The Plymouth Dental Team

Clinical Director

Dr. Mitesh Badiani BDS DPDS

Mitesh has been the Principal of Plymouth Dental for over 15 years. His vision was to create a patient journey which represents a high standard of care and service from the first time the patient walks into the practice right through to the treatment received in surgery and post-treatment communication.  This high level of patient care has also been created at the Devon Dental Centre of Excellence in Ashburton, Riverview Dental in Totnes and Quality Dental Care in Bovey Tracey, all sister practices.

Mitesh is proud of the team which has followed his ethos of putting the patient first. He is also proud that he has assembled a team of highly experienced specialists which enables patients to be treated ‘in-house’ rather than be referred to either Bristol or London.  The Centre in Ashburton is, in fact, one of only a few practices in the Southwest that offers all types of dental specialist under one roof.

He has a specialist interest in:

Mitesh is a member of British Dental Association, Association of Dental Implantology, British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is a clinical Assistant Professor for the University of Warwick as part of the post graduate implant dentistry programme.

Mitesh has also been active in supporting overseas communities. He has set up a charity hospital in Gujarat in North West India that currently treats general patients as well as provides eye surgery and dental treatment. He is also involved in setting up a charitable dental unit in Uganda.

Dr Badiani is in surgery on Mondays and Wednesdays.

GDC No 66934 11/12/91 

Plymouth Dentists

 

Dr. Paula Trower BDS

Dr Trower trained at Bristol University and qualified in 1979. She has worked in general practice in the Plymouth area since 1980, and for eleven years had her own practice before starting at Plymouth Dental in 2005.

Dr Trower is available for appointments on Tuesdays at the practice.

GDC No 53512

 

Dr Murshid Salman DDS

Dr Murshid Salman qualified from Ajman University in the U.A.E (Dubai) in 2003. He then moved back to the UK and completed the British qualification exams in 2006.

Dr Salman has a specialist interest in cosmetic dentistry. He believes that every patient deserves state of the art dentistry where each patient's individual needs are cared for. He has an exceptionally caring manner and he is available for appointments Mondays to Wednesdays.

GDC No 103997

Dr Andre Faro LMD (Porto, Portugal)

Implant Practitioner
A practitioner of high expertise, Dr Faro qualified in 2008 and is currently doing an MSc in Implantology at Warwick University. As an accomplished practitioner, he can receive referrals for every possible implant case.

Dr Faro is available for appointments on Thursdays.

Referrals
Dr Faro invites referrals to Plymouth Dental Centre of Excellence:

Memberships

GDC No 168447

Dental Therapist / Hygienist

Lindsey Wright (Dip HE)

Lindsey is our new Dental Therapist who will be starting in April 2009. She qualified in December 2008 at Cardiff University.

Lindsey believes in 'no stress' dentistry and specialises in Paediatrics. Lindsey has recently returned from maternity leave after having a gorgeous little boy.

GDC No 170999 07/01/09

Practice Management

Debbie Juster

Practice Manager

Debbie joined the practice in April 2002 before it relocated to where it is today.  Debbie has worked her way to Practice Manager and ensures that the practice continues working towards BDA good practice guide and Investors in People.

Debbie promotes high standards of professional care for all our patients.

 

Dental Nurses

Amanda Hosking RDN DCP DRN OHE
Senior Dental Nurse

Amanda started with the practice in 1995 as a qualified dental nurse having 9 years experience in chairside assisting, oral surgery and as a trainer of new dental nurses.

Now Amanda is a mentor and trainer for new staff within the nursing team and also manages the daily running of the practice. Not forgetting in between getting married and having two boys.

Amanda completed her radiography course at Bristol University in 1998 and has sinced gained the qualification in Oral Health Education. Amanda is a member of the British Assosiation of Implantology and has assisted accross the country in various Implant procedures.

GDC No 108708

 

Leila Matthews RDN DCP DRN SDN
Dental Nurse

Leila joined our team in June 2006 and currently assists Dr Trower and Dr Salman in Surgery. Leila has been a dental nurse for 5 years, and has gained her radiography qualification and is also qualified to assist with dental sedation and passed with a merit in 2010. She has experience in assisting with general dentistry, oral surgery and the more complex procedures including the placement of dental implants.

Leila also works at our sister practices in Ashburton and Hay on Wye (Wales) when she isn't working in St Budeaux.

GDC No 160772

 

Nikki Wakeham RDN (First Aider)
Dental Nurse

Nikki has been dental nursing for 23 years now. She is our most recent addition to our team and is looking forward to starting her dental radiography qualification over the next few months.

Nikki recently married in August 2011 so it has been a great new start for her.

GDC No 159831

Reception

 

Joan Colmer

Receptionist

Joan joined the practice in 1978 bringing her experience as a  dental nurse with her and continued onto work as a receptionist and then working towards the position of Practice Manager when the practice relocated in 2002.

Joan ensures that the practice continues working towards BDA Good Practice Guide, Investors in People and works closely with old and new patients of the practice.

Joan has adopted two children and has now stepped down as Practice Manager to spend more time with her new family.

 

Andrea Hambly
Receptionist

Andrea joined our team in June 2006 as part of our reception team. She has a key role in assisting our patients and dealing with any queries and making appointments. Andrea has recently passed her NVQ level 3 in Business and Administration.

Andrea is currently on maternity leave after having a baby boy in September and will be returning in the new year.

 

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