Charlotte Eckhardt
FDS Dean and Consultant Orthodontist and Aesthetic Practitioner
Charlotte Eckhardt is a highly experienced Consultant Orthodontist and Aesthetic Practitioner. Her particular orthodontic interest is in the management of facial deformity working with maxillofacial surgeons, and she is the lead orthodontist for cleft lip and palate in Wales.
She has an interest in facial aesthetics and also has a master's degree in aesthetic medicine with distinction from Queen Mary University of London, where she is a clinical senior lecturer on the aesthetic medicine master's degree. Dr Eckhardt lectures nationally and internationally in the fields of orthodontics and aesthetic medicine. She also has a particular interest in postgraduate training and assessment and was appointed as an MOrth examiner in 2008. Following this she was elected as the chair of the panel of MOrth examiners and is currently the chair of the Board of MOrth examiners for RCS England and RCPS Glasgow. In this role she has established overseas MOrth examinations in Kuala Lumpur, Chennai and Cairo. In addition, she is the director of assessments for the Aesthetic Medicine MSc at Queen Mary University of London.
She was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery in June 2023.