Dr Kumar Varma Datla
Dr Kumar Varma Datla graduated in Dentistry from Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai in 2000. He completed his postgraduate training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Saveetha dental college and moved to the UK in 2003. He worked as a junior doctor in oral and maxillofacial surgery at various hospitals. He completed his IQE and VTE working as a Dental officer in Community Dental Service in the NHS. In 2008, he joined our dental school. He has worked as a clinical teacher at Carlisle dental education centre and moved to Accrington DEC as a senior clinical teacher. He was appointed as the assessment and clinical competencies lead in 2023.
In his current role, Kumar is mainly responsible for the school delivering high quality assessment practice and developing clear assessment strategies. With the help of the assessment team he also provides examiner training, question writing workshops. He also oversees the quality assurance of all assessment stages.
He has been been involved in undergraduate dental education for over 10 years and has a special interest in assessment. He has completed his Fellowship in Higher Education Academy.
- Senior Clinical teacher
- 2000, BDS
- 2003, MDS Oral & Maxillofacial surgery
- 2005, MFDS RCS England
- 2005, MFDSRCPS Glasgow
- 2008, FFDRCSI (OSOM) Dublin
- 2010, PGCert LTHE, University of Central Lancashire
- 2011, PG Diploma in Dental Conscious sedation, Newcastle
- Education Associate, General Dental Council (GDC)
- Member UK Dental schools Council Assessment Alliance
- Member UKDSC working group on AI
- Member Dental Education Committee Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ABAOMS)
- School Representative Dental Sedation Teachers Group (DSTG)
- Fellow of Health Education Academy
- Member Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Telephone:+44(0)1772895914
Email: Email:Dr Kumar Varma Datla