About David Mathewson

David was born in Irvine and brought up in Wishaw, Scotland. After completing his education at The High School of Glasgow, he studied dentistry at University College Cardiff and The Welsh National School of Medicine. After graduation in 1978, he worked for four years in the hospital service, undertaking advanced training in a number of disciplines. In 1982, he went into general dental practice in Cornwall working in three practices in Helston, Redruth and Penzance. In April 1985 David bought the Hollygrove Dental Practice in Quedgeley, which moved and expanded into St James’ Dental in 1990. David has two postgraduate qualifications, MFGDP (UK) and DPDS, and was a vocational trainer for many years. Since 1992, David has held many senior positions in dentistry at a local, regional and national level. These include the following: Four years non executive director – Gloucestershire Health Authority Nine years British Dental Association (BDA) Representative Body Three years BDA’s Private Practice Committee-one year as vice chairman President of the BDA’s Western Counties Branch in 2002-2003 Six years elected representative General Dental Services Committee for Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Chair of the BDA’s General Practice Management and Service Committee for three years Appointed member to Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Local Dental Committees for twelve years Six years elected representative General Dental Practice Committee for Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire with six years on the executive David also served on the BDA Young Dentist, Pension and Formulary Committees of the BDA Founder member of Gloucestershire Independent Dentists (GID) and currently vice chair, David has successfully established study groups for GID hygienists, managers and dental nurses. This allows for fully integrated continual professional development programmes for the entire team. He has also participated on numerous working parties, most recently Medical Emergencies and Resuscitation, Standards for Clinical Practice and Training for Dental Practitioners and Dental Care Professionals. Over the years, David has drawn on his considerable experience to lecture extensively on establishing, marketing and successfully managing a dental practice, as well as setting up independent practitioner groups and in-house capitation schemes. David is married with two children, both of whom are dental surgeons