Dr Bob McLelland
B.D.S(Dundee), M.F.G.D.P. (UK),
MDentSci (Restorative), (Leeds)
Dr Bob McLelland qualified with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery Degree at the University of Dundee in 1993 when he also received a Merit in Prosthetic Dentistry and a prize in Conservative Dentistry. He became a Member of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners in 2002. In 2006 he gained his Masters Degree in Dental Sciences (Restorative) with Merit at University of Leeds supported by his Thesis “Comparative Analysis of Excursive Tooth Contacts In Average Value and Programmed Articulator Using Computerised Axiography”.
Bob has committed to over 100hrs Postgraduate Education per year and in particular he completed the Dr Mark Piper course, a one year course in the USA on advanced Jaw Joint Disorders and occlusion taught by one of the world’s leading jaw surgeons.
Following a position as a House Office at Dundee Dental Hospital in 1994 Bob subsequently joined the Royal Air Force and served from 1995 to 2000 as a Dental Officer. In 2000 he worked in the renowned Carisbrooke Dental Practice and Implant Centre in Leicester and from there moved to St Ann’s Dental Clinic in Manchester in 2003. Bob is fully committed to both continuing his own professional personal development and providing postgraduate education for other dentists. He is a member of multiple dental societies in America and the UK as well as Europe. As an experienced and respected lecturer Bob has lectured Nationally on a range of topics in the field of Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry whilst contributing to the Restorative, Implant, Aesthetic and Tooth Preparation Postgraduate Courses run from St Ann’s Dental Clinic. He is also a Clinical Opinion Leader with the UK’s leading dental company, giving advice on the clinical use of restorative dental materials and tooth bleaching techniques. In 2008 in partnership with Dr Richard Brookshaw, Bob launched the Centre for Advanced Dental Education teaching other dentists advanced restorative techniques including full mouth reconstruction and the restoration of dental implants.
Bob is impassioned by the challenge of creating beautiful smiles with both natural form and lasting function, advanced cosmetic and restorative dentistry and particularly welcomes referrals from colleagues for this type of treatment. In addition to carrying out restorative dentistry to the highest possible standard, Dr McLelland is particularly interested with issues relating to TMJ or the Tempromandibular Joint.
In his spare time, Bob enjoys cycling, landscape photography, ‘Munroe Bagging’ along with a keen interest in most sports, particularly football.
