SPEAKER PROFILE
Dr Alicia C Wade
BDS (Hons) PGDip Restorative & Aesthetic Dentistry (Distinction)
General Dentist
NEW ZEALAND
Dr Alicia is a general dentist with an interest in restorative and aesthetic dentistry, smile design, and the management of tooth wear. She graduated with Honours from The University of Manchester in 2016.Since graduation, Dr Alicia has pursued a structured pathway of postgraduate clinical development, with a strong emphasis on hands-on, in-person training. Key milestones in her career include completing Dr Andrea Shepperson’s advanced tooth wear programme in 2023–2024, followed by achieving a Postgraduate Level 7 Diploma in Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry with Distinction in 2025. Alicia is passionate about lifelong learning, professional collaboration, and translating postgraduate education into meaningful improvements in clinical practice and patient care. Through her work, she advocates for the value of structured, face-to-face training in developing clinical confidence, sound decision-making, and predictable restorative outcomes.She has also contributed to the profession through publications in the British Dental Journal and the International Journal of Epidemiology.
Professional Biography
Dr Alicia is a general dentist with an interest in restorative and aesthetic dentistry, smile design, and the management of tooth wear. She graduated with Honours from The University of Manchester in 2016.Since graduation, Dr Alicia has pursued a structured pathway of postgraduate clinical development, with a strong emphasis on hands-on, in-person training. Key milestones in her career include completing Dr Andrea Shepperson’s advanced tooth wear programme in 2023–2024, followed by achieving a Postgraduate Level 7 Diploma in Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry with Distinction in 2025. Alicia is passionate about lifelong learning, professional collaboration, and translating postgraduate education into meaningful improvements in clinical practice and patient care. Through her work, she advocates for the value of structured, face-to-face training in developing clinical confidence, sound decision-making, and predictable restorative outcomes.She has also contributed to the profession through publications in the British Dental Journal and the International Journal of Epidemiology.


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