LONDON DENTAL ARTS - Key Persons
Amir is our GDC registered Dental Therapist. He became a General Dentist in 2018 at Shiraz University in Iran. He has 4 years of experience as a General Dentist. Amir became registered with the GDC as Dental Therapist in 2022. Amir will be looking after our patients who require gum treatments including hygiene and scale and polish and airflow.
As a therapist he will be looking after the patients who require fillings too. He has also carried out an extended course for teeth whitening, specialised courses focused on the best ways of treating gum disease and communicating with patients and an advanced dental photography course. He enjoys restoring people's confidence by helping them with their oral health and making people happy with their smiles. Amir provides a very high standard of care and is mainly concerned with treating sensitive patients in the gentlest way so that they can overcome their dental anxiety.
He informs his patients with the best oral hygiene instructions and tries to keep them motivated and updated on the ways that they can maintain an optimal oral health as he believes a clean, white heathy teeth will leads to serenity and tranquillity.
Al is a passionate dentist who qualified with honours in the South West of England. Al enjoys providing high quality dentistry in a relaxed calm environment. Al started his career in the midlands then moving down to the world renowned Queen Victoria Hospital where he trained in maxillofacial surgery for a year. Currently, Al is doing a diploma in Dental implants being trained by a Harley Street Implantologist in order to help his patients replace lost teeth and restore function, as well as aesthetics.
Chris trained at the University of Bristol, qualifying with a Bachelors in Dental Surgery in 2007. He is a highly experienced dentist with a passion for providing the best dental care available for our patients, with a particular focus on providing root canal treatment and therapies, especially for those with dental anxiety and fear.
He believes dentistry should be about patient comfort and wellbeing, allowing those he treats to be more confident, better informed, and happy both within themselves and out, delivering the perfect balance of modern smile design with patient care at the centre of his approach.
Chris trained at the University of Bristol, qualifying with a Bachelors in Dental Surgery in 2007. He is a highly experienced dentist at London Dental Arts Forest Hill with a passion for providing the best dental care available for our patients, with a particular focus on providing root canal treatment and therapies, especially for those with dental anxiety and fear.
He believes dentistry should be about patient comfort and wellbeing, allowing those he treats to be more confident, better informed, and happy both within themselves and out, delivering the perfect balance of modern smile design with patient care at the centre of his approach.
It was a passion for saving teeth wherever possible, that led Chris to developing a special interest in Endodontics (Root Canal Treatment). Chris has completed the Diploma programme in Endodontics with simplyendo and Chester university, where he shall be continuing his studies to complete his dissertation (concerned with the management of anxiety in those requiring root canal treatments) and attain a Masters in Endodontics.
Root Canal Treatment can have a bad reputation, historically many people have chosen to have teeth taken out rather than treated, believing the process to be painful. Chris jokes that his approach to providing Root Canal Therapies must be the most boring in the UK, for it's often the case that his patients when asked about their experience claim to have fallen asleep in the dental chair! That being said… with his contagious enthusiasm inspiring confidence in those he cares for, if anyone can make root canal treatment interesting it would be him.
He is a proponent of minimally invasive dentistry especially, having trained in Italy with the master of composites himself, Lorenzo Vanini, who has an international reputation.
Chris is qualified in providing various forms of sedation and techniques to help anxious patients relax, having undertaken post-graduate studies with the University of Bristol, where he gained a Diploma with Merit in Postgraduate Dental Studies focusing on anxiety management, local anaesthetics, and sedation.
Chris has also completed a certificate in Cosmetic and Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry and has gone on to complete the International Team for Implantology (ITI) Foundation in Implant Dentistry programme and seek further hands-on-training in Implant placement and Guided Bone Regeneration under the tutelage of Alfonso Rao at the Delta Dental Academy in Bristol.
Furthering his holistic approach to dental care, Christopher is an approved Invisalign® and Six-Month Smiles® orthodontic provider, working together with his patients to improve and enhance all aspects of their smile.
Dentistry aside, Christopher has a passion for the arts; he may often be found reading a book on his commute or attending a West End show. He has always particularly loved live music and is extremely interested in film, having even been involved in an independent vampire comedy (as the resident tooth expert of course!).
Guilherme studied Dentistry at the Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil. He completed a postgraduate diploma in Orthodontics and an MSc in Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology at the same institution. In 2007, he started his Ph.D. at King's College London, sponsored by two prestigious awards (ALBAN and ORSAS).
In 2013, he was appointed as an Academic Clinical Lecturer and honorary specialist registrar in Orthodontics at King's College London. He has split his time between research and further clinical training in Orthodontics. His research led to several scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals. His findings have been presented both abroad and throughout the UK. He qualified for his Master of Science in Orthodontics from King's College London. He was awarded the Professor Philip Walther Prize for outstanding performance. He also attained membership in Orthodontics (MOrth) with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. After completing his specialist training, he pursued further training at the consultant level for three years before focusing solely on private orthodontic practice. Guilherme prides himself on the quality of his clinical care and continuing education.
Haniyeh graduated in dentistry from Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran in 2016 and after moving to the UK completed a 3-year full-time training programme and got her Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Periodontology from Queen Mary University of London at 2021. She also received a Diploma for Membership in Periodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in the same year. Haniyeh believes in the combination of the art of daily clinical performance with science and research. She is very passionate about teaching and enjoys teaching Periodontology to undergraduate students at Guy's Hospital.
Arman completed Master of Clinical Dentistry at Cardiff University, where he completed the 3-year full-time specialty training in Prosthodontics. He qualified to be a general dentist in 2009 and has been trained by Professor Daniel Buser (arguably the highest respected implant surgeon alive) in Bern, Switzerland. Dr. Arman has been certified for Advanced Guided Bone Regeneration by Professor Istvan Urban (one of the world's best oral surgeons).
Arman was the top scorer in the Royal College of Surgeons examinations and therefore was awarded the prestigious membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Prosthodontics.
Job Titles:
- Assistant to Dr Arman Barfeie / Practice Manager
Monika has over 15 years of experience working primarily in private dental practices, as a front of the house and as a practice manager.
In this time, Monika had the opportunity to support many general and specialist dentists, where she gained her knowledge and understanding of dental procedures and the importance of excellent customer service.
Monika completed a 4-year Business College in Pezinok, Slovakia (2004) and Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management with the Institute of Leadership and Management London (2015).
As a practice manager, Monika enjoys her busy role where no two days are the same. Understanding the importance of a great team and recognising the strengths of every individual she always strives to bring out the best in everyone.
Monika is committed to serve our clients with the highest level of care, building relationships and connections with our patients from the first point of contact ensuring patients experience at the practice exceeds their expectations.
Outside work, she enjoys spending time with her family in the UK and in Slovakia where she is originally from, listening to music and visiting the cinema and stand-up comedy shows.
Job Titles:
- Receptionist / Treatment Coordinator
Vaishnavi Kulkarni, is our Dental Therapist who has completed her post graduation as a Specialist Prosthodontist in India. while she is awaiting to pass the Overseas Registration Exams in order to become a qualified General Dental Practitioner in the UK she obtained registration and got qualified as Dental Therapist and Hygienist in UK.
She is a dedicated clinician, and always strives to give her 100% to the patients. Quality patient care is her top priority.
Her scope of practice includes gum treatments, oral health education and basic restorative dental treatments for adults and children.
She is passionate about providing the latest information to her patients and updates herself regularly with advances in the field, so as to personalise and tailor her treatment to each patient individually.