NEIL MEREDITH, BDS, MSc, FDS, RCS, PhD
Neil
Meredith qualified at Guys hospital in 1982. Following a number of
appointments in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Kingston and Glasgow
Hospitals he set up a practice
in Cowes in the Isle of Wight. Neil completed an MSc in Conservative
Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute in London in 1988 where he
remained for six years as a lecturer. He completed his first PhD in
collaboration with Imperial College in 1992. In 1993
he became Consultant, Senior Lecturer in Bristol Dental School and was
recognized as a specialist in both Prosthodontics and Restorative
dentistry by the General Dental Council. Neil’s research interests have
focused around biomaterials and biomechanics. In
1992 Neil invented the use of Resonance Frequency Analysis to measure
dental implant stability, a technique that has now become the
international benchmark known as Osstell. He was awarded his second PhD
from the University of Gothenburg for his work in this
field. Neil took up the Chair in Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials
at the University of Leeds in 1997. Following his entrepreneurial
spirit he invented an implant system, raised venture capital funding and
founded the Neoss company of which he was CEO
from 2000-2011. 2011 has seen a return to academia with Neil joining
the University of Queensland as Professor of Prosthodontics. He has
always practiced clinically, most recently specializing in
prosthodontics and dental implantology. He is the author of
some 59 peer reviewed papers and has lectured internationally on many
forums.