Welcome to a new standard of dentistry
with Wimpole Street Dental Clinic

Prof Christian Mehl

PARTNER
–
SPECIALIST IN PROSTHODONTICS
& DENTAL IMPLANT SURGEON

GDC No. 108352

Specialist in:
Specialist prosthodontist certified by the German Society of Prosthodontics (DGPro) and the General Dental Council (GDC).

Special interest in:
Implantology certified by the German Society of Implantologie (DGI), bone augmentation surgery, oral surgery, complete rehabilitations (full mouth reconstructions), aesthetic dentistry, reconstructive periodontal surgery, Invisalign®, root canal treatment.

I am a qualified prosthetics (dental restorations) specialist with the German Society of Prosthodontics and the General Dental Council and a certified implantologist with the German Society of Implantology. I have been working in dentistry for over 20 years and still find the developments exciting, both, as a scientist and clinician. In addition, I have the privilege to be able to pass on my knowledge and experience to the next generation as a professor at the University of Kiel. I am also actively involved in the clinical research and development of dental implant systems. My work has already received the Camlog Research Award. Since the exchange of knowledge is an important part of research and further development, I regularly publish in national and international specialist magazines and give lectures at home and abroad by invitation. If you are interested, you can find treatment examples from my everyday practice here.

Languages: English, German, basic Russian and Chinese

Dr Raul Costa

PARTNER
–
Cosmetic and Restorative Dentist

GDC No. 159581

Special interest in:
Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry

Dr Raul Costa is a restorative dentist with a unique set of skills for dental aesthetics and a drive for ultra-conservative techniques. His patients quickly understand he is a perfectionist in everything he does.

He qualified from the Lisbon Dental School in 2005 and has been practicing in London since 2008. Keeping teeth healthy or restoring them to their original function and beauty with longevity in mind, is at the core of his vision of what dentistry should be. He works with world-renowned ceramists in order to deliver natural-looking, life-like, crowns and veneers. He is also particularly talented and experienced with composite bondings and implant-supported restorations.

Together with some colleagues from around the world he has pioneered a revolutionary technique to conservatively prepare teeth for full ceramic restorations, resolving complex dental problems with exceptional outcomes. He has authored a paper on the subject and teaches his approach internationally.

Raul documents his work exhaustively and you are able to view some of it on Instagram.

Apart from dentistry, Raul loves to spend time with his family, plays the guitar, and is a committed cinephile.

Languages: English, Portuguese, basic French, and Romanian

Dr Sanjana Sudarshan

BDS (Hons), PgCert Dent Ed (Dist), MSc (Dist), MJDF MOrth RCS Eng

ORTHODONTIST

GDC No. 271827

Sanjana is highly accomplished and passionate about Orthodontics, dedicated to crafting beautiful smiles and providing exceptional care.

Having completed an undergraduate degree in Dentistry at the prestigious King’s College London with Honours, Sanjana returned to King’s to pursue a postgraduate Master’s degree in Orthodontics, achieving Distinction in the field. Her commitment to excellence is further evidenced by gaining a Membership in Orthodontics to the esteemed Royal College of Surgeons England and Glasgow.

Sanjana is able to provide a wide range of orthodontic treatments for all ages, tailored specifically to suit your individual needs. Her skillset ranges from removable appliances to a variety of fixed braces, including clear aligner therapy with Invisalign, Aesthetic Ceramic Braces, the use of Mini-Implants and treatment planning with specialist imaging Cone Beam CTs.

Her work expands beyond orthodontics alone, having undertaken numerous multi-disciplinary cases with Restorative, Paediatric, and Oral Surgery Specialists to address complex conditions such as hypodontia, impacted teeth and enamel defects. She also has extensive experience working in other dental specialties. This diverse background allows her to meticulously plan Orthodontic treatment with a comprehensive and holistic perspective, ensuring the best possible outcomes for her patients.

Sanjana also has a passion for teaching and inspiring the younger generation of dentists. She is involved in training aspiring Orthodontists, sits as the Deputy Chair of the Specialty Training Group for London Kent Surrey and Sussex, and mentors Dentists on Orthodontic Invisalign treatment planning. She enjoys attending Dental and Orthodontic conferences regularly and has presented at several international conferences, winning awards along the way.

