Specialist services - Referral Team
Melanie Edwards
(Practice Manager)
GDC No.110742
Melanie runs the referral section of the practice she ccordinates all referrals. She is always happy to discuss our services and assist you and your patients to achieve the best outcome for you both.
Maria Bean
GDC No.130118
Maria is our oral hygiene educator. She will act as a liaison with the patient, to supplement the explanations given by the clinicians. She also acts as their main point of contact.
Vikram Chugani BDS MFDS RCSEd MSc
Special field of interest: Endodontics,
Fixed Prosthodontics and Implants
After qualification Vik completed his vocational training before completing his two year general professional training in South Wales. This was split between The Royal Gwent Hospital and the community Service.
He then awarded membership of the Royal College of Surgeons while working as a senior house officer in the Leeds Dental Institute before joining Peter Briggs' Restorative team on a part time basis at the St Georges Hospital, London.
After 3 years he left to complete his Masters in Conservative Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute.
He was accredited as a dentist with specialist interest by the South Oxfordshire PCT and since then has been seeing endodontic referrals on their behalf here at the practice.
Vik also accepts referrals for implants and fixed prosthodontics
Jessica Lee BDS MFDS RCSEng
Special field of interest: Oral surgery, Sedation and Invisalign (invisible braces)
Jessica completed her vocational training before completing her general professional training under the Wessex Scheme. Here she gained her membership to the Royal College of Surgeons.
After a short stint in Community and as a voluntary dental aid officer in India Jessica spent 6 years working as an oral surgeon in numerous Maxillofacial Departments in Central and Southwest England.
More recently she spent 2 years as a Staff Grade in Oral Surgery department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Her addition to the team will add oral surgery and sedation to the list of skills that we can offer you.
She is also trained in facial rejuvenation techniques and is an accredited Invisalign provider.
Jess will gladly accept any minor or complex exodontia, apicectomies, facial rejuvenation cases and patients wanting to explore Invisalign.