FDJ
The FDJ, produced by the Faculty of Dental Surgery, is an independent dental journal that provides expert opinion on contemporary issues and controversies relevant to the whole dental community.
Latest issue

July 2023
Featured article
AI in dentistry: understanding and realising its full potentialJanak Gunatilleke explores how AI could be used to help dental surgeons and patient outcomes, and better dentistry.
Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Dr Charlotte Eckhardt
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Editor-in-Chief
Professor StJohn Crean
Pro Vice Chancellor Research and Enterprise
University of Central Lancashire
Professor of Medicine in Dentistry
Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Robert Bradlaw Advisor for the Faculty
Associate Editor
Miss Fatima Bulbulia
Head of Education,
Faculty of Dental Surgery
Section Editors
AI and Digital Innovation
Professor Andrew Eder
Emeritus Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Dental Education,
UCL Eastman Dental Institute
International
Professor Fraser McDonald
Honorary Treasurer of European Orthodontic Society
Professor of Orthodontics in Relation to Oral Biology, King's College London
Consultant Guys' and St Thomas' Hospital
Trainees
Dr Helen Rogers
Clinical Lecturer/Honorary Post-CCST Registrar in Paediatric Dentistry
Founder of CONNECT Award-winning, Trainee-led Research Collaborative
Chair of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry Teachers’ Branch
Dental Public Health
Professor Jenny Gallagher
Dean for International Affairs, King's College London Dental Institute
Newland-Pedley Professor of Oral Health Strategy
Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health
Paediatrics/Sedation
Professor Helen Rodd
Professor and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry
School of Clinical Dentistry,
University of Sheffield
ISSN: 2042-6852
Frequency: Published quarterly in January, April, July and October.
Readership: Dental surgeons, dental specialists, dentists in training, general dental practitioners, dental care professionals and undergraduate dental trainees.
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