Outside of day-to-day work Sanjana supports Orthodontics by playing an active role as a National Ambassador for the Cleft Lip and Palatal Association (CLAPA) and raising money for charities such as Smile Train.

In her free time, Sanjana enjoys running, recently completing the London Marathon, frequenting local coffee shops and is a lover of the arts, regularly watching plays and musicals.

Languages:

English & Kannada

Dr Negin Mosahebi

BDS MFDS RCSEd MSc (Endo) MEndo RCSEd

Practice limited to Endodontics
(Root Canal Treatments)

GDC No. 75068

Negin Mosahebi qualified from Guys & St Thomas’ Dental Hospital in 1998 and worked for several years in hospitals and general practices before devoting her clinical practice exclusively to Endodontics in 2003. She achieved Masters in Endodontics in 2006 and continued with specialist training at Kings College Hospital until 2009. Negin was awarded membership in Endodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. She was a part-time clinical teacher for undergraduates at Guy’s and King’s College Hospital until 2016.

Negin’s experience in hospitals and general practices has given her particular skills in understanding problems of diagnosis, case management of multidisciplinary cases, and treatment planning. She believes in close collaboration with the referring dentists to provide the highest level of (evidence-based) endodontics tailored suited to her patients. Negin believes that the patient’s journey is very important. With her many years of experience at dealing with nervous patients and her calm demeanour, she ensures that the patients are fully informed and are as relaxed and comfortable as possible.

She works in several private referral-based practices in and around London. Referrals she receives are from other specialists, General Dental practitioners, self-referred and patient recommendations. She ensures that the referring dentist are fully informed with timely reports and close follow-up when required.

Negin is very passionate about her chosen field of endodontics and continues to maintain and update her skills by attending numerous national and international conferences. During her undergraduate studies, she won the Malleson Prize for her research. Negin keeps up with the latest research in Endodontics and has recently carried out research on endodontic sealers with professor Camilleri at the Birmingham Dental School. Teaching remains a passion of Negin and she continues to run CPD courses and welcomes opportunities for in-house training for general practitioners.

Additionally, Negin was the treasurer for the exclusive Langham endodontic society and an active executive member for five years. Negin is one of the local representatives of the Dental Trauma UK.

• British Endodontic Society


• European Endodontic Society


• American Endodontic Society


• Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Edinburgh


• British Dental Association


• The Langham Endodontic society


• Dental Trauma UK

She enjoys all aspect of endodontics, from simple primary root canal treatment to most complex root canal re-treatment, pulp therapy and regeneration and trauma cases.

Lastly Negin is very approachable and is happy to provide advice and guidance regarding any endodontic issues and strives to answer all emails to the best of her ability and efficiently.

Dr Céline Higton

Dentist

GDC No. 265163

Dr Céline Higton qualified with Distinction and Honours from King’s College London, this university currently holds the number 1 world ranking for Dentistry. Since graduating, Céline has continued to excel in her field, having completed extensive post-graduate training in various restorative and cosmetic disciplines including Invisalign and Facial Aesthetics. She is an artist at heart and has an exceptional eye for detail and drive for quality; attributes which perfectly align with her absolute passion for restorative cosmetic dentistry.

This passion has not only led to quality work and first-rate patient care, but also an established career in teaching. Céline is an internationally recognised expert in various modern restorative dental procedures and is quickly becoming a regular speaker at prestigious dental conferences and symposiums worldwide. This exposure to dental education and the International elite within the field ensures that Céline is always working at the forefront of innovation using only the best techniques and materials.

Outside of the dental setting Céline enjoys keeping fit and active. She loves extreme sports such as skiing and kite surfing and likes to live life in the fast lane (often on one of her motorbikes)! She also enjoys simple pleasures such as drawing, hiking, and escaping to the countryside when the hustle & bustle of city life becomes a bit much.

Dr João Silva

SPECIAL INTEREST IN PERIODONTOLOGY, ORAL SURGERY & COMPLEX REHABILITATION

GDC No. 226028

Special interest in:
Periodontology, Oral Surgery and Complex Rehabilitation

Dr João Silva is a dentist whose main focus is always the patient’s well-being. He is a careful listener and places a strong emphasis on getting to know each one of his patients. He has a very caring and gentle approach to dentistry and likes to explain the proposed dental treatment to the patient’s complete satisfaction.

