White House Dental Clinic – Richmond

BDS MSc LDS DGDP DFO FICD (GDC 62903) Implant and Restorative Dental Surgeon Dr. Jason Burns has been the Principal of The White House Dental Clinic for over 25 years. Graduating from Guys Hospital Dental School, he has maintained a private practice in Kew since 1990, focusing on comprehensive restorative and aesthetic dentistry. Jason additionally gained an MSc in Implant Dentistry with distinction from Guys hospital in 2001. He also places and restores implants for a number of local dental practices. He is a clinical instructor with the coopr8 dental group, teaching advanced cosmetic techniques to other dentists from the UK and Europe. He has lectured extensively in the UK and abroad on dental implants. Jason was also involved in the “Extreme Makeover- UK edition” TV programme, part of the cosmetic dental team involved in transforming the teeth of the participants. He has published numerous articles in national and international journals and, by completing over 150 hours each year on courses in the USA and Europe thus expanding his education, he maintains an exceptional expertise in the latest dental procedures and technology.

Practiced dentistry for 12 years since qualifying at the Royal London Hospital, and subsequently completed two years of specialist training at Guy’s Hospital in Prosthodontics (the replacement of missing teeth). Dr. Karras regularly attends courses and conferences both in the UK and internationally, as part of his commitment to continuing professional education. His areas of special interest include conservative adhesive techniques, bite problems, and aesthetic dentistry. He is a member of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics and the American Equilibration Society, and he annually attends their meetings in Chicago. Recently he became a faculty member of Spear Education, the leading educational institute in the U.S. Since 2008 Dr. Karras has been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate dental students at King’s College (Guy’s Hospital). This involves giving weekly seminars, clinical demonstrations, and supervision of patient treatment. He is married to Arzu and in his spare time he enjoys travelling and sports such as football and running.

We are privileged to have the services of Joe at our clinic. He is one of the most highly experienced and respected dental anaesthetists in the country and has worked with us for over 10 years, performing most of our Intra Venous sedation work. He is constantly in demand to give lectures and works with the most prestigious dentists in the West End. Dr. Burns works on a regular basis with Joe for all for nervous patients and those requiring extensive dental procedures. A luminary in his field, Dr Omar lectures all over the world and teaches at the Eastman dental clinic. Joe Omar spent his early years in South Africa before his family came to the UK. He qualified as a doctor from Cairo University in 1976 and returned to the UK to pursue a career in Anaesthesia. He left the NHS in 1984 to establish a private practice in Dental Anaesthesia/Sedation for dental patients. Joe is especially keen to help patients who are nervous, anxious, frightened, or who have had bad experiences in the dentist’s chair. He is also able to help those who have a strong gag or retch reflex, for which he is able to use sedation as well as acupuncture.