Dr Ruben Garcia

Dr. Ruben Garcia`s professional experience

• BDS (Hons), MClinDent Periodontics/Implantology (UCL), Cert Perio (EEP) MRDRCS (Eng), PhD (Int), FFGDP (UK)
• Mono-specialty consultant in Periodontology. Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. King’s College London.
• Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer. King’s College London.
• Fellow of ther Faculty of General Dental Practice
• European Federation of Periodontology Certified.
• Registered specialist in Periodontology.
• PhD in Dental Sciences

Education

• Candidate Ph.D. in Health Sciences, Periodontics and Implantology (Expected finish Sept 2020). Universidad Murcia (Spain) in collaboration with Queen Mary London University (London)
• Oct 2011- Sep 2014. MClinDent in Periodontology and Implantology at Eastman Dental Hospital. University College London
• Sep 2014. Certificate in Periodontology issued by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP)
• 2000-2005: BDS in Dentistry, Alfonso X University, Madrid, Spain

Other degress

• Jun 2019: Candidate for Fellowship of Faculty of General Dental Practice (FFGDP).
• Jan 2018: Membership Faculty of General Dental Practice (MFGDP).
• Nov 2014: Membership in Restorative Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Glasgow (MRDRCS).
• Nov 2020: Successfully defended the PhD thesis

Current academic and hospital-based positions

• Nov 2018-ongoing: Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer.  King’s College London.
• Sept 2018-ongoing: Mono-Specialty consultant in Periodontics. Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. King’s College London.
• May 2016-ongoing: Part-time specialty doctor in Periodontics. Bedford Hospital. The Health Village.

Previous hospital/ teaching posts

• Nov 2016- Nov 2017: Locum Consultant in Periodontics. Eastman Dental Hospital. University College London. 
• Oct 2015-May 2016: Locum consultant in Periodontics. Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. King’s College London.
• Apr 2015-Sep 2016: Part-time teaching fellow in Periodontics. Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. King’s College London.

Previous practice

• Aug 2016-Jan 2019. Part time periodontist/implantologist at “The Implant Clinic”.
• May 2016-Nov 2017. Part time periodontist/implantologist at “Mount Vernon Dental Specialists”.
• Jan 2015-March 2017.Part-time periodontist/implantologist at “Prospect Dental Clinic”.
• Oct 2014-Aug 2015 Part time periodontist/implantologist at “Ian Buckle Dental Care”.
• May 2014-Feb 2015: Part-time periodontist/implantologist at “Elite Dental Practice”.
• Apr 2014- Jun 2017. Part time periodontist/implantologist at “Adelaide Dental Practice”.
• Nov 2013-May 2014: Part-time periodontist at “Davidoff Dental Practice”.
• Oct 2013-Apr 2017: Part-time periodontist/implantologist at “N13 Dental Practice”.
• Sep 2013- Feb 2015: Part-time periodontist at “Putney Hill Dental Practice”.
• Sept 2007- Aug 2011. Associate dentist at “Fen House Dental Practice”.
• May 2007-Sept 2007: Associate dentist at “Dentalworld Ltd”.      
• Jan 2007-May 2007: Associate dentist at “Dr Antonio Suarez Dental   Practice” after finishing vocational training at the same practice (Spain).
• Nov 2005-Jan 2007 Vocational training in Spain at “Dr Antonio Suarez Dental Practice”.    

Membership

• Member of British Society of Periodontology.
• Member of the European Federation of Periodontology.
• Member of the ITI International Team of Implantology.

• Since January 2020. Involvement in a multi-center (private settings) clinical trial. “Analysis of intra-bony defects treated with minimally-invasive non-surgical therapy (MINST): a prospective cohort multicentre study” led by Prof. Luigi Nibali.
• Since October 2019. Involvement as a co-investigator in a pilot at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. “Clinical and radiographic changes following minimally-invasive non-surgical therapy in teeth with unfavourable prognosis. A pilot prospective cohort study”.
• From September 2015-May 2020. PhD research. “Evaluation of soft and hard tissue remodelling in post-extraction immediate dental implants placed with a flap and flapless approach in the aesthetic region. Clinical and radiographic prospective evaluation at one year”.
• Main author of systematic review "Does immediate implant placement improve treatment outcomes? A systematic review. Submitted for peer review. 
• Supervisor and co-author of systematic review “What are the available treatment options for reconstruction of the interdental papilla and how much evidence exists for their efficacy?”. Ongoing research.
• Co-author of systematic review “Self-Reported Outcome Measures of the Impact of Injury and Illness on Athlete Performance: A Systematic Review”.
• MClinDent project was presented at Europerio 2015 “Plasma Adiponectin levels in diabetics with and without periodontal problems”. N. Gkranias, R. Garcia Sanchez, F. D‘Aiuto,  J. Suvan, S. Hurel, S. Humphries, N. Donos.