Philip S Burns & Associates Dental Practice

Philip was born and educated in North London.

He qualified from Sheffield University in 1969 and after a short period of hospital work joined the practice in 1970. He became principal dentist in 1978.

Philip is married to Linda and has three grown up children and two grandchildren.

He is particularly interested in cosmetic dentistry and advanced restorative work.

Like all our team,Philip is committed to ongoing postgraduate education as a means of delivering the highest standard of care and latest techniques to our patients.

Philip is also very proud of the way the practice has developed in recent years from being a general practice to one offering expertise in many specialist fields with dentists of great experience and advanced qualifications.

This means that all patients can receive the best treatments under one roof without referrals to local hospitals.

Howard qualified in 1983 from the University of Leeds. Having qualified, Howard left Leeds to join our practice, initially at our former location in Cambridge Street and then moving to our present location at Charles Street in 1987.

With well over 25 years of experience in General Dental practice, Howard has worked in most fields of Dentistry, but in more recent years he has tended to concentrate on his main interest of Restorative Dentistry.

Always keen to keep up to date with the ever changing face of Dentistry and learn new techniques, Howard attends many postgraduate courses and seminars both locally and further a field. He says the day he loses the enthusiasm for further education will be the day he retires.

Howard aims to provide high quality dental care in a friendly, informal and relaxed atmosphere and never forgetting that he is treating a person and not just a mouth.

Duncan qualified from Sheffield University in 2003 with honours and the restorative prize. He has subsequently worked in oral and maxillofacial departments in Barnsley, Sheffield and Chesterfield Hospitals, which included a period working as a staff grade. During this time he developed his interest and skills in surgical dentistry and implantology.

He completed the Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons and was originally trained in implants at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital. To further his comprehensive implant training he has completed a Masters Degree in Dental Implantology at Sheffield University.

He is a member of the Association of Dental Implantology and attends conferences and seminars on a regular basis to further his knowledge.

Duncan currently lives in Sheffield with his partner Lucy and their 3 daughters. He played rugby for Sheffield Rugby Club for 4 years until an injury in 2008, and is now a keen supporter from the side line.

Duncan works at the practice on a part-time basis and provides all aspects of surgical and implant dentistry. His aim is to be able to spend time with patients offering them comfortable treatment within a relaxed environment.

• Bill graduated from the University of Sheffield in1990.  He began his dental career in NHS  practice in Wigan.
• In 1992 he worked as an associate in Chesterfield gaining valuable endodontic experience with Brian Kirkland.
• In 1995 he worked in group practices within Sheffield and Chesterfield performing mainly endodontic procedures, treating around 3000 endodontic cases.
• In 1998 he purchased a practice in Rotherham and converted it  from 100% NHS to 60% Private.  It was here Bill began taking external endodontic referrals.  
• In 2002 he purchased his first microscope and increased his referral case load to 2 days per week, while continuing in the enjoyable role of general practitioner.
• In 2005 Bill limited his practice to endodontics,  performing around 60% re treatment cases.  He works with the microscope for 100% of each case and has a keen interest in photography through the microscope.  
• Bill joined the British Endodontic Society in 1992 and since that time has attended over 20 BES meetings.  He was a Council Member from 2002 -2009 and Treasurer from 2004-2009.
• He is actively involved in internet discussion sites such as Roots and TDO, where he regularly presents cases for discussion and education.  
• He is pleased to be actively involved in Post Graduate education, both as a provider and a delegate.  He has attended numerous endodontic meetings in the USA and Europe and has received training at the Pacific Endodontic Research Foundation in San Diego. He has completed numerous ‘hands on’ courses both at home and abroad over the last 15 years.
• Since 1995 Bill has spoken to many groups of dentists on endodontics, including VT groups in Nottingham and Leicester, MGDP group in Leeds and has run many ‘hands on’ courses in the area.  These range from rubber dam, to more complex endodontics for dentist and nurse.  Bill and his wife Jaana,  have recently completed the endodontic chapter in the Teamwork 7 training companion for Dental Nurses,  produced by the Faculty of General Dental Practice of the Royal College of Surgeons.
• In 2003 he was honoured to present material at the BES regional meeting and in 2006 spoke at the Roots Summit in Amsterdam on microscopes and documentation.  
• In 2009 he presented hands on courses and was Keynote Speaker at the Indian Dental Conference in Nagpur. 
• In 2010 he spoke at Roots Summit in Barcelona.
• He runs regular hands on courses and lectures in the Trent and Yorkshire regions and is currently teaching part time at The Eastman CPD centre.  
• Outside work he enjoys spending time with his wife Jaana and their 3 children.  He is a keen golfer, enjoys skiing and has recently started scuba diving. He is also a life long Wigan RL fan.  

David C Murphy qualified as a dental surgeon in 1996. He subsequently underwent formal training in Implantology at the University of Sheffield, and over the past 14 years has successfully replaced thousands of missing teeth using dental implants.

Further postgraduate training culminated in David being awarded a Masters Degree in Restorative Dentistry which he accomplished at Distinction level.

David has a great depth of dental experience and now concentrates on providing advanced restorative and aesthetic dentistry, utilising dental implant treatments where appropriate. He is passionate about both restoring function and rejuvenating smiles, providing treatments that are both successful and predictable.

He takes continuing professional development seriously, travelling extensively to attend both national and international conferences to learn from the world’s most accomplished dental speakers. David also enjoys sharing his knowledge and is active in providing postgraduate education for the dental team.

David is happy to continue accepting referrals for restorative, cosmetic and implant dentistry from dentists in and around Sheffield, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire as well as further afield.