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Specialist in Prosthodontics, Michael Thomas qualified from Guy's Dental Hospital in December 1989. Following 6 months as a Dental House Officer and Senior House Officer he joined the Royal Naval Dental Services for a 5 year commission. He then returned to London in 1997 to study a Masters programme in Conservative Dentistry whilst working part-time in General Dental Practice. In April 2000 he gained his Membership in Restorative Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was registered as a Specialist in Prosthodontics by the General Dental Council in July 2000. He has taught dental undergraduates since 1997 at Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Dental Institute and prior to the Wessex Specialist Dental Centre worked alongside specialist colleagues in Wickham and for Boots Dental Care as a Prosthodontist.

Michael is a tutor for the MFGDP examination and an NVQ assessor and examiner for the National Examining Board of Dental Nurses. He sits on the Board of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has been shortlisted twice for Dental Teacher of the Year, in 2007 and 2008 and is a member of several professional organisations including the UK Association of Dental Implantology, The British Society of Restorative Dentistry and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. A Registered Specialist in Prosthodontics, his interests are in providing implant and tooth restorations of high quality and brilliant appearance.

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On qualifying he remained at Guy's Hospital for 6 months undertaking a House Officers position in Oral Surgery. The next 18 years were spent in the Royal Naval Dental Service which saw appointments at all three Naval Hospitals, namely Plymouth, Haslar (Gosport) and Gibraltar.

In 1987 he returned to Guy's Hospital to study a Masters of Science Degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and graduated with distinction in October 1988. In 1995, on leaving the Royal Navy, he joined the National Health Service and was appointed to the Maxillofacial Unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.

In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, Stephen is also a Fellow in Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and holds a membership to the recently designed diploma in surgical dentistry. He is an expert in implant placement and bone grafting, averaging in excess of 500 implant cases a year.

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Stewart also established an Orthodontic practice in Winchester in 1988 and has now opened a second branch in Andover.

Stewart has delivered lectures to the British Orthodontic Society on root resorption, bonding techniques and practice management. He has held many administrative posts in the British Orthodontic Society and Local Dental Committees. He is a member of the World Federation of Orthodontists, the European Orthodontic Society and the American Association of Orthodontists. Stewart has particular experience and enthusiasm for treating adult Orthodontic patients, using cosmetic fixed appliances and the Invisalign technique, for which he was one of the first accredited UK users.

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Neil has worked in private practice in Peterborough and a referral practice in Derbyshire where he provided restorative care to patients and worked alongside Stephen Taylor in providing implant-supported restorations.

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Bernadette gained her MSc in Endodontics from Liverpool University in 1997. She has been working in General Practice in Stubbington and for the Community Dental Services and we are pleased that she has agreed to dedicate time to join our team of clinicians at the centre.

The addition of Bernadette means that we are able to attend to endodontic referrals in a much shorter space of time than we have been able to recently. Bernadette will be pleased to receive referrals for endodontic treatments, for re-treatments, or for endodontic surgery. Please let us know if you would like to restore the root filled tooth yourself or if you would like Bernadette or one of the restorative clinicians to complete the restoration of the tooth.

Please also do not hesitate to contact Bernadette if you have any questions regarding endodontic treatment.

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Peter graduated in Dental Science from Trinity College Dublin in 2003 before attending Oxford University on a rugby scholarship fulfilling an ambition to play in the Varsity match and collecting an MSc in Diagnostic Imaging on the way.

During two years at Oxford, Peter worked part-time in General Dental Practices in Abingdon and Bicester . Thereafter Peter undertook two years of house officer posts during which time he completed the Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) examination and rotated through a number of dental specialties including Oral Medicine, Restorative Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Guy's Hospital in London and Poole Hospital in Dorset thereby broadening his exposure to a variety of specialties and satisfying the eligibility requirements of the time for application to specialist training.
It was during this period, or more specifically, at the first time of gazing through an endodontic microscope that Peter decided that further training in Endodontics was for him. This event sparked Peter's imagination and forms the start of the answer to the question posed to him on a weekly basis, "but why Endo?"!
And so it went that in 2007 Peter began his three year full time period of Specialist training at the world famous Eastman Dental Hospital in London's Kings Cross under the guidance of Professor Gulabivala.
The three year stint was massively rewarding and beneficial from the perspective of clinical skills, personal development and critical thinking perspectives. Peter picked up a Masters in Clinical Dentistry and is due to sit the Membership in Restorative Dentistry in the summer 2011 for entry onto the Specialist Register in Endodontics.  After three years and hundreds of endodontic cases completed, Peter moved back to the south coast to pursue work opportunities at a variety of Specialist practices in the region. Upon hearing of an opportunity to join the elite team at the Wessex Dental Specialist Centre, Peter jumped at the chance and has "thoroughly enjoyed" getting to know his colleagues at the Wessex. He is similarly enthused about the prospects of developing successful working relationships with the large number of endodontic referrers to the centre. Whether it is simply giving an opinion over the phone, assisting with the treatment planning of General  Dental Practitioners cases or taking requests for the root canal treatment and root canal re-treatment of cases, Peter would love to hear from you.

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Maria graduated from Manchester University in 1999. She started her career at Manchester Dental Hospital as a general duties house officer. Following that she took on senior house officer posts in oral and maxillofacial surgery in London hospitals. After the completion of the MFDS examination she started her specialist training in periodontology at Guy's Hospital in 2002. She successfully obtained an MSc and MClinDent in periodontology in addition to the MRD. Maria is a registered specialist in periodontics and works in private specialist practice. She has  until recently been  teaching at Guy's Hospital. Maria accepts referrals for non-surgical periodontal treatment, periodontal surgery including regenerative techniques, gingival grafting, root resections, crown lengthening procedures and dental implants..

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Richard qualified as a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Dundee University in 1980. After a decade in general dental practise he joined the Royal Army Dental Corps. On his return from service as an Anaesthetics Support Officer in the first Gulf War, he gained his Membership in General Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCS (Ed.)) in 1992.

After achieving a Master of Science (with distinction) in Periodontology from the Eastman Dental Institute (EDI), University of London, in 1996, he became the first Commanding Officer of the tri-Service Defence Dental Agency Training Establishment for Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) in the rank of Lt.Colonel. In this role he combined teaching with an extensive periodontal referral service for military and civilian dental practices throughout the south of England and was a member of the Directors of Schools of Dental Hygiene and Therapy Group. During this period, he was admitted onto the Register, at its inception, as a Specialist in Periodontics by the General Dental Council (GDC) and was an examiner and member of Examination Boards of the RCS (Ed.) and the Central Examining Board for Dental Hygienists of the GDC. He retired from the Army in June 2001 to become Head of Periodontics for ORA Dental Group, London. In 2003 he gained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Richard has published academic research and lectured internationally and is a past Member of Council of the British Society of Periodontology. From 2003 to date Richard has combined freelance specialist practise with his research and teaching.

He is also experienced as a medico-legal Expert in Periodontology and is a professional panel member for the GDC's Dental Complaints Service for private patients. In addition, he is a member of the Editorial Board of Preventive Dentistry magazine.In summer 2007 he was elected to the Board of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), RCS (Eng.) as Director SW. Thames Division.

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