The Christian Dental Fellowship is governed by...
Raman Bedi
President and trustee
Susie Matthew
Vice President, Trustee and Prayer calendar coordinator
Susie is a Past President of CDF and began editing the Prayer Calendar in early 2021. She graduated BDS from the University of Dundee in 1982 and worked in general practice for a number of years before specialist training in Orthodontics. In 2003 she gained a MSc in Orthodontics and MOrth from the University of Manchester. After this she opened a small specialist orthodontic practice in 2003 serving the southern part of Cumbria. She also worked for the local NHS hospital trust as an Associate Specialist in Orthodontics in the Maxillofacial Department, retiring in 2019.
She joined CDF as a student in Dundee and is glad to continue serving CDF as Prayer Diary Coordinator. Susie is married to John and they have three grown up sons and two grandchildren. Susie worships at her local parish church in Ulverston where she is the Parish Safeguarding Officer. In her any spare time she has undertaken various horticulture courses, loves gardening and has too many books still waiting to be read!
Peter Thornley
Treasurer and Trustee
Peter Thornley has been a member of CDF since his days as a student at Manchester University. With his wife, Alison, who is also a dentist, they worked for the Church Mission Society in Kisumu, Kenya for a few years in the 1980s. Subsequently, Peter and Alison were partners in a General Dental Practice in Sutton Coldfield. Peter was also a Training Programme Director for the Coventry Dental Foundation scheme, but has now retired from that post, and just retired from clinical dentistry. He is currently the Local Dental Network chair for Birmingham and Solihull.
Bridget Prideaux
Secretary and Trustee
“Bridget took up the position of Secretary in 2025. She supervises first year BDS and DTH students in the Simulated Dental Learning Environment (SDLE) at Peninsula Dental School in Plymouth. Prior to semi-retirement Bridget was a Training Programme Director in Foundation training for 18 years, and ran her own practice in Devonport, Plymouth, alongside her husband, Malcolm.Her hobbies include gardening and catering for various groups in St Andrews church.
Barbara Taylor
Trustee, Editor of Three-in-One and Chair of the Communications Sub-committee
Barbara Taylor became a CDF Trustee in May 2026. She is the Incoming Editor of Three-in-One magazine and Chair of the Communications Sub-Committee Barbara, a retired GDP, is married to Martin, a retired GMP. Together they run a small House Church in the Cambridgeshire fens and are seeking to relocate to the north west of England to be closer to their grandchildren.
Barbara has a heart for those who provide NHS dentistry and those who struggle to access it, having seen tremendous need whilst working in the local Foodbank. She is looking forward to serving God as a trustee for CDF and however He leads in the future.