All our dentists adhere to the rules governing the profession under strict guidance from the General Dental Council (GDC) “Standards for Dental Professionals”.
Dental Team
Dr. Punit Shah
GDC reg. no: 77734
Specialist Prosthodontist
Punit is one of the principal dentists and founders of the practice. He graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with BSc [Hons] and BDS [Hons]. He gained his MFDS RCS [Edin] in 2003. After completion of vocational training, he worked in Restorative Dentistry posts at Leeds Dental Hospital and Guys, King’s and St Thomas’ Dental Institute.
Punit has completed his 4-year Specialist Training at the renowned Guys, King’s and St Thomas’ Dental Institute and is now an accredited Specialist in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics (This is the field of dentistry relating to rebuilding natural teeth and restoring missing teeth with prosthetic replacements.) His specialist interest is in the area of tooth wear and implant dentistry.
He received the honor of the highly commended dentist of the year at the dental awards 2010. He also lectures both nationally and Internationally on Prosthodontic and Implant related topics and mentors his fellow colleagues on advanced dental procedures.
Dr. Priya Shah
GDC reg. no: 81193
Priya is the other principal dentist at the practice. She graduated in 2002 from the Guys, King’s and St Thomas’ Dental Institute. Priya completed her vocational training in Ipswich and then joined the team at St Georges Hospital, Tooting as a Senior House officer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Priya is dedicated to providing the best of both cosmetic and preventive dentistry. Her caring and gentle ways will put the most phobic dental patients at ease. She now divides her time between working part-time at the practice and looking after her two little boys, Dillan and Niyam.Meera is an enthusiastic, friendly dentist with a relaxed chair-side manner, helping put patients at ease. She believes in patient-centred dentistry, taking time to build positive relationships with her patients. Meera also has a particular interest in working with nervous patients.
Meera qualified from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa in 1997 and started practising as a general dentist in North London since 1998.
She is experienced in many types of dentistry and her special interests include :
– good quality restorative dentistry
– crowns, bridges and veneers
– looking after nervous patients
– Invisalign
– facial aesthetics
As a general restorative dentist, Meera is comfortable organising, managing and executing complex treatment plans with a multidisciplinary team.
She places special emphasis on long-term prevention of diseases and maintenance of good oral health.
Away from the clinic, Meera enjoys spending time with her daughter and her partner. She also enjoys training at the gym and socialising.