Meet The Team

Experience & Passion

Dr Mark Cronshaw

Co-Founder and Director

Mark Cronshaw BSc, BDS, LDSRCS, MSc, PhD, is a private practitioner in Cowes, Isle of Wight. As a Biolase approved trainer he has been highly active in Worldwide oral laser education since 2007. He completed a MSc in oral laser use at the University of Genoa in 2014. From 2015 – 2020 he worked as Contract Professor (Professore a Contratto), Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics at the University of Genoa and a member of the Teaching Faculty of the Academic Master’s degree (MSc) degree (Livello II) programme in laser dentistry at the University.

Mark Cronshaw is the author of over 30 recent peer reviewed papers on research into lasers in dentistry and has contributed chapters to both editions of the Springer laser textbook “Lasers in Dentistry – Current Concepts” (2nd edition January 2024). He is an active editorial peer review panellist on a number of leading journals including Lasers in Medical Science. Mark has recently completed his PhD in PBM at De Montfort University, Leicester.

Dr Steven Parker

Associate Director

Steven Parker PhD, BDS, MFGDP, LDSRCS, FCGDent, is Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester. He has been involved with lasers in dentistry for over 30 years. He has received publication in 85 peer-reviewed papers on the use of lasers in dentistry. He serves as associate-editor of Lasers in Medical Science.

From 2010 – 2020 he worked as Contract Professor (Professore a Contratto), Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics at the University of Genoa and was Lead Faculty of the Academic Master’s degree (MSc) degree (Livello II) programme in laser dentistry at the University. He served as President of the Academy of Laser Dentistry in 2005-6. He is co-Editor-in-Chief and co-author of the Springer textbook “Lasers in Dentistry – Current Concepts” (2nd edition January 2024). Steven was awarded his PhD in Laser Photonics and PBM at De Montfort University, Leicester.