Who’s Who Dr Fran Veldhuizen
BDS, MFDS RCSEd, M Clin Dent, MRD RCSEd Specialist in prosthodontics, GDC No. 72100
Dr Fran Veldhuizen qualified from the University of Dundee in 1996. She spent several years in general practice, where she developed her interest in prosthodontics and gained her MFDS, prior to taking up the position of specialist registrar in Edinburgh.
In 2007, she gained her masters degree in fixed and removable prosthodontics and, in 2009, she was awarded her postgraduate specialist qualification, MRD RCS, from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Dr Penny Hodge
BDS, PhD, FDS RCSEd, Specialist in periodontics, GDC No. 56503
Penny Hodge is a specialist periodontist. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and was awarded her PhD by the University of Glasgow in 1999.
She was admitted to the General Dental Council’s Specialist List in Periodontics in 2002. Penny has served on the council of the British Society of Periodontology and also the
management committee of the British Society for Oral and Dental Research.
She was awarded a Fellowship in Dental Surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2010. Her research interests include risk factors for periodontitis (smoking, diabetes and genetic susceptibility) and clinical trials.
Mr Martin Paley
BDS, MB ChB, FFDRCSI, FRCS, FRCSEd (OMFS), Consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon, GDC No. 64778
Martin is a consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon for NHS Lothian, based in the Regional Maxillofacial Unit at St John’s Hospital. His main NHS area of interest is head and neck cancer and he performs the often-complex reconstruction and oral
rehabilitation these patients require using free tissue transfer techniques and dental implantology.
Martin accepts referrals at Edinburgh Dental Specialists for oral surgery and dental implant related cases.
Dr Gillian Ainsworth
BDS (Sheff), FDS RCPSG, MSc (Edin), MSurgDent RCSEd, Specialist oral surgeon, GDC No. 71932
After graduation from the University of Sheffield in 1996, Gillian worked in general practice, a district general hospital and a busy city maxillofacial surgery unit. In 2003, she became one of the first two surgeons to complete the new specialist training programme in surgical dentistry, also obtaining a master of science research degree.
For eight years, Gillian worked at Glasgow Dental Hospital providing oral surgery under local anaesthetic or sedation and teaching both undergraduate dental students and newly qualified NHS staff.
Gillian is a recognised oral surgery specialist, and accepts referrals for oral surgery and dental implant related cases at Edinburgh Dental Specialists.
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