Cat Edney is a multi-award-winning Dental Therapist, educator and global Key Opinion Leader whose work centres on elevating clinical practice through collaborative, evidence-based periodontal and restorative care. With over fifteen years of experience in specialist and private practice, she is recognised for championing the integration of Dental Therapists within multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes, efficiency and clinical confidence.

Cat is the founder of The Modern Therapist, an education platform delivering hands-on training, structured mentorship, and clinical development designed to empower dental professionals to work to their full scope. Her courses influence a growing international audience and are grounded in contemporary concepts of minimally invasive care, communication-led practice, and reproducible clinical excellence.

Alongside her role as Lead KOL for NSK’s MIT framework, Cat serves on faculty for the UK’s largest private dental training organisation and collaborates widely with industry partners to support innovation, product application and clinician education. She contributes regularly to professional publications, appears on international speaking stages, and has been recognised in the Dentistry Top 50 for her influence within the profession.

With postgraduate qualifications in aesthetic and restorative dentistry, as well as coaching, mentoring and dental education, Cat’s mission is clear: to support the global dental community in delivering modern, confident and patient-centred therapy.

Dr Boota Singh Ubhi BDS, FDS RCS (Edin), MDentSci, MRD RCS (Eng) Specialist in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry After graduating from the University of Liverpool in 1992, I began my career as a general dentist in a mixed dental practice. After 18 months in general practice, I undertook a two-year postgraduate Master’s degree in Periodontology at the University of Liverpool, which I completed in 1997. I was then appointed as a part-time lecturer in the Periodontal Department at Liverpool University, where I taught for three years. In 2000, after obtaining the Membership in Restorative Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, I was entered onto the General Dental Council’s Specialist Register in Periodontics. Between 2003 and 2005, I also taught in the Periodontal Department at the University of Birmingham, contributing to postgraduate training. Since 2000, I have been working at BPI Dental in Birmingham as a Specialist in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry, focusing exclusively on advanced surgical periodontics and implant therapy. Over the years, I have delivered numerous national and international lectures on Periodontology, Implantology, and Bone and Soft Tissue Augmentation. Between 2006 and 2010, I was involved in delivering a ten-day dental implant training programme for general dentists on several occasions. I also served as a Simplant trainer and have provided clinical coaching across multiple implant systems. At present, I run two well-established two-day advanced training courses through BPI Education — one on Soft Tissue Surgery around Dental Implants and another on the Management of Periodontal Diseases. These courses have been running successfully for over five years, with more than 400 delegates attending to date. In addition to my clinical practice and teaching commitments, I continue to contribute to postgraduate education through lectures, workshops, and mentorship — maintaining a strong commitment to evidence-based, biologically guided periodontal and implant therapy.