Mr Kathryn Durey

Kathryn graduated from Newcastle University with Distinction in Clinical Dentistry and then completed 2 years of General Professional Training in Edinburgh. During this time she gained experience in general dental practice, the hospital and community salaried dental service. She was awarded Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh). Following this she was appointed to Restorative Dentistry training posts in Aberdeen and London (Eastman Dental Hospital), before relocating to West Yorkshire to embark upon a 5 year specialist training programme in Restorative Dentistry, at the Leeds Dental Institute. During specialist training she completed a Masters degree in Clinical Dentistry (Restorative Dentistry) at the University of Leeds, which was awarded with Merit. She completed the Intercollegiate Specialist Examination in Restorative Dentistry in 2013 and was awarded the Fellowship in Dental Surgery (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh) in 2014. She has completed further periods of elective study at the Forsyth Institute in Boston, Massachusetts and attended the Masterclass in Regenerative and Plastic-Aesthetic Periodontal Surgery at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Dr Durey is registered on the General Dental Council’s specialist lists in: • Restorative Dentistry • Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics • Periodontics • Endodontics She was appointed as Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at the Leeds Dental Institute (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) in 2014 and was clinical lead for Periodontics until recently. Other special interests include the restorative treatment of patients with developmental dental problems and cleft lip and palate patients. Dr Durey contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in periodontics, implant dentistry and fixed prosthodontics at the School of Dentistry (University of Leeds). She provides clinical training for junior dentists, including those training to be specialists and consultants. She has published numerous articles and presented posters at national and international conferences. Dr Durey is happy to accept referrals for Periodontics, Restorative Dentistry and implant dentistry.