Dental Hygienist GDC number: 12345
Pippa, one of our dental hygienists, originally qualified in the Royal Navy. Since then she has worked in both the military services and in general practice and both at sea as well as on land.
A highly talented professional, she is originally from Newcastle and among her skills she includes being fluent in Farsi (learnt after leaving her home town). She has attended many postgraduate courses focusing on preventative dentistry, and is dedicated to updating her knowledge and professional skills. She is gentle and caring, being exceptionally gifted at dealing with nervous patients
Dental Hygienist BSc
Lauren has over 10 years’ experience in the dental industry, having worked in both NHS and private practices, hospitals and community clinics over the years. After completing a National Diploma in Dental Nursing, Lauren studied Dental Hygiene and Therapy at the University of Birmingham and qualified with Clinical Distinction.
Lauren undertakes routine dental restorative treatment for adults and children as well as the provision of hygiene services. With this extensive clinical experience she uses evidence based practice as an integral part of her clinical decision making. Lauren keeps up to date with the ever-evolving field of dentistry and continues to further her knowledge and expand her skill set by keeping up to date with the latest developments in the area of oral hygiene. These include materials and technology by attending courses regularly to learn about advances of treatment that are more effective and less invasive for patients. Lauren can offer hygiene services under direct access, without having to see the dentist first and has a growing interest in preventive, cosmetic and restorative dentistry.
In her downtime, Lauren enjoys playing netball, travelling, drawing and painting and playing the piano.
Dental Hygienist GDC number: 272399
Gamze is a dedicated and passionate dental hygienist and therapist qualifying at Kings College London. Her goal is to improve patients’ oral health and encourage them by being a part of their journey in sustaining good oral measures.
Gamze also has a degree in Criminology – to combine both her studies, she completed her final years dissertation in forensic dentistry.
Gamze has a special interest in treating paediatric patients. As a therapist Gamze can carry out examinations on children, as well as treatments, including fillings and extractions. She has a kind and caring nature and has a special way of treating nervous patients.
Gamze speaks fluent English and Turkish, and enjoys travelling, keeping active and spending time with friends and family.
Dental Hygienist GDC number: 255779
Melody qualified with a bachelors in Oral Health in South Africa in 2013, where she gained her core skills and knowledge in dental hygiene and therapy. Immigrated to the United Kingdom where she gained years of clinical experience and passionately completed her MSc in Advanced Minimal Intervention at Kings College London in 2020.
Passionate, bubbly, positive and evidence based driven clinical practice brings a positive approach to patient care.
Patient care focuses on holistic care and treating my patients at the Centre of treatment.
Achieving the best oral health as a baseline is key to overall long term good oral health and general health holistically.
Dental Nurse
Vianca originally comes from the Philippines where she studied dentistry. She moved to London in 2019 and started work as a trainee dental nurse with us in 2021.
Vianca’s provides a calming atmosphere in the surgeries, ensuring patients feel comfortable even through the most difficult treatments. She is a fantastic person and appreciated member of the team.
Dental Nurse
Bimla Rai is a dental nurse having more than 14 years of experience in NHS and Private practice. She completed her NEBDN Diploma in dental nursing in 2010. She has also completed various courses such as Oral health education, fluoride application, taking impressions etc.
Bimla joined Ridgeway in April 2021.
Apart from her profession, she likes travelling, hiking, cooking vegan foods and loves indoor plants.
Dental Nurse and Receptionist
Valy is from Romania and moved in United Kingdom in 2015, after living and working in Lanzarote for 10 years, to pursue her dream of working in the dentistry world. She’s been a dental nurse for over 5 years and started working with us in 2017.
Since then, Valy has broadened her role and is now our treatment co-ordinator.
She loves seeing patients through their smile journey and building their confidence. She also takes care of the administrative duties, ensuring the smooth running of the clinical side of the practice.
Outside of work, Valy enjoys taking long drives to visit different places all over the UK, finding the best beaches and hidden gems and socialising with friends.
Practice Manager
Lyn entered the world of dentistry in 1979 as a nurse for 15 years before qualifying as a practice manager and is in charge of ensuring our patients at Ridgway receive the best possible care. Outside of work Lyn loves driving fast cars.
Practice Manager Co-ordinator GDC number: 196048
Shaynee is qualified as a dental nurse and has worked in various practices. She has also spent time teaching and assessing student nurses in their NVQ course at Merton college.
Shaynee is trained in asepsis and assisting in the placement of implants. She was given the opportunity to become a Paramedic, and worked within the London ambulance service on their front line for 18months. Shaynee found the job very rewarding and driving an ambulance daily to emergency calls was a fantastic life experience!
Shaynee, being the sociable person she is, has always kept in contact with her colleagues and friends from previous dental practices. When she heard of a job opening at Ridgway Dental she jumped at the chance, and felt it a great pathway for her career.
Shaynee loves to travel and has visited many countries. She thoroughly enjoyed her recent time in Thailand. She also enjoys going to the gym with friends or being at home with her partner and English Bulldog Monty!
Receptionist
Sophie joined Ridgway Dental in 2019 and is the first friendly face you see at the front desk. Sophie dedicates her time ensuring all our patients have the best experience with us from start to finish. Her bubbly and outgoing personality means she loves getting to know all our patients, making them feel at ease.
Sophie aims to further her knowledge in dentistry, developing her skills and one day hopes to become a practice manager.
In her spare time, Sophie enjoys socialising with friends, going out for food and reading. She also loves spending time with her dog Chewy.
Ridgway Dental
71 Ridgway
Wimbledon
London SW19 4SS
| Monday | 9:00 – 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 8:00 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| Thursday | 8:00 – 17:00 |
| Friday | 8:00 – 16:00 |
| Saturday - (Alternate Saturdays) | 8:00 – 16:00 |
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