Dr Shalini Kanagasingam

Shalini Kanagasingam

BDS MClinDent Endodontology (Lon) MFDS RCSEng MRD RCSEdin MFDS RCPSGlasg MRestDentGlasg FHEA 

Specialist Endodontist . Senior Clinical Lecturer . 

Hon. Consultant in Endodontology UHMB NHS Foundation Trust 

Course Lead MSc & MClinDent Endodontology

School of Dentistry Ethics Lead and CPD Lead

School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire

Shalini commenced specialist training at King's College London in 2006 obtaining the MClinDent in Endodontology with Distinction and Membership in Restorative Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2009. She is the Endodontic Lead for the BDS and BDSinternational programmes at the School of Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire. She is Course Lead for the MSc and DClinDent Endodontology programmes. She also provides private specialist endodontic treatment at Camden Place Dental Practice in Preston, UK.

Shalini was elected as Vice Chair of Central Committee for Dental Educators and Researchers (British Dental Association), elected Council Member of the British Endodontic Society, member of the Dental Education Board (RCPSGlasgow), School Ethics Lead and a member of the European Society of Endodontology Clinical Practice Committee. She is the Deputy Chair of the DentsplySirona PEERS Endo group. She is the Chairperson of the British Dental Association Ribble Section, actively organising CPD programmes for the dental team in the Northwest. Shalini has published over 35 peer-reviewed journal articles and contributed book chapters to dental textbooks including the 'Principles of Endodontics' and ‘CBCT in Endodontics’. She is one of the editors of 'Pitt Ford's Problem-Based Learning in Endodontology'. Shalini was awarded the ODRT OHI (PREVISER) AWARD in 2018 and the TCWhite Young Researcher's Grant in 2019 to support her research into oral biofilm and Alzheimer’s Disease. Shalini was also the winner for the British Endodontic Society Spring Meeting Poster Prize in 2024.