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Dental surgeons

Geoff Sterland, L.D.S., R.C.S.

Qualified from The Royal College of Surgeons in 1986. Initially working in general practice in Coventry and moving to Tamworth in 1990. He is committed to providing high quality dental care with excellent customer service standards at both his practice in Tamworth and its branch practice in Alrewas. His special interests lie in advanced cosmetic dentistry and implantology.

Michele Johnson BDS

Michele shares Geoff’s ethos of quality patient care and service standards. She qualified from Birmingham University in 1988 and joined the practice in 1990 as Geoffs partner. She enjoys providing quality general dentistry for the whole family.

Peter Jukes BDS

Qualified from Liverpool University in 1999 and joined the practice three years ago. Peter enjoys all levels of general dentistry and quality patient care. When not practising dentistry, Peter has a keen interest in off-road motorbike racing and skiing.

Hygienists

Gum disease (Periodontal disease) affects the majority of adults during their lifetime and is the most common cause of tooth loss. Because gum disease develops slowly and insidiously and is painless until it has been established for many years, most people are not aware that they have a problem until it is too late. Gum disease is caused by the build up of a bacterial film (plaque) in areas of the mouth that are not routinely cleaned, usually in between the teeth where the toothbrush won’t reach.

The dentists at Distinctive Dentistry check your gum health at every examination using an internationally recognised monitoring score.

Curing or controlling gum disease requires both professional attention and effective home care.
Our Hygienists are highly skilled, at professional plaque and scale removal, communicating and motivating with the regard to home care needed for a successful outcome.
For those whose gum disease has become more advanced our hygienists are all skilled in more sophisticated treatments to help you keep your “teeth for life”

We have three hygienists all working in consultation with the dentists to provide a first class oral hygiene service.  Their aim is to provide you with the skills you need to keep healthy gums for life. 
They are committed to professional development and endeavour to keep up to date with all current treatments and progress within their profession.  To ensure your comfort during all aspects of your treatment they are also qualified to give local anaesthesia.

Ros Slater EDH -Hygienist
Qualified at Birmingham Dental Hospital in 1977, and was honoured with an award for “Dental Hygienist of the Year.  Ros has worked at the practice since January 1999 she is an established member of the team, has a good rapport with the patients who are treated in a caring friendly manner.  Ros has worked in specialist practices that offer a variety of treatments including maxilla-facial surgery and implantology.

Samantha Ison EDH - Hygienist
Qualified at Birmingham Dental Hospital in 1999. Sam joined the practice in October 2006. From 1999 – 2000 Sam was the external research hygienist for the Birmingham Dental Hospital.  Her special interest is patients with complex medical history and extensive periodontal disease.

Jo Royle EDH EDT - Hygienist/Therapist              
Embarked on a career in dentistry in 1996 as a Dental Surgery Assistant, Qualifying the 2 year surgery assistant course with a national examination in 1998. Since this she has gained post graduation-certificates in Dental Radiography for Dental Surgery assistants.  In 2002 she achieved a place at Sheffield Dental Hospital to further her career as a Dental Hygienist and Therapist. Upon qualification in June 2004, she has gained a myriad of experience in General Dental and Community dentistry settings, treating the general public as well as very small children, Dental Phobic and complex special need patients. Jo joined the practice in 2006. 

Typical treatment involves;

• All types of dental restoration (fillings) on adults and children
• Applications of preventative sealants to chewing surfaces of the teeth
• Simple extraction of deciduous teeth (baby/milk teeth)
• Scaling and Polishing
• Intense Non Surgical Periodontal treatment
• Impression taking(“moulds”) for example mouthguards for teeth
• Re-cementing temporary crowns or is it re-cementing crowns temporarily?

An examination must be undertaken by a Dental Surgeon prior to treatment to enable a plan to be constructed for the dental Hygienist/Therapist to work to during that particular course of treatment.