Dental Specialists
at Crouch End

Hemant Patel

SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIST & PARTNER

BDS 1982, FDSRCS (Edin), MOrth RCS (Edin)
GDC: 57330

Roles and responsibilities:

Co-founder of Angle House in 1988. Passionate about the difference Orthodontic treatment can make to a young person, involved in being fully engaged with the community we serve.

Hobbies:

Reading and travel.

Rahul Khiroya

SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIST

BDS Shef (2005), MJDF RCS Eng (2008), MOrth RCS Edin (2013), MPhil Birm (2013);
GDC: 101220

Roles and responsibilities:

Orthodontist at Angle House since 2014. Passionate about the difference Orthodontic treatment can make. Strives to stay ahead of advances in the speciality. Particular interest in invisible appliances.

Hobbies:

Sport, travel, spending time with family and friends.

Stephanie Richardson

SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIST

BDS (Hons) (2013), MFDS (2015), DClinDent (2019), MOrth RCS Eng (2019);
GDC: 244883

Roles and responsibilities:

Stephanie is committed to providing high quality care and improving the self-confidence of her patients by enhancing their smile. She offers a wide range of treatments, including fixed labial appliances, removable appliances and Invisalign. Her friendly manner allows her to create a relaxed and comfortable environment for her patients.

Stephanie completed her undergraduate training at Cardiff University, going on to undertake further hospital training in a number of areas, including oral and maxillofacial surgery, restorative and children’s dentistry. She then went on to pursue her passion for orthodontics and undertook her orthodontic training at The Royal London Dental Hospital, following which she was awarded her Membership in Orthodontics by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Hobbies:

Sport, travel, spending time with family and friends

Rajpreet Sondh

SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIST

BDS (2011), MJDF RCS Eng (2012), Postgrad Cert Dental Law & Ethics (2016), MSc Orthodontics (2019), MOrth RCS Edin (2019);
GDC: 209627

Roles and responsibilities:

Since qualifying I’ve been lucky enough to have fulfilled house jobs in all aspect of dentistry including Paediatric, Restorative, Oral Medicine and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

I’ve always had a passion for dentistry and aesthetics, orthodontics was a natural extension of this. It enabled me to combine my love for both art and science into one!

Having been a patient at Angle House myself, I know just how much Orthodontic treatment can positively influence one’s life no matter what age.

I also offer facial aesthetic treatment along side adult Orthodontic treatment, making sure all my patients look and feel their best!

Hobbies:

Fitness, family, reading, dance, travel and lastly cooking food, as well as eating it!

Michal Socker

SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIST

BDS MFDS RCPS(Glasg) MSc(Lond) MOrth
GDC: 79760

Paras Jiteshkumar Haria

SPECIALIST ORTHODONTIST

BDS(Lond) iBSc(Hons) MFDS RCSEd MOrth RCSEd FHEA

GDC: 229364

Roles and responsibilities:

Passionate about the difference Orthodontic treatment can make.

Holger Backheuer

DENTIST WITH SPECIALIST INTEREST IN ORTHODONTICS

Dr. Med. Dent (1995);
GDC: 77146

Roles and responsibilities:

Holger graduated in 1995 from the Friedrich Alexander university in Nuernberg/Erlangen Germany.

He has worked in numerous positions in both general and hospital placements and joint Angle house orthodontics in 2001. He is dedicated to provide a high level of personal and clinical care.

Dr. Othman Hameed

SPECIALIST & CONSULTANT ORTHODONTIST

BDS, MFDS RCS(Ed), MSc, MOrth RCS(Eng), FDS(Orth) RCS(Eng)
GDC: 251788

About:

Dr Othman Hameed is a consultant orthodontist who also works in specialist practice at Angle House Enfield where he provides a range of orthodontic solutions for his patients.

Othman qualified as a dentist from King’s College London. Following this, he worked at a number of leading hospitals including The Eastman Dental Hospital, The Royal London Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. This culminated in success in his Fellowship examination at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Othman developed an interest in orthodontics and therefore decided to undertake further orthodontic speciality training and research. This was performed at both The King’s College Dental Institute and The Royal Surrey County Hospital. Upon the completion of this intensive three-year postgraduate programme, he received a Master’s degree with distinction in Orthodontics from King’s College London as well as Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of England enabling him to become a specialist orthodontist.

He followed this with a further two years of higher specialty orthodontic training at The King’s College Dental Institute and St Thomas’ Hospital. Thereby, Othman was appointed as a consultant in orthodontics by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. He currently works as a consultant orthodontist at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

As a consultant orthodontist, he receives referrals from local orthodontic specialists and dentists. Furthermore, he is involved in the teaching and supervision of orthodontic specialists. He contributes to the wider orthodontic community through presentations and scientific publications. For example, Othman has been asked to present by the European Orthodontic Society and he has been published in a number of international journals including the American Journal of Orthodontics. Othman remains passionate about research and is currently a sub-editor for the Journal of Orthodontics which is the official journal of the British Orthodontic Society.

