Andrew Eder
Quick Facts
Biography
Andrew Howard Eric Eder (born 1964) is foundation dean and emeritus professor of restorative dentistry at the University of Buckingham Dental Institute and honorary consultant in restorative dentistry at Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust. He is also Emeritus Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Dental Education at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute.
He co-edited the book Tooth Surface Loss, published by the British Dental Journal in 2000, has contributed to textbooks and authored over 100 articles. Andrew Eder is clinical director at Specialist Dental Care and the London Tooth Wear CentreHe also served as president of the Royal Society of Medicine's Odontological Section from 2001 to 2002 and the British Society for Restorative Dentistry from 2005 to 2006.
He is the younger brother of The Hon. Sir Bernard Eder, an English lawyer and a former High Court Judge.
Education
Eder was educated at North Bridge House School and St Paul's School, London. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1986 and his masters in conservative dentistry from the UCL Eastman Dental Institute in 1990.
He subsequently achieved the Membership in Restorative Dentistry (MRD) from the Royal Colleges of England and Glasgow in 1994.
Academic career
Eder has been associated with the UCL Eastman Dental Institute, the postgraduate dental school of University College London, since 1989. In 2002, he was appointed honorary consultant in restorative dentistry at UCLH NHS Foundation Trust and, in 2008, to a chair in restorative dentistry and dental education at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute.
He served as director of continuing professional development at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute from 2002 to 2012, director of education at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute from 2005 to 2012, associate dean for continuing education at the UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences from 2008 to 2012. and Pro-Vice-Provost at UCL from 2013 to 2017.
Eder was elected chair of the membership in Restorative Dentistry Examination at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2016, served as an examiner since 2009. He has also served on the editorial boards of the British Dental Journal from 2005 to 2017 and the European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry from 1995 to 2014.
In March 2018, he was appointed emeritus professor of restorative dentistry and dental education at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute.
Since 2003, he has been chair of the charitable trust of Alpha Omega, the oldest international dental fraternity. In July 2017, he was elected a trustee of the United Synagogue.
Publications
Books
- Eder, Andrew (2000). Tooth Surface Loss. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 9780904588668.
- Eder, Andrew; Wickens, J. (1996). "Surface treatment of gold alloys for resin adhesion". Quintessence International. 27 (1): 35–40. PMID 9063210.
Textbooks
- Scully, C.; Wilson, N., eds. (2006). Culturally Sensitive Oral Health Care. Quintessence International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1850971184.
- Scully, C; Diz Dios, P., eds. (2007). Special Care in Dentistry: Handbook of Oral Healthcare. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 9780443071515.
Recognition
- UCL Provost's Teaching Award
- Listed in the Who's Who (UK) in 2012
- Listed in Debrett's People of Today
- Awarded the Certificate of Merit for Services to Global Philanthropy by Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity