Colin Cook MSc BDS DCR(R) FETC

Colin Cook initially trained as a Radiographer and taught Dental Radiography at Birmingham Dental School, qualifying as a Further Education Teacher, before studying Dentistry. Upon qualification he joined the Royal Air Force where he completed a 16 year commission.

Colin’s interest in Dental Radiology continued and he obtained his MSc in Dental Radiology in 1995. He was appointed as the UK Armed Forces Tri- Service advisor in Dental Radiology and established widely acclaimed training programmes at all levels ranging from initial Dental Nurse up to postgraduate Dental.

His work was recognised by the Award of the Lean Memorial Prize for outstanding contribution to the Royal Air Force Branch in 1999 and in 2000 he was Nexus Communications Dentist of the Year. In 2002 Colin was admitted to the General Dental Council Specialist List in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology and upon leaving the Armed Forces established SD Radiology, the UK’s first dedicated Dental Imaging Facility.

Colin is a member of the Council of the British Society of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, the UK principle expert to the International Standards Organisation Committee on Radiographic film and a visiting Lecturer and Specialist in Dental Radiology at the Eastman Dental Institute. He has maintained his interest in teaching and lectures widely throughout the UK.