He qualified from Fernando Pessoa University in Oporto in 2011 and has been practising in England since 2013. He completed a Master of Science (MSc) in Oral Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery at The University of Manchester (2014/2016) and a Master of Science (MSc) in Periodontology at Eastman Dental Hospital – University College of London (2019/2022), among many postgraduate courses. Making the correct diagnosis, personalising a treatment plan and executing it with maximum standards is inherent to his work philosophy.

As well as treating complex dental cases João believes that in order to achieve the desired systemic health it is crucial to educate the patients to invest in prevention and oral health instructions.

João likes to balance his work life and enjoys family time, reading and running. João is also a football fan and likes to play with friend and watch games on television.

Dr Rachael Hampton

Invisalign Expert

GDC No. 153619

Specialist in:
Invisalign Expert

Special Interest in:
Rachael qualified as a Dentist in the UK in 2008.

Her particular interest is in the Invisalign® clear aligner system. She worked in the London head office as a clinical advisor before moving to Zurich, Switzerland for 2 years where she started her own treatment planning business. Her expertise enables dentists and orthodontics to get the most out of the Invisalign system®.

In practice, she focuses on the Invisalign system, teeth whitening and composite bonding which complements the Wimpole Street Dental Clinic experts.

She has lectured in Europe on the Invisalign® system and is closer to home for BUPA dentists and orthodontists.

Languages: English and German

Prof Stefano Fedele

Specialist in Oral Medicine

GDC No. 101700

Dr Stefano Fedele is a Specialist in Oral Medicine and a Professor at University College London/University College London Hospital (UCL/UCLH). After his dentistry degree in 1998, Dr Fedele undertook 7 years of integrated Academic & Clinical Training Programme in Oral Medicine leading to completion of a PhD and Diploma/Certificate in Oral Medicine at the University of Naples, Italy where he was also a clinical lecturer.

Stefano is currently Programme Director of the MSc in Oral Medicine at UCL and lectures regularly at national and international meetings. He is also very active in clinical research: he has been awarded research grants from a number of funding bodies including European Commission, National Institute of Health Research and Arthritis Research UK.

Dr Fedele has published over 70 research papers including, review articles, editorials, and original researches on both general medical and specialist journals such as the Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology, America Journal of Medicine, Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, and Journal of Rheumatology. His areas of interest include: Oral cancer and precancer; oral lichen planus; oral ulceration; pemphigus; pemphigoid; jawbone disease; burning mouth syndrome; potentially malignant disorders; dry mouth; temporomandibular disorders; oral candidosis and Sjogren’s syndrome

Languages: English and Italian

Dr Andre du Plessis

Sedationist

GDC No. 3376746

GMC No. 3376746

Dr. Andre du Plessis is one of our very experienced sedationists and he helps us to treat patients who are scared of the dentist or need big treatments or operations.

After gaining his BMedSci degree from the University of Pretoria, Andre went on to complete his MBChB at the same institution. Following a year in the gold mines in SA, he travelled extensively over the following 7 years, practicing medicine in Canada and Greece. This included a couple of years sailing the seas as a cruise ship’s surgeon, resident ski resort physician in the Rockies, and working with Inuit communities in the remote Northern Territories of Canada. On his return to South Africa he spent 5 years rotating through departments of Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Orthopaedic surgery, A&E, Obstetrics, Radiology and eventually Anaesthetics. Since his arrival in the UK in 1995, he has involved himself on a full-time basis with the administration of conscious sedation since 1997. He was a founder member of the Society of Conscious Sedation in 1999, and gained his Diploma in Conscious Sedation from the University of Stellenbosch in 2002. Andre has been organising twice yearly sedation symposiums in London since 1999, and functioned as coordinator of the Eastman CPD (University College London) / University of the Western Cape Postgraduate Certificate in Sedation and Pain Management in 2005 – 2013. Since 2011 he has been practising full-time procedural sedation as a founder partner in Sedation Solutions. His other passion is photography, for which he was awarded a Fellowship by the Royal Photographic Society in 2015.

