Rob qualified as a dental technician in 1997 from Edinburgh's Telford College. He has worked in a mixture of the private and public sector spending 10 years working in the NHS including Glasgow Dental Hospital and Edinburgh's Dental Institute.

 

In February 2009 Rob returned to study a diploma in Clinical Dental Technology which was the first CDT course to be run in the UK, qualifying through the Royal College of Surgeons in December 2009.

 

After qualifying as a Clinical Dental Technician Rob worked in private practice in Fife doing all aspects involved in the construction and fitting of dentures.

 

In January 2013 Rob began Scottish Denture Clinic in Edinburgh and currently lectures student Dental technicians at Edinburgh's College.

 

In his spare time Rob is a keen cyclist and regularly takes part in sportives around the country.