Professor Chris Louca BDS, BSc, PhD, AKC, FFD RCSI, FCGDent, FICD is Director of Dentistry at the University of Portsmouth. He is responsible for the undergraduate and postgraduate education of the dental team. Chris has over 30 years of experience in teaching, research, innovation and international accreditation/consultancy in dentistry. Previous appointments include King’s College London, where he set up the first School of Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy and UCL Eastman Dental Institute, where he developed several innovative postgraduate courses, including a Master’s degree in Restorative Dentistry. At the University of Portsmouth, Chris launched new undergraduate and postgraduate dental programmes, including a Master’s in Research in Oral and Dental Health Sciences, MSc Advanced Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry, MSc Advanced Restorative Dental Therapy, MSc Advanced Digital Dentistry and a PG Certificate in Conscious Sedation in Dentistry. He has supervised several PhD and over 90 MSc students in dental education, dental public health, and dental materials. He presents his work at the International Association for Dental Research, the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) and other international conferences and has over 100 academic publications. He received the ADEE Mature Career Dental Educator Award in 2015 and Fellowship of the International College of Dentists in 2025 for outstanding professional achievement in dentistry.