Dr Anita Nolan qualified as a doctor, and later as a dentist, before completing specialist training in Oral Medicine at the Eastman Dental Institute in London where she worked with internationally recognised experts in orofacial pain. She holds a Fellowship of RCSI (Oral Medicine), a master’s degree in Medical Law, and an MD by research. She has held national roles in the UK and New Zealand in specialist dental education, clinical standards, and professional development. Her current research projects are the genetic and prognostic significance of oral lesions in Crohns Disease, salivary gland disease, and the role of Vitamin D in oral disease. Anita holds honorary public hospital appointment in Auckland and Dunedin, and provides private consultations at Waitemata Specialist Centre, North Shore, Auckland, and various other centres.