Judges

David Houston BDS is chairman of the 2009 Private Dentistry Awards. Having qualified from Dundee University in 1985, he has been a principal dentist for 19 years.  His practice won the prestigious ITV/BDA Practice of the Millennium Award in 2000.  Since then he has written a series of articles for Private Dentistry, for which he sits on the editorial board and Aesthetic Dentistry Today.  He was also voted Dentistry Magazines ninth most influential figure in UK dentistry 2007.  David is joint principal of the largest ‘single site’ practice in the UK and he owns 2 dental laboratories.  He is the retained dentist for ITV television and BBC Radio. Winner of Wow! Awards 2008, Cordent Trust Award 2003 and The Royal Odontochirugical Society of Scotland Award.


Linda Greenwall BDS MGDS RCS MSc MRDRCS FGDP
Dr Greenwall is a specialist in Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry and runs a multi-disciplinary private practice in Hampstead, London. She is editor in chief of Aesthetic Dentistry Today. She is a founding member and chairman of the British Dental Bleaching Society and the author of the e-learning programme called the Bleaching Business.  Her first textbook on bleaching won best new dental book. Her third textbook on bleaching written in combination

Mervyn Druian BDS (Rand) DGDP RCS
Dr Druian is a leader, lecturer and innovator in preventive dentistry and has over 30 years of experience in dentistry. He has a special interest in the field of periodontal disease, cosmetic dentistry and treating halitosis. He is also on the editorial board of “FMC Publications”, and is current Chairman of the “Private Practitioners Group” and involved with the “Alpha Omega” Dental Society. He has been Hon. Secretary of the British Dental Editors Forum for the past 10 years. For the past few years Mervyn has been the principle dentist featured in the “Extreme Makeover UK” programme.

Thang Nghiem BDS is a principal dentist at UltraSmile*, the Private Dentistry Practice of the Year 2007, along with his brother Khoi.  Thang’s passion for Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry has taken him all over the world. He was one of the first UK dentists to achieve the Masters Level in Cosmetic Dentistry with the Aesthetic Advantage Group in New York and the first to complete the Functional Occlusion Course with the Dawson Academy in Florida. He is a sustaining member of the AACD and a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.'




Elaine Halley BDS, MFGDP(UK) is the principal of the award-winning Cherrybank Dental Spa, a private practice in Perth, Scotland. Her main interest is cosmetic dentistry and she is currently the president of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and an active member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. She serves as a clinical instructor and mentor for the California Centre for Advanced Dental Studies. Elaine serves on the editorial board for Private Dentistry and Aesthetic Dentistry Today. She has authored numerous articles on subjects ranging from clinical case studies to practice management and lectures frequently throughout the UK.


Richard Daniels has been fundamental in progressing the ‘best dental laboratory’ category for the Private Dentistry Awards since its inception. Since his appointment in 2003 as Chief Executive of the Dental Laboratories Association, the organisation has become a regular contributor to parliamentary debate regarding dentistry, they have also developed a comprehensive education and training unit and have increased their membership year on year and now represent a reported 80% of the dental laboratory industry. Richard is currently leading the global dental technology network initiative in a bid to harmonise manufacturing standards, including the development of the quality standard ‘DAMAS’ and its implementation across the US and Far East. After a decade working nationally and internationally with dental laboratories who else knows laboratories better?


Bhavna Doshi BDS is one UK’s leading cosmetic dentists who has worked with TV media on various makeovers, the most popular of them being Extreme Makeover UK. She is well versed in cost-effective marketing strategies and gaining case acceptances to maximise and optimise revenues. She lectures internationally on various elements of dental marketing and the business aspect of dentistry. She is the CEO of Dental Wealth Builder, which primarily focuses on Practice Profitability, Cost-Effective Marketing and Growth Solutions in dentistry.




Sunita Verma BDS(Lon) LDS RCS (Eng) is a leading cosmetic dentist. In her mission to help people to achieve the physical and psychological benefits of a beautiful healthy smile, Sunita set up Sparkle Dental Boutique, a multi award winning private practice in West London. Now firmly established as a premier private practice in the UK, Sparkle Dental Boutique has revolutionised patient care and is positively changing patient perception of visiting the dentist.

Sunita is the recent recipient of the prestigious accolade of Professional of the Year 2009 awarded at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.

Ian Buckle BDS qualified from Liverpool University in 1985.  He has over 20 years experience in general practice both in the Private sector and with the National Health Service. The first International Faculty Member of the Dawson Academy for Advanced Dental Education in St. Petersburg, Florida, he is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD), British Dental Association (BDA) and Association of Dental Implantology (ADI).

Dr Tim Bradstock-Smith BDS has created winning smiles for clients, models and celebrities from all over the world. His perfectionist nature and passion for cosmetic dentistry has been raising the bar in UK dentistry for years. He has been published in professional journals on computer imaging and aesthetic crown lengthening. Dr. Bradstock-Smith has been awarded the highly prestigious American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) Accreditation in recognition of his excellence in the art and science of cosmetic dentistry and is the only UK dentist to achieve AACD accreditation in the last ten years. He is also the only dentist in the UK to hold both BACD and AACD accreditation.