His contributions towards research and clinical investigations have been recognised by many societies. For example, Othman was awarded first prize by the British Orthodontic Society for his research exploring the quality of advertisements in orthodontic journals and the European Federation of Orthodontics recently awarded Othman as the winner of the FEO Best Clinical Paper Award.

Hobbies:

In his spare time Othman plays cricket for Totteridge Millhillians Cricket Club and enjoys watching football. However, he loves nothing more than spending quality time with his family and friends

Monika Szostakiewicz

ORTHODONTIC THERAPIST

GDC: 266776

Roles and responsibilities:

I joined Angle House group as an orthodontic nurse over the past 5 years I have progressed within the group to treatment coordinator and then moving onto my current role as orthodontic therapist. My experiences over this time have helped me to achieve a deep understanding of my work both clinical and non- clinical. Enabling me to provide a comfortable and friendly environment for patients and the team, to ensure service delivery in practice, and all operational aspects within the practice to achieve customer service.

Hobbies:

I love travelling, cooking, spending time with family and friends.

Afsoon Bahadori

ORTHODONTIC THERAPIST

Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy RDN , CDR , OHE , ONC , TCO
GDC: 257348

Roles and responsibilities:

Daniel Briscoe

LEAD DENTAL NURSE

Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing NEBDN Dental Radiography
GDC: 285216

Roles and responsibilities:

Leading The Nursing Team, Decontamination Lead.

Fahima Nasratulla

DENTAL NURSE

NEBDN
GDC: 294859

Roles and responsibilities:

Assisting the clinician and making sure patients are provided the best care and feel safe in the surgery.

Hobbies:

I aspire to learn as much as I can, not just in the dental field. In my spare time I take pleasure in reading and gaming.

Parisa Minouei

DENTAL NURSE

The NEBDN National Diploma in Dental Nursing
GDC: 256672

Roles and responsibilities:

Nursing, taking records.

Hobbies:

Oil painting, language teacher, walking.

Shirley Lee Blackwood

DENTAL NURSE / RECEPTIONIST

National Certificate NEBDN 2009
GDC: 166674

Roles and responsibilities:

Reception Duties, Radiography, Dental Nursing.

Hobbies:

Travelling, Baking Cakes.

Parth Kheni

DENTAL NURSE

NEBDN National Diploma In Dental Nursing, MSc Biotechnology

Roles and responsibilities:

Dental Nursing, Decontamination Duties, Taking Radiographs, Scanning Duties, etc.

Hobbies:

Reading Books, Sports.

Siva Krishnan Anil Kumar Chandrika Devi

TRAINEE DENTAL NURSE

BDS, Masters in Public Health.

Roles and responsibilities:

Nursing.

Rishin Chakkath Jackson

TRAINEE DENTAL NURSE

Bachelors in Dentistry Masters in Public Health Enrolled on dental nursing academy.

Roles and responsibilities:

Assisting the dentist to successfully complete the orthodontic procedures.
Maintaining the hygiene standards at the practice.
Sterilising dental instruments and ensuring all the equipments are functioning efficiently.

Hobbies:

Football.

Sharon Susan Varghese

PRACTICE MANAGER

MSc Healthcare Operational Management (University of Warwick, UK, 2022) BDS (Rajiv Gandhi University, India, 2021)

Roles and responsibilities:

As a Practice Manager at Angle House Orthodontics, I oversee the daily operations and performance of a multidisciplinary dental team, ensuring high-quality patient care and satisfaction. I am responsible for managing the staffing, scheduling, compliance, and reporting of the practice, as well as facilitating communication and collaboration among the dentists, therapists, dental nurses and receptionists.

Angela Evangelou

FRONT HOUSE RECEPTIONIST/ADMINISTRATOR

Dental Practice Management

Roles and responsibilities:

Meet and Greet, Bookings/Cancellations, Patient Liaison, Customer Service and all administrative duties pertaining to patient visits and ongoing patient treatment and care.

Hobbies:

Poetry, Writing, Spending time in nature.

Joanna Ktorakis

RECEPTIONIST

Level 5 Management In Healthcare
Level 5 in Young Education
Level 3 in Counselling

Roles and responsibilities:

Front desk,  greeting patients, handling queries, providing positive patient experience, booking appointments.

Hobbies:

Spending quality time with family and friends.

Abeerah Baig

RECEPTIONIST

BSc Psychology

Roles and responsibilities:

Managing appointments, patient cards, processing payments, checking in patients, overseeing general in clinic treatment, closing and opening.