Meet the Team - The University Dental and Implant Centre

[The Team at the Practice]
All of us at the Practice, looking forward to seeing you here!

About Our Staff

Dr Abhi Pal BDS (London), LDS, MFGDP, MGDSRCSI, FFGDP(UK)
GDC Registration number 62049

Qualified Guy's Hospital London in 1987 with honours and distinction. Abhi has been working at this practice since 1991 as the Principal Dental Surgeon. He has extensive experience in Restorative and Implant Dentistry. In addition to being a practitioner, he is a Research Fellow at the School of Dentistry and the Dental Practice Adviser to the Birmingham Primary Care Trusts.

He has been awarded the FFGDP(UK) diploma by the Royal College of Surgeons -- the highest quality indicator possible in general practice. He is also an examiner for the MFGDP examination.

Dr Ravi Talati BDS (Birmingham)
GDC Registration number 78094

Qualified from the University of Birmingham in 2000. Ravi has worked at this practice since qualification, and completed his Vocational Training (VT) in 2001. He was the winner in his VT group for both best Case Presentation and Clinical Audit.

Dr A Colin Sinha BDS MFDSRCSEd
GDC Registration number 81566

Colin graduated in 1998 and has worked in hospital posts at the Queen's University Belfast, Dundee and Sheffield Dental Hospitals as well as in general practice. He was awarded the postgraduate diploma of MFDS from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2001. He is currently doing a part-time postgraduate diploma in Restorative Dentistry at the University of Bristol which includes dental implants. Colin has a special interest in treating patients with dental anxiety.

Yvonne Steward CEB Dental Hygiene
GDC Registration number DH2259

Yvonne is our dental hygienist. She completed her training at Guy's Hospital London in 1982. Yvonne provides oral hygiene services such as scaling, polishing and instruction in how to look after your teeth.

Maintaining Standards at the Practice

Our dentists and hygienists adhere to the laws governing the dental profession as laid down by the General Dental Council (GDC). We are committed to maintaining and improving our standards through postgraduate training and qualifications.

You can verify our staff's credentials at the GDC website or contact the GDC for any matter relating to the practice of dentistry at

37 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8DQ
Telephone: 020 78873800
Fax: 020 72243294
Website: http://www.gdc-uk.org/

The information on this page was last reviewed on 30 November 2004.