business in 2010.
Pat said: “Dentistry in Scotland faces a complex set of challenges. I look forward to playing my part in helping the profession overcome them and advancing the cause of oral health in Scotland.”

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