Orofacial Pain with Professor Tara Renton- November 2026

Join us on Monday 9th November 2026 for a day of lectures on Orofacial Pain with Professor Tara Renton.

The course will be held in the Percy Roberts and Aesculapius Rooms, Gordon Museum, Hodgkin Building, Guy’s Campus, London, SE1 1UL.

Throughout the day, Professor Renton will focus on orofacial pain that can mimic endodontic pain, including what to treat and, importantly, what to avoid.

We often learn about microorganisms, disinfection and obturation in endodontics; however, the diagnosis of odontogenic and non-odontogenic pain is often overlooked.

Accurate diagnosis is essential in endodontics and is the cornerstone of effective treatment. Poor diagnosis can lead to treatment failure or inappropriate treatment, a breakdown in patient trust, litigation, and, most importantly, potentially serious consequences for the patient.

This course will provide valuable insight into recognising and managing orofacial pain, helping clinicians improve their diagnostic skills and ensure appropriate treatment decisions.

Join us for an insightful day with Professor Tara Renton, exploring the complexities of orofacial pain and developing the skills needed to improve diagnosis, avoid inappropriate treatment and ultimately achieve better outcomes for our patients.

Professor Renton completed her dentistry at Guys (1984), Oral and Maxillofacial surgical training in Melbourne (1991), undertook a PhD in Trigeminal Nerve injury at KCL (1999-2003).

Education programmes

• UG teaching of dental students modern Oral Surgical. Pain and modern LA techniques.
• Academic oral surgery training programme.
• Supervised 8 PhDs

Research collaboration with

• Imperial College, UCL, Oxford University, Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology & Neurology
• Published over 200 peer reviewed articles
• Grants MRC and NIHR

Editorial

• Associate editor for Journal Orofacial pain and headache, she is on the Dental Update and British Society for Dental Hygienists and Therapist Editorial Boards
• Co-editor the BDA clinical manuals for Oral Surgery Books I and II and Editor of Nature pub OFP book (2021)

Service

• Leads Kings Health Partners Orofacial Pain Service Orofacial pain multidisciplinary service
• Leads 2 patient facing websites Trigeminalnerve.org.uk and Orofacialpain.co.uk

Policy and Awards

• Chair National patient safety for dentistry -prevention wrong site surgery in dentistry
• Chair M3M patient care guidance for FDS RCS
• Honorary AAOMS fellowship 2017
• Noel Martin visiting Chair Sydney University 2018-
• Steve Graff Radford Award American Headache Society 2020
• Tara was an elected member RCS England FDS Board 2010-2019
• Chair of Oral Surgery SAC
• Invited member National Advisory Board for human factors in dentistry
• Past President of the British Association Oral Surgery