the Wessex Dental Specialist Centre

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Specialist in Prosthodontics, Michael Thomas qualified from Guys Dental Hospital in December 1989. Following 6 months as a Dental House Officer and Senior House Officer he joined the Royal Naval Dental Services for a 5 year commission. He then returned to London in 1997 to study a Masters programme in Conservative Dentistry whilst working part-time in General Dental Practice. In April 2000 he gained his Membership in Restorative Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was registered as a Specialist in Prosthodontics by the General Dental Council in July 2000. He has taught dental undergraduates since 1997 at Guys, Kings and St. Thomas Dental Institute and prior to the Wessex Specialist Dental Centre worked alongside specialist colleagues in Wickham and for Boots Dental Care as a Prosthodontist.

Michael is a tutor for the MFGDP examination and an NVQ assessor and examiner for the National Examining Board of Dental Nurses. He sits on the Board of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has been shortlisted twice for Dental Teacher of the Year, in 2007 and 2008 and is a member of several professional organisations including the UK Association of Dental Implantology, The British Society of Restorative Dentistry and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. A Registered Specialist in Prosthodontics, his interests are in providing implant and tooth restorations of high quality and brilliant appearance.

Stewart also established an Orthodontic practice in Winchester in 1988 and has now opened a second branch in Andover.

Stewart has delivered lectures to the British Orthodontic Society on root resorption, bonding techniques and practice management. He has held many administrative posts in the British Orthodontic Society and Local Dental Committees. He is a member of the World Federation of Orthodontists, the European Orthodontic Society and the American Association of Orthodontists. Stewart has particular experience and enthusiasm for treating adult Orthodontic patients, using cosmetic fixed appliances and the Invisalign technique, for which he was one of the first accredited UK users.

On qualifying he remained at Guys Hospital for 6 months undertaking a House Officers position in Oral Surgery. The next 18 years were spent in the Royal Naval Dental Service which saw appointments at all three Naval Hospitals, namely Plymouth, Haslar (Gosport) and Gibraltar.

In 1987 he returned to Guys Hospital to study a Masters of Science Degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and graduated with distinction in October 1988. In 1995, on leaving the Royal Navy, he joined the National Health Service and was appointed to the Maxillofacial Unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.

In addition to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, Stephen is also a Fellow in Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and holds a membership to the recently designed diploma in surgical dentistry. He is an expert in implant placement and bone grafting, averaging in excess of 500 implant cases a year.

Bernadette gained her MSc in Endodontics from Liverpool University in 1997. She has been working in General Practice in Stubbington and for the Community Dental Services and we are pleased that she has agreed to dedicate time to join our team of clinicians at the centre.

The addition of Bernadette means that we are able to attend to endodontic referrals in a much shorter space of time than we have been able to recently. Bernadette will be pleased to receive referrals for endodontic treatments, for re-treatments, or for endodontic surgery. Please let us know if you would like to restore the root filled tooth yourself or if you would like Bernadette or one of the restorative clinicians to complete the restoration of the tooth.

Please also do not hesitate to contact Bernadette if you have any questions regarding endodontic treatment.