Meet the Board - Raid Ali

29 October 2024

Dr Raid Ali is a principal dentist at Restore Dental Group. He graduated as a dentist in Baghdad, Iraq in 1996, then moved to the UK and finished his international qualifying exams (IQE) in 2006. Dr Ali is ambitious about his career in dentistry, constantly furthering his education. His passion lies with implant dentistry, and Dr Ali is always working to expand this knowledge as a practitioner, and build on his learning.

Dr Ali has been elected as Regional Rep for Wales. He shares an insight into his career and experience with the ADI, his election to the Board, and why he believes ADI membership is important for implant dentists:

“I have been placing implants since 2013, and I joined the ADI as a member at that time. I have attended the full range of ADI events, including Congresses and Masterclasses. They are really good, and it is the only organisation that I depend on for resources and events. I always look forward to them, they are always really well organised and the Congress in particular has always been a great event to attend.

“I wanted to get involved with a great organisation, which is why I was happy to be elected onto the Board. This will be a great learning opportunity for me, and a chance to meet lots of people. I am the Regional Rep for Wales, and it will be great to elevate the implant dentists in my region to a new level.

“The ADI offers clinicians exposure to so many different implant dentists, and the study clubs are a really good thing to attend for those who are eager to learn and connect. I would say there are three key things that differentiate the ADI from other organisations: the Members Forum, which is held every other year, is a great platform to present cases to other dentists; the Team Congress is a unique opportunity for implant dentists, we don’t have access to this anywhere else in the whole of Europe; and the Study Clubs offer members across the whole of the UK the opportunity to get together and learn.”

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