Dental Artistry

Dr Patel attained his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) back in 1984 from the University of Newcastle. Since then he has flourished in the field, developing a successful dental practice in Smiledent whilst also sharing his intuition with others in the various teaching roles that he occupies. Currently he is not only a vocational trainer, but also a part-time senior clinical teacher in the oral surgery department of Kings College London and a teaching fellow at Warwick University. He recently was appointed the role of Programme Director at the Woolwich Scheme. Dr Patel has also furthered his own education since leaving university, successfully completing many postgraduate diploma-training courses. For his efforts he has rightly been awarded a MFGDP (UK) in 1999 and a DPDS (Bristol) in 2002. Having acquired a personal interest in Implantology he participated in a three year Implant Programme at Warwick University, completing an MSc in Implant Dentistry in 2006. He then went on to train at the world renowned Eastman Dental Institute and received a certificate in Advanced Implantology. Dr Patel is an active member of his LDC and a member of ADI, EOA, BACD, FGDP, DDU and CODE. He is an approved mentor in Implantology by the Association of Dental Implantologist and Straumann. In his spare time he likes the occasional hike or round of golf.

Dr Aleem qualified from Kings College London in 2003 with a BDS as well as a BSc. He carried out his vocational training at Smiledent underneath Dr Patel. Dr Aleem however has more of an interest in the restorative and cosmetic side of dentistry. To facilitate this he has been a member of the AACD for the past 5 years attending their annual conference in the USA on a regular basis. Dr Aleem has furthered his understanding in occlusion and restorative dentistry by attending the renowned Pankey essentials continuum in Miami, USA. Since then he has managed to obtain a certificate in restorative dentistry at Eastmans Dental Institute. He recently completed a three month aesthetic continuum at UCLA in Los Angeles California and was trained by leaders in the field of aesthetic dentistry. This is a unique and invaluable experience which has led to him focussing on cosmetic dentistry and using the latest equipment and techniques to achieve amazing results Dr Aleem has also gained qualifications in other sections of cosmetic dentistry: clear-step orthodontics, [Treatment name removed] and fillers. This has lead to him being shortlisted for Smile Awards 2012. His willingness to expand his knowledge to all forms of cosmetic dentistry, he has also completed a years training in implant dentistry at the tatum institute, being trained by one of the pioneers of dental implants Dr Hilt Tatum. In his spare time Dr Aleem prefers to ski or play golf and is a keen traveller.

Dr Sharon Dhillon BDS, MFDS RCS (Eng), MPhil, MOrth RCS (Eng) Sharon completed undergraduate training at Birmingham University 1998, qualifying as a dentist. She then spent time working in specialist teaching hospitals, gaining experience in maxillo-facial surgery, oral surgery and orthodontics, as well as general dentistry. In 2002 she passed the Royal College surgical exams and gained Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery. Later that year her specialist training began in orthodontics at Birmingham Dental Hospital. In her three years of further specialist training here, she gained a Master of Philosophy in Orthodontics and Membership in Orthodontics of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Sharon is on the specialist list for orthodontics of the General Dental Council (GDC number 74525) and a member of the British Orthodontic Society.