Mr Zaid Ali

Zaid qualified as a dentist from Leeds University in 2006. He did his vocational training in a busy NHS practice in Barnsley, and senior house officer training posts in Leeds and Bradford in Restorative Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, completing his Membership Diploma in the Faculty of Dental Surgery with the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. Zaid then spent 3 years in dental practice as a general dentist in Huddersfield, and doing some part time roles in hospitals in Restorative Dentistry and Oral Surgery before he decided to go and specialise in 2011. He went on to do 7 years of training and exams, including a Masters in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, a PhD in quality of life for people after they lose teeth, and his Fellowship examination in Restorative Dentistry again with the Royal College in Edinburgh. Zaid is currently the Restorative Dentistry department lead for Head and Neck Cancer rehab, Honorary Senior Lecturer and Training Program Director for Dental Core Training in Leeds Dental Institute. Outside work, he loves spending time with his wife and 3 kids, playing 7-a side and making sure he gets to the gym.