Dr Etienne Deysel

Sedationist

GDC No. 4562333

GMC No. 4562333

Dr. Etienne Deysel is one of our very experienced sedationists and he helps us to treat patients who are scared of the dentist or need big treatments or operations. Dr. Deysel qualified from University of Pretoria, South Africa, with MBChB in 1989. From 1991 to 2001 he practiced as a GP and during this time he was a shareholder in two anaesthetic day clinics and also two private Accident & Emergency Units. He was a member of the Association of Insurance Medical Officers of South Africa and a Council member of the South African Academy of Family Practice.

In 2001 he was recruited by Integrated Dental Holdings to come to the UK to expand the sedation part of their operations and so from May 2001 to the present time he works full time as an a sedationist.

Etienne is further trained in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Paediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, Immediate Life Support Paediatric Immediate Life Support and Advanced Life Support.

He obtained a post graduate qualification in Conscious Sedation and Pain Control from University of Stellenbosch, South Africa in 2003.

He is a Member of the Society for the Advancement of Analgesia in Dentistry and a Member of the Association of Dental Anaesthetists.

Ms Stephanie Sibley

Practice Manager

Stephanie joined our team in early 2022, she brings knowledge and experience of working in a private dental practice for many years. She is a very forward thinking and capable member of our team with friendly and caring manner. Stephanie has a degree in both English and Law obtained from Kings College London and The College of Law. She is a huge support at our practice with our care quality commission policies and deals with many new patient enquiries. 

Ms Jennifer Boardman

PARTNER
–
HR Manager

Jennifer graduated from The Eastman Dental Hospital in 2010 with a higher diploma in Dental Hygiene & Dental Therapy for which she attained an ‘Education Award’ upon completion for outstanding final clinical and theoretical examination results.

She has since worked in both London and Switzerland offering exceptional levels of holistic dental care to her patients, including treatments such as teeth whitening.

She has a particular focus in Periodontics whereby she promotes and supports the care of oral health and carries out treatment for gum disease to aid patients to stabilise the health of their gums using all modern equipment and methods.

Jennifer is also experienced in caring for anxious/nervous patients who required extra reassurance to help them feel at ease.

Jennifer joined Wimpole Street Dental Clinic in 2020. She is a highly trained dental hygienist.

Ms Jennifer Boardman

DHT RCS Eng 2010

Dental Therapist & Hygienist

GDC No. 202428

Jennifer graduated from The Eastman Dental Hospital in 2010 with a higher diploma in Dental Hygiene & Dental Therapy for which she attained an ‘Education Award’ upon completion for outstanding final clinical and theoretical examination results.

She has since worked in both London and Switzerland offering exceptional levels of holistic dental care to her patients, including treatments such as teeth whitening.

She has a particular focus in Periodontics whereby she promotes and supports the care of oral health and carries out treatment for gum disease to aid patients to stabilise the health of their gums using all modern equipment and methods.

Jennifer is also experienced in caring for anxious/nervous patients who required extra reassurance to help them feel at ease.

Jennifer joined Wimpole Street Dental Clinic in 2020. She is a highly trained dental hygienist/therapist.

Mrs Lina Vaicaitiene

Head Receptionist/Referral Coordinator

Lina joined the team at Wimpole Street Dental Clinic over three years ago and is a valued
member of our reception team. Lina has worked in private dentistry on Wimpole Street now
for many years and has a great deal of experience in administration and public relations. She
strives to enhance the patient’s experience by efficiently managing patient queries and
appointments, she has a very professional and polite nature. Lina is also fluent in Lithuanian
and Russian.

Mr Karol Acewicz

Receptionist

Karol is a kind, friendly and extremely helpful addition to our Reception team.
Originally from Poland, he has worked in Customer Service in London for
several years and has an exceptionally calm and caring disposition. Karol is very
attentive and reactive to any patient queries or needs and speaks fluently in
Polish, Russian and English.

Mrs Harkirat Kaur

Receptionist

Kirat is a very gentle and calm member of our Reception team with a natural ability to make patients feel at ease. She has a great deal of experience in high-end customer care and as a trained Dentist she has vast dental experience. She has worked in Canada as well as her native home of India. Kirat speaks Hindi, Urdu and English as well as her Mother tongue, Punjabi.

Mrs Emanuella Sarro

Referral Coordinator

Emanuella has been a part of the Wimpole Street Dental Clinic team for several years, she has a key role of organising all referrals from external dentists by way of coordinating the communication and scheduling the necessary appointments for each referred patient. She is exceptionally organised, proactive and a delight to interact with for the referring dentists and patients alike. Emanuella is a fun and caring team member who is highly valued by her colleagues. She has vast dental administrative experience and is highly adept at her role. Emanuella’s mother tongue is Italian as well as being fluent in English.

Ms Chrystal Sharp

Dip Orth Ther 2012

Orthodontic Therapist

After qualifying in Orthodontic Therapy from Warwick University in 2012, she has dedicated the past decade to enhancing her clinical skills, enabling her to proficiently work with a multitude of orthodontic systems. She holds certifications in Incognito, Harmony, and Win lingual fixed appliance systems, enriching her with invaluable clinical acumen and the assurance to precisely fit and adjust these systems. Moreover, she has participated in several national and international symposiums in Los Angeles, Nice, and completed the Damon Insignia certification course. Her experience also includes lecturing for Ormco, where she assists in the education of fellow Orthodontic Therapists.

In her current practice, she has thoroughly immersed herself in the Invisalign system through online training platforms, collaborating with her lead Invisalign colleague, Dr Sanjan Sudarshan, to meticulously plan treatment cases. She has honed her skills in case planning, implementing suitable attachment designs for increased efficiency, and troubleshooting various challenges, such as using elastic lassos for poorly tracking lateral teeth and addressing pressure points with Invisalign detailing pliers. Furthermore, she has integrated the use of the Carriere motion appliance with Invisalign, applying inter/intra-arch elastics, power arms for correcting root angulation, and adapting Invisalign for mandibular advancement in teenagers.

As an Orthodontic Therapist, Chrystal works closely with the treating orthodontists/dentists to optimise the patient’s orthodontic journey, providing all aspects of their orthodontic treatment and was awarded Best Orthodontic Therapist 2022 at the Clinical Dentistry Awards.

Ms Rebecca Poletto

Head Dental Nurse

GDC No. 301137

Rebecca is our Head Dental Nurse and leads our team of Nurses here at the Clinic, she holds her Dental Nursing qualification with NEBDN and is also due to start her Dental Radiography training as her next career progression.

She assists for Prof Mehl and is very organised and adept in supporting all the complex treatments he provides. Rebecca is responsible for the ordering of dental materials, particularly the Camlog consignments for Prof Mehl as well as accounting for all his Laboratory work.

She plays a large role in the administrative tasks associated with in the clinic’s strict CQC compliance and is actively involved in the weekly nurses meeting. Rebecca is originally from Northern Italy but has lived in the US as well as here in London, she is a fantastic cook and very generous with baking for her fellow colleagues, she is a key and very valued team member. Rebecca speaks both Italian and English.

Mrs. Amanda De Rosso

Vice Head Dental Nurse

Amanda is a Dental Nurse originally from Brazil. She has 4 years of dental nursing experience working in oral surgery back in Brazil and therefore already very knowledgeable.

She has obtained her dental nurse qualification through the NEBDN and works as the dental nurse of Dr Costa. Her duties include setting up for all procedures and assisting chairside by passing instruments, retracting soft tissues and using the suction. She also takes care of all of the lab work associated with Dr Costa’s patients.

She also enters patients notes onto the computer system as dictated by the clinician and completes clinical charting. She is extremely dedicated and a very competent and skilled dental nurse who is very respected within the team. She is studying to perfect her English in her spare time. Amanda speaks Portuguese and English. 

Ms Subetha Thavaranjan

Dental Nurse

Subetha is a Dental Nurse originally from Sri Lanka. She is extremely
focused and works with a number of our clinicians. Subetha has worked hard to obtain her qualification with the NEBDN since joining our clinic as she has learnt a great
deal in the time she has been with us about carrying out the detailed
sterilisation process that we use in our clinic as well as becoming a very skilled
chairside dental nurse.

Her tasks as a dental nurse include charting and
dictating the clinician’s notes as well passing instruments and directing the suction
for patient comfort. In her spare time, she is currently learning to drive. Subetha
speaks Tamil and her English language skills are ever-improving, she has fast
become a very valued member of the team.

Mr Ajay Talpada

Student Dental Nurse

Ajay is one of our valued Student Dental Nurses, he is a very committed team member and works with a multitude of our Dentists and Specialists. Ajay, who is a qualified Dentist in his home country of India, is currently on the training programme to become a qualified Dental Nurse with the NEBDN on his journey to becoming a registered Dentist in the UK.

In his role, he provides excellent chairside support with the added benefit of his vast dental knowledge. He is very polite and friendly to all our patients and colleagues and is generally a joy to be around.

Ajay is involved with our weekly staff meetings and is learning about the procedures and standards of practice we follow for all clinical aspects in our clinic. He is very popular amongst the team and full of cheer and enthusiasm. Ajay has the benefit of speaking Hindi as well as English.

Ms Annie Hui Cui

Dental Nurse

Annie is a qualified Dental Nurse originally from China and works with a number of Clinicians, she
has lots of experience as a dental nurse and is excellent with our patients. She
covers all aspects of dental nursing tasks from setting up the surgery to nursing
chairside, to sterilisation.

She is knowledgeable about our computer and X-ray systems from her years of experience and
very much focused on outstanding patient care. She is very well-liked by our team
for her friendly and cheerful nature. Annie speaks Chinese and English.

Mrs Helga Borbely

Dental Nurse

Helga is a qualified Dental Nurse originally from Hungary. She has over 20 years of
experience of assisting in a surgical environment. She assists with Dr Dragisic for
oral surgery procedures and thanks to her calm and patient nature she is very
capable in caring for patient’s throughout their journey for surgical procedures.

Helga
has worked together with Dr Dragisic for over 10 years. She is very organised and
plays a huge part in the smooth running of our clinic. She obtained her National
Certificate in Dental Nursing through the NEBDN and is ambitious in keeping her
knowledge up to date through plentiful continuous education courses.

Helga is a
wonderful baker in her spare time and often brings in homemade treats for the team.
She is a very valued member of the team and also appreciated by our patients.
Helga speaks both Hungarian and English.

Mrs Isabelle Luchi

Sterlisation Assistant

Isabelle is our Sterilisation Assistant who keeps our strict level of sterilisation and cross-infection control to a very high standard in our Clinic. Her role entails overseeing all equipment and processes in our Sterilisation department and ensuring all instruments are correctly stored and organised for all of the procedures that we offer here at the Clinic.

Isabelle has experience working within hospital settings and holds certificates in cross-infection control. She is an extremely key member of our team who is appreciated and very well-liked by her colleagues. Originally from Brazil, she speaks Portuguese as well as English.

Ms Berit Holbl

Master dental technician

Berit is a Master Dental Technician. She joined our laboratory in 2016. Her speciality is ceramic restorations. Together with Martha, Sandra and Kathrin she is a rare talent when it comes to imitating nature.

Mrs Kathrin Kramer

Master dental technician

Joined HarderMehl Dental Laboratory in November 2016

Mr Florian Hagemoser

Dental technician

With more than 20 years in the job Florian is a very experienced Dental Technician. He joined our laboratory in 2019. His speciality are computer aided designs and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and removable restorations. His experience in digital dentistry is invaluable for us.

Mrs Sandra Hagemoser

Dental Technician

Sandra is a long experienced Dental Technician. She joined our laboratory in 2019. Her speciality is the veneering of full-ceramic restorations. She is a rare talent when it comes to imitating nature.

Ms Elena Kalb

Dental technician

Elena is a trained Dental Technician. She joined our laboratory in 2017. Her speciality are ceramic restorations and full arch restorations. Together with Martha, Sandra and Berit she is a rare talent when it comes to imitating nature

Ms Martha Urban

Dental technician

Martha is a long experienced Dental Technician. She joined our laboratory in 2018. Her specialities are ceramic restorations and full arch restorations. Together with Kathrin, Sandra and Berit she is a rare talent when it comes to imitating nature.