Speakers

Karl Walker-Finch BDS, MSc Dental Implantology (distinction) Karl is a general dentist with an interest in digital dentistry and implantology. He qualified from the University of Liverpool in 2010 and completed a Masters in Dental Implantology with distinction with ICE in 2017. Karl owns Smiles in Tandem, a climate conscious dental practice in Huddersfield with his wife Marisa, a psychotherapist with the aim of caring for both patients dental and mental wellbeing, in tandem. Smiles in Tandem have attained the Silver award on the FDI Sustainability in Dentistry programme and was recently awarded Climate Leader status by Zerobees for their significant reduction in carbon footprint and their commitment to further improvements. With a passion for inspiring others with his enthusiasm for all things dental, Karl is a mentor and lecturer on the Masters in Dental Implantology programme at ICE with the University of Salford. He is also an active member of the ADI and has multiple scientific publications in the field of implant dentistry. In 2023 he wrote and published the personal development book In The Loupe: The Secrets to Finding a Passion in Dentistry, the sales of which raised over £2000 for Confidental, a charity who support dentists and their teams in times of need. Karl is as passionate about his life outside of dentistry as he is inside it, with a young family and a long list of hobbies and interests, the latest is as the lead singer of a rock band.