Brian is a Visiting Professor, City of London Dental School for the MSC Programmes, University of Bolton and is the co-producer and Programme Clinical Director of the MSc Specialist Practice of Aesthetics Non-Surgical Intervention, City of London Dental School/University of Bolton.

He was formerly the Clinical Lead and Senior Lecturer on the MSc in Facial Aesthetics at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire.

He works as a Facial/Medical Aesthetics Practitioner in Central London and is Principal of the Level 7 Accredited Dr Brian Franks Facial/Medical Aesthetic Non-Surgical Interventions Training in Association with Wynyard Aesthetics Academy.

Brian was a member of Health Education England, Cosmetic Non-surgical Interventions Expert Reference Group (ERG) regarding the provision and training for aesthetic non-surgical interventions.

He is currently a member of the Medical Board of CCR (Clinical Cosmetic & Reconstructive) Expo.

He has worked as a Medico-Legal Expert since 1998 and is a member of the Expert Witness Institute.

Brian was the former Clinical Director, Dentistry for Bupa for over 14 years (2000 to 2014).

He is a Bachelor of Dental Surgery of the University of London, a Licenciate of Dental Surgery of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, has a post-graduate Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice of The Royal College of Surgeons (UK) and is a Fellow of The Pierre Fauchard Academy (“Fellowship of this distinguished Honour Academy is by invitation only and is limited to ethical dentists who have made a significant contribution to the profession and the community”). He is also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

He is an associate of the General Dental Council being a panel member of the General Dental Council Private Patients’ Complaints Service.

He is a member of The City of London Dental School (CoLDS) Research Ethics and Review Committee (CREC). CREC is an overarching Committee of the School affiliated to the University of Bolton (UoB) for a consideration of ethical issues arising from research that involves human participants, personal data-information, clinical records, laboratory-based research including animal experimentations.

Brian is an experienced International presenter/lecturer and teacher on the cosmetics/aesthetics and dental circuits and has written numerous articles over the years for medical aesthetic and dental publications.