NEBDN Board of Trustees
NEBDN is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising professionals from various backgrounds, including a number from the Dental profession. The role of the Board of Trustees is to regulate standards and performance through the following Committees: Education and Standards Committee, Finance & Business Effectiveness Committee and a Governance Committee.
Jillian Eastmond
Chair of Trustees
Since qualifying as a Dental Nurse at Manchester Dental Hospital in 1994, Jillian has worked in private and NHS practices as well as Dental Hospitals.…
Wen J Lee
Vice Chair of Trustees
Wen Jie is the Chair of NEBDN’s Finance and Business Effectiveness Committee. He is the Director at Credit Suisse leading a global Reporting Solutions &…
Parmjit Singh
Trustee
Parmjit Singh is a specialist orthodontist in primary care in London and primary/secondary care in Suffolk. He is a Professor of Orthodontics at the College…
Linzi Crawford
Trustee
Linzi Crawford qualified as a dental nurse in 2012 and is GDC registered, holding a NEBDN Certificate. She went on to complete an Oral Health…
Vishaal Ranjitsingh
Trustee
Vishaal Ranjitsingh is a dentist with experience across clinical practice, dental education and professional assessment. He holds postgraduate qualifications in Oral Surgery and Academic Practice…
Georgi Allen
Trustee
Georgi is a Public Health Practitioner working in local government, with a strong background in oral health education and dental nursing. As a qualified NEBDN…
Dr Louise Belfield
Trustee
Dr Louise Belfield is a Dental Nurse, Research Scientist, and Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences at Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth, UK. Louise trained as a Dental…
Anthony Blackman
Trustee
Anthony is the Managing Director of Insight Optical Training (IOT), where he has worked for over seven years. At IOT, he runs his own online exams…
Jeremy Williams
Trustee
Jeremy is a Management Consultant currently working within the university sector. With 35 years of experience in dental, medical, and health-related faculties in both medical…
Kirk Lower
Trustee
Kirk is the Chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s Health & Science Route Panel and he is also the Chair of the…
Mary Donnelly
Trustee
Mary started her nursing career at the local Teaching hospital in Medicine and more recently in Interventional Radiology. She studied at the University of Central…
Nick Linfoot
Trustee
Nick works in competition regulation and corporate governance, and is based in the North East of England. He previously worked in operational, policy and strategic…
Anjali Kale
Trustee
Anjali is an experienced dental professional with over a decade of expertise in patient care, orthodontics, and dental radiography. Currently serving as a trustee for…
NEBDN Launches New CPD Courses
NEBDN has now launched its own Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses for dental nurses. Their new platform launched on 21st September 2026 with a Dental Nurse Bundle priced at £35 for a year’s membership. The Bundle includes eight essential CPD courses, including medical emergencies, disinfection and decontamination, safeguarding and legal & ethical issues. NEBDN is […]