The  Expert Witness

The expert witness' opinion is relied upon in order to assist the court to make an educated decision. Reporting to the court must be impartial, accurate, and based on fact.
In dentistry that opinion may be about a dental or orofacial injury sustained, possibly in an car or job site accident.
It can relate to more complex issues such as jaw joint problems (TMJ) or airway issues (Snoring or Obstructive Sleep Apnea) and their potentially serious consequences.
It can relate to alleged professional malpractice through errors or omissions in professional care or lack of.
It can provide evidence in the defence of actions taken to provide professional care.
The Expert Witness' opinion should help with the  understanding of the facts of the matter. This usually takes the form of a detailed report answering certain questions or issues that have or may arise in the case and may require support in the courtroom.

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Dr. Bray

Having provided impartial advice for many years in dental practice,  Dr. Bray has been rewarded by having built  a wide and strong  base of appreciative patients and clients. Honesty and respect are cornerstones to his success. 

Biography

Dr. Bray earned his BDS with a distinction in medicine at the London Hospital (UK) and following hospital positions, achieved his DDS at the University of Toronto (Canada). Having run a successful general dental practice in Ontario, he moved to Kelowna, B.C. with his family in 1984 to run his own practice there for 16 years. Receiving a letter of appreciation and service award, he turned over his practice to his partners and returned to postgraduate education in 2000.

While in the UK he wrote extensively and ran successful Harley Street (London) and South Coast practices in full mouth reconstruction with an emphasis on jaw joint and facial pain management. He passed the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Membership Exam (Glasgow) and the Royal College of Surgeons Membership Exam (Edinburgh). He undertook advanced training in dental implanvology and achieved  certification in Prosthodontics at Kings College University in London. Following this, he provided Dental Expert Witness Opinion at Cambridge County Court (UK).

A Fellowship in Cranio-mandibular Orthopedics from the USA preceded a move to Boston Massachusetts for full time study in Orofacial Pain and Sleep Apnea Management. He achieved his Fellowship at Tufts University. Asked to stay on, he divided his time between instructorship at Tufts Dental School and further study at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

After 3 years he returned to the UK for a  2-year University of Glasgow Behavioral Sleep Medicine Diploma. He remained associated with the Royal Brompton and Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospitals in London where he provided Dental Expert Opinion in the field of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

With his wife, he returned home to Kelowna where working primarily with physicians, he provides a service limited  to the management of Sleep Disorders, especially Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Dysfunction and Chronic Facial Pain management.

Internationally trained, he offers expertise as a professional Dental Expert Witness for both defense and plaintiff lawyers across Canada.

Dr.Bray assists the legal team and court with their understanding of the facts of the matter. While this usually takes the form of a detailed report, he has taken advanced courtroom training under Mr. Paul Garlic Q.C. and has Expert Witness courtroom experience.

In addition to his Expert Witness Practice, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Jaw Joint expertise he volunteers his General Dental Skills to low-income families in the Kelowna area and takes a keen interest in the B.C. Dental Association and its political interface.