All our colleagues are selected for their dedication to the pursuit of excellence and their passion for superb patient care, not to mention their expertise.
Our Dentists’ expertise has been developed internationally, in countries including North America, Canada, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, South Africa and, of course, the UK and regularly run courses and lecture to other Dentists.
Dr. Kevin A. Lochhead
GDC No. 62945
BDS (Lond 1987), M.F.G.D.P.(R.C.S.Eng)
Specialist in Prosthodontics
Dr. Lochhead's special interests lie in complex reconstruction, dental implants and cosmetic dentistry. Dr. Lochhead has been running postgraduate courses and lectures on dental implants, cosmetic and restorative dentistry since 1994.
Specialist services: Prosthodontics
Dr. Pierluigi Coli
GDC No. 104397
DDS, PhD
Specialist in Periodontics and Prosthodontics
Dr. Pierluigi Coli is a registered specialist in Periodontology as well as Prosthodontics. Dr. Coli worked as Guest Researcher at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. He was awarded a PhD in Prosthetic Dentistry and Oral Material Sciences from the Goteborg University in 1999, and became Assistant Professor in Prosthetics Dentistry at Göteborg University. He has been at Edinburgh Dental Specialists since 2006.
Specialist services: Prosthodontics, Periodontics
Dr. Carol Tait
GDC No. 62862
BDS Hons (Dund 1987) MSc, MFDS RCS (Ed), MRD RCS (Eng), FDS RCPS Glas
Specialist in Endodontics
Carol has been a council member of the British Endodontic Society and is an Opinion Leader for DentsplySirona. She has published in peer reviewed journals and written several book chapters and has been at Edinburgh Dental Specialists since 2004.
Specialist services: Endodontics
Dr. Martin Paley
GDC No. 64778
BDS (Dund 1989), MB ChB, FFDRCSI, FRCS, FRCSEd(OMFS)
Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Martin is a Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon for NHS Lothian based in the Regional Maxillofacial Unit at St Johns Hospital. His main NHS area of interest is head & neck cancer and he performs the often complex reconstruction and oral rehabilitation these patients require using free tissue transfer techniques and dental implantology and has been at Edinburgh Dental Specialists since 2011.
Specialist services: Oral Surgery
Dr. Gillian Ainsworth
GDC No. 71932
BDS (Sheff 1996) FDS RCPSG, MSc, MSurgDent
Specialist in Oral Surgery
Gillian has been at EDS since 2011 and has developed a particular interest in implant placement and gingival plastic surgical techniques in the aesthetic zone. She continues to ease the management of nervous patients by providing conscious sedation.
Specialist services: Oral Surgery
Dr. Robert Philpott
GDC No. 82646
BDS (NU Irel 2003) MFDS MClinDent MRD (RCSEd)
Specialist in Endodontics
As well as providing specialist endodontic services here at the practice, Bob's other role sees him as a Senior Clinical Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Endodontics at the Edinburgh Dental Institute. He also acts as an examiner for the speciality exit examinations at the RCSEd and is a key opinion leader for DentsplySirona.
Bob has been at Edinburgh Dental Specialists since 2015.
Specialist services: Endodontics
Dr. Christopher Millen
GDC No. 85443
BDS, MClinDent (Pros), MFDS RCS (Ed), MPros RCS (Ed), FDS (Rest. Dent) RCS (Ed), FHEA
Consultant and Specialist in Restorative Dentistry, Specialist in Prosthodontics and Periodontics
Dr Christopher Millen is a Consultant and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry at the Edinburgh Dental Institute. His main NHS focus is the oral rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients using complex prosthodontic and implant techniques.
Christopher has been at Edinburgh Dental Specialists since 2015.
Specialist services: Periodontics, Prosthodontics
Dr Maria Brincat
GDC No. 84325
BChD (Malta 2001), MSc Rest (Warwick 2020), MFDS (Glas 2004)
Special Interest in Periodontics
Dr. Maria Brincat is a dentist with a special interest in Periodontology. She graduated in Malta in 2001. She went on to obtain her MFDS in Glasgow in 2004. She worked and is still teaching at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School where she supervises undergraduate students in periodontics. She has presented research on periodontology to the International Association for Dental Research and is currently completing a Masters in Restorative Dentistry with the main focus being on Periodontology.
She has been at Edinburgh Dental Specialists since 2018.
Dr. Donald Thomson
GDC No. 70079
BDS (Edin 1994), FDS RCSEd, FDS RCPSG, DDR RCR
Specialist in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology
Donald has considerable experience teaching and examining undergraduate students and postgraduate dentists in the UK and abroad. He is a member of the British Society for Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology and the International Association of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology and a member of the central council of the European Academy of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology.
Donald has been at Edinburgh Dental Specialists since 2013.
Specialist services: Radiology
Dr. Suzanne Lello
GDC No.153633
BChD Hons (Leeds 2008), MFDS RCS(Ed), MJDF RCS(Eng), FHEA, MOral Surg RCS(Eng)
Specialist in Oral Surgery
Following some time spent in Undergraduate education at the University of Leeds as a Clinical Teaching Fellow, she has most recently been working as a Locum Consultant in Oral Surgery at the Edinburgh Dental Institute. Her main interest lies in education and she is currently developing a new Postgraduate Certificate for the University of Edinburgh.
Suzanne has been at Edinburgh Dental Specialists since 2018.
Specialist services: Oral surgery
Dr. Giulia Ragazzini
GDC No. 251974
BDS
Specialist in Orthodontics
Originally from Italy, Giulia graduated in Dentistry at the University of Genova in 2008 and completed her Postgraduate Specialisation in Orthodontics at University of Cagliari in 2013.
In 2014 she completed a post graduate Masters in the latest orthodontic techniques.
Giulia has been at Edinburgh Dental Specialists since 2019.
Specialist services: Orthondontics