Dental Team
Dental Practice Team
Professor StJohn Crean
Professor StJohn Crean BDS MBBS FDSRCS FFGDP (UK) FRCS FRCS(OMFS) PhD
Specialist in Oral Diseases & Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
A practitioner of high distinction and expertise, Professor Crean offers specialist clinical skills in oral diseases, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and medicine in relation to dentistry service.
Dental Referrals
Professor Crean invites referrals to the Devon Dental Centre in Ashburton:
- Oral mucosal disease
- Atypical facial pain
- TMJ pain
- Surgical augmentation techniques to support successful dental implants
- Non-surgical facial rejuvenation techniques including Botulinum and dermal fillers
Dentist Training and Lecturing
- Professor of Medicine in Dentistry at the Peninsula Dental School
- Honorary Professor at University Cardiff Dental School
- Visiting Professor at the University of Glamorgan
- Associate Clinical Prefessor at The University of Warwick
Membership and Contracts
- Robert Bradlaw Advisor for the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, England
- President British Society Oral Implantology
- British Association Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Executive Committee of CCDAS of BDA
Initial consultation fee £150.00
GDC No 56088 31/12/81
Dental Implants
Dr. Mitesh Badiani BDS DPDS
Mitesh has been the Principal of both Ashburton and Plymouth practices for over 14 years. In the last year he has acquired practices in Bovey Tracey, Totnes, Portland and Hay on Wye.
His vision was to create a patient journey which represents a high standard of care and service from the first time the patient walks into the practice right through to the treatment received in surgery and post-treatment communication. This high level of patient care has been created at the Devon Dental Centre of Excellence. Mitesh is proud of the team which has followed his ethos of putting the patient first.
He is also proud that he has assembled a team of highly experienced specialists (link to Specialists page) which enables patients to be treated ‘in-house’ rather than be referred to either Bristol or London. The Centre in Ashburton is, in fact, one of only a few practices in the Southwest that offers all types of dental specialist under one roof.
Devon Dental Centre of Excellence has become increasingly successful at providing a variety of post-graduate courses. Mitesh’s vision is that it continues to develop over the next few years and, in conjunction with Professor St John Crean, becomes an internationally recognised post-graduate learning institution.
Mitesh has also been active in supporting overseas communities. He has set up a charity hospital in Gujarat in North West India that currently treats general patients as well as provides eye surgery and dental treatment. He is also involved in setting up a charitable dental unit in Uganda.
Mitesh is a Clinical Assistant Professor for the University of Warwick as part of the post graduate implant dentistry programme.
He has a specialist interest in:
- Dental Implants (tutor for Warwick University and mentor for "Ankylos" Implant System)
- Cosmetic Dentistry (training done at Louisiana State University in New Orleans under the guidance of some of the top US cosmetic dentists)
- IV Sedation (for nervous patients)
- Hypnotherapy (for patients with a phobia of needles)
Dr Badiani is member of British Dental Association, Association of Dental Implantology, British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
GDC No 66934 11/12/91
Penny Williams
Penny Williams (DDH)
Penny qualified from the Royal Dental Hospital in 1982 since then the permitted duties that Hygienists can carry out have been extended. Penny has been keen to update her skills to match those more recently qualified hygienists. She is therefore able to offer the full range of skills expected of a hygienist. Since qualifying Penny has worked part time to fit in with the commitments of her family of three daughters. Penny works part time at Devon Dental Centre of Excellence.
Penny is available for appointments on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
GDC No 2423 01/07/82
Dr Sara Hutchinson
Dr Sara Hutchinson FDS RCS(Eng)
GDC No 69494 20/12/93
Dr Linda Blakely
Dr. Linda Blakely BDS DPDS
Special Interests
- Complex restorative cases, including full mouth reconstruction
- Removable prosthodontics (dentures), partials, complete, and implant retained
- Cosmetic dentistry
- Achieving a natural comfortable mouth for those who have lost natural teeth
Dentist Training
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International Partnership for the Study of Occlusion (IPSO)
- Stockport Dental (SDS Roy Higson). Has completed the full training programme for full mouth reconstruction (one of a dozen GDP's in the UK)
- Worked with Charlotte Stilwell, a Harley Street Specialist in Precision Engineered Dentures
- Has lectured on removable prosthetics
Memberships
- British Society of Occlusal Studies (BSOS)
- International Team for Implantology (ITI)
- Besford Club. In honour of Dr John Besford, one of the UK's leading Prosthodontists for small group teaching, in advanced prosthetics
Rie Robbins
Rie Robbins RDN DRN DSN
Head Dental Nurse
Rie came to our practice on work experience in 2004 and is now a fully qualified dental nurse and has completed her radiography and sedation training. Rie assists Dr Badiani with dental implants and works alongside Emma mentoring other dental nurses. Rie also supports the specialists in their specific areas.
GDC No 146890 20/05/08
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