Professor Chris Butterworth

Biography

Professor Chris Butterworth is a Consultant in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics at the Liverpool Head & Neck Centre, one of Europe's largest head and neck cancer centres. He was appointed as a specialist NHS Consultant in 2003 to lead the Regional Oral & Facial Prosthetic Rehabilitation service and is also the Lead Clinician for Dental Implants at Liverpool University Dental Hospital.

In 2019, he was appointed Honorary Professor of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics at the University of Liverpool. He also serves as Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean for Dental Specialist Training at NHS England – North West.

Professor Butterworth is recognised internationally as a pioneer in zygomatic implant rehabilitation for cancer patients. In 2017, he received the Best Oral Clinical Research Presentation at the Academy of Osseointegration meeting in Orlando (3,000+ attendees), and in 2018 won the prestigious Schottlander Prize from the British Society of Prosthodontics. His 2019 paper presents the largest cohort of zygomatic implants in cancer patients in the world literature.

In 2011, he became the youngest ever President of the British Society of Prosthodontics. He founded and organised Zygomatic2019 – the first international conference devoted to zygomatic implants – attracting 232 delegates from 25 countries to the Museum of London.

In recognition of his contributions to the specialty, he was awarded the FDSRCS (Edinburgh) ad-hominem by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2024.