Donovan's Dental Practice

BDS (Lon) DGDP RCS (Eng) GDC: 60315

Qualified from University College Hospital Dental Hospital in 1985, and spent seven years working as an associate before buying the practice in Petworth in 1992.

He started studying orthodontics in 1991 and has developed this side of his practice since then. He believes this treatment should be carried out without extractions wherever possible, so as to allow the correct shape and size of the jaw to be maintained and to improve the final facial profile. He also works closely with osteopaths and chiropractors in this regard.

In 1997 he gained his Diploma in General Dental Practice from the Royal College of Surgeons in London, being one of the first in the country to attain this qualification.

In 2006, he moved the practice from Market Square to its’ current modern premises located on the corner of Middle Street.

He has a special interest in orthodontics and restorative dentistry, and continues to broaden and update his knowledge through his commitment to postgraduate education.

Qualified from Bristol University Dental School in 1985.

After qualifying, Laurie gained surgical experience over four years working as a Senior House Officer in Maxillofacial Surgery units of general hospitals.

She moved into general dental practice in 1990 and joined Donovans in 2002.

Laurie completed a foundation course at the Royal Homeopathic Hospital in London in 1997, and regularly attends dental courses in a full range of subjects to keep up-to-