Cavendish House Dental Care & Implant Centre

Dr Stuart M. Ellis BDS MSc DPDS MFGDP(UK) (GDC number 65435) qualified from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1990, gaining the BDS degree. In 1996 Dr Ellis gained the MFGDP(UK) postgraduate qualification from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, of which he is a member. In 1999 he gained a further postgraduate qualification, the DPDS from the University of Bristol. In 2006 Stuart was awarded his masters degree (MSc).

Dr Ellis' main area of special interest is in the field of dental implantology, having gained his experience and training in dental implantology in the UK hospital service and Harley Street, London. He is a member of the Association for Dental Implantology and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is Director of the UK Implantology Year Course and International Implantology Certificate Course programs. In this capacity he has now trained over 300 dentists in the field of dental implantology from across the world.

Dr Ellis served for 7 years as a Chief Examiner for the Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Dr Richard Millhouse BDS MFGDP(UK) (GDC number 65344) qualified from Edinburgh University in 1990, being awarded distinctions and a Class Medal at the Final examinations. He spent two years after qualification working at the Dental Hospital in Edinburgh, before moving into General Practice, gaining experience in restorative dentistry and surgery.

Dr Alastair Bird BDS LDSRCS (GDC number 62897) was Educated at Shrewsbury School, Shropshire. He went on to study dentistry at King's College Hospital, University of London where he gained his Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1987 with Honours and Distinction. Following this in 1988 he gained the Licence in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons (England). Dr Bird obtained the highest marks in the UK during this examination and was awarded the Evelyn Sprawson Prize for excellence by the Royal College. He continues his postgraduate education with regular attendance at Courses and Seminars.

Since 1993 he has been working at our Cambridge practice. Away from the surgery he enjoys cooking, wine, foreign travel and music.

Dr Judith Dowds BDS (GDC number 69541) qualified from University of Dundee with the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree in 1993. Following the successful completion of her 1 year vocational training post in West Yorkshire, she returned to her home city of Glasgow where she worked for 5 years in a long established family practice. 

On moving to Cambridge, Dr Dowds worked firstly in a private practice in the market town of Oundle for 1 year, then in a busy private specialist referral practice in the centre of Cambridge for over 4 years. Here, she worked closely with the specialist dentists building on her interests in implant, crown and cosmetic dentistry.

Throughout her 18 years of practice Dr Dowds has been committed to continuing professional development, attending post-graduate courses and keeping abreast of current trends in dentistry. In 2010 she gained her certificate in dental implantology.

Away from Dentistry, Dr Dowds enjoys sports, cinema and travelling. She has also combined travel with dentistry having been involved in charity work in Nepal and Romania.