Professor Monty Duggal

BDS MDS FDS(Paeds) RCS(Eng) PhD

Professor and Head of Paediatric Dentistry

School of Dentistry, Univeristy of Leeds, United Kingdom

Monty Duggal obtained his dental degree in 1983 and his MDS in Paediatric Dentistry in 1986 in India. He then immigrated to the United Kingdom and obtained his FDSRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and his PhD from Leeds University. He joined Leeds Dental Institute as a Junior Lecturer in 1989 and is currently a Professor and Head of Child Dental Health. He oversees a large postgraduate programme in Paediatric Dentistry which has international acclaim. Professor Duggal has published over 100 research papers in international journals. He is also the author of "Restorative Techniques in Paediatric Dentistry, which has been published in 7 languages and has sold over 12000 copies worldwide. He is also a co-author of a textbook on Dental Traumatology and has Co-Edited "Paediatric Dentistry" by Oxford. He has obtained research grants to the total value of over 5.5 million pounds. His main research interest is Cariology and Translation Research in Clinical Paediatric Dentistry, including dental traumatology and he is charge of the Trauma and Transplantation service at the Leeds Dental Institute. In his spare time he enjoys cricket, which is his second passion after Paediatric Dentistry.