Southern Counties Branch - Clinical study day

Elisa qualified in her home city, Madrid, in 2005. She then continued her training while
working as a general dentist and obtained a Certificate in Occlusion and Oral
Rehabilitation (ESORIB, Madrid and NYU) in 2007 and a Diploma in Endontics
(CEU, Valencia) in 2008. She then relocated to Wales where she worked as a general
dentist for the NHS.

She later moved to London and enrolled in the three years full-time MClinDent in
Periodontology at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute, which she completed with
Distinction in 2011. She was awarded a certificate in Periodontics from the European
Federation of Periodontology (EFP) in the same year.

Having completed her specialist training, Eli worked in the restorative dentistry
department at the UCL Eastman Dental Hospital in London from 2011 to 2019. She
was employed as a Speciality Doctor and then promoted to Consultant in Periodontics.

Eli works as a Specialist in Periodontics in private practice in Brighton since 2010.

Dr. Hemani Gill BDS MFDS RCPS (Glas) is a principal dentist and practice owner in West London, focusing her practice on non-surgical aesthetic medicine and minimally invasive composite procedures.

Her passion for aesthetic dentistry earned her the Rising Star Award from the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. More recently, she was also a finalist at the Aesthetic Dentistry Awards and 1st runner-up for Best Young Dentist in London.

Dominic is one of the world’s leading practising clinical restorative, implant and aesthetic dentists.

Dominic has trained and been assessed to the highest clinical level undergoing a UK restorative consultant training programme. He has been awarded the membership in restorative dentistry and the highly prestigious intercollegiate speciality in restorative dentistry jointly awarded by the English and Scottish Royal Colleges.

He has trained extensively in North America and Europe in advanced restorative, aesthetic and implant dentistry.

He is the Director of the Dominic Hassall Training Institute and former Clinical Director of Smile Concepts’ Private and Multidisciplinary Specialist Referral, Implant and Cosmetic Centre. He was also a former Harley Street Consultant.

He is a pioneer in postgraduate dental education initiating the UK’s very first MSc in Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry, UCLan before focusing on his own training institute, enabling him to provide more clinically focused and cutting edge training.

He has published extensively on a range of clinically related restorative, aesthetic, occlusal and implant topics.

Dipti is a Specialist and Consultant in Endodontics dividing her time between private referral practice in Buckinghamshire and teaching at King’s College, London. She completed her specialist training at the Eastman in 2015, being awarded the Dentsply Maillefer Award for Endodontology. As a keen educator, Dipti provides endodontic education to undergraduates, postgraduates, GDPs and fellow specialists. She has contributed to the Royal College of Surgeons Guidelines on Surgical Endodontics and the recent GDC Endodontic Specialty Training Curriculum update. Dipti is the Honorary Secretary of the British Endodontic Society, Research Committee Chair and Co-Lead of the BES Early Careers Group.

Sally qualified at Guy’s, King’s, and St Thomas’ Hospital in 2004 and, since her first implant restorative case in 2005, has developed a passion for implant dentistry that is still going strong. She has pursued extensive postgraduate training, culminating in her master's degree in prosthodontic dentistry at King’s College London.

Sally, who has been at The Implant Centre since 2010, says, “I am passionate about implant dentistry – I love the predictability, reliability and ultimately, the fact that implants can achieve outcomes for patients that no other area of dentistry can. I thrive on the team approach fundamental to implant dentistry, with the patient being the most important person in the process, coupled with working with the implant surgeon and laboratory technician to achieve the patient’s desired outcome, and meet their expectations.”

Sally excels in putting patients at ease, providing clear explanations for each step of the procedure. She dedicates herself to ensuring the restorative phase of the implant treatment is as pleasant as possible. With an unwavering focus on the patient, Sally actively listens and involves them in the treatment process, ensuring a successful and satisfying outcome.

Sally extends her expertise to facial aesthetics, offering sought-after treatments like Botox and dermal fillers. Through these popular procedures, she helps individuals enhance their confidence and well-being.

Outside of work, Sally has 2 daughters and when time permits she enjoys cycling, she has taken part in 3 of The Starr Trust Cycle rides with her colleagues at The Implant Centre.

• Dr Affan works as Cosmetic Lead and Owner of Space Dental – Cosmetic Dental Practices in Yorkshire – Wakefield / Sheffield / Manchester, England – Space Dental. He is keen to raise inspire and raise awareness of a minimal invasive smile makeovers.
• Teaching faculty for ACE post graduate diploma course based in England, UK.
• Previous Chairman Elect for British Dental Asociation West Yorkshire
• Young Dentist of the Year 2022 FMC Private Dentistry Awards London and FMC Dentistry Awards Leicester.

Website: www.spacedental.co.uk

Instagram: @Dr.Affan.Dentist

Riccardo is an experienced specialist periodontist. He qualified in
dentistry from the University of Milan, Italy, and initially worked at the university,
teaching undergraduate students, as well as in general practice, before relocating to
the UK in 2007.

He was selected for the three-year, full-time master’s degree program in
Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute (London),
where he earned his MClinDent in Periodontology with distinction in 2010. That
same year, he obtained his Certificate in Periodontology from the European
Federation of Periodontology.

Riccardo has published in peer-reviewed journals and frequently lectures
nationally. He is registered on the Specialist Register of the General Dental Council.
He divides his time between clinical private practice and teaching. Riccardo is
highly experienced in all aspects of periodontal and dental implant treatments,
including guided tissue regeneration, guided bone regeneration, bone grafting, and
periodontal plastic surgery.

He remains actively involved in research and academia. From 2010 to 2016, he
served as a Clinical Research Associate and Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow at the
Eastman Dental Institute, University College London. He is now a visiting lecturer at
both the Eastman Dental Institute (UCL) and Queen Mary University of London
(QMUL), where he lectures postgraduate students in the specialist master’s programs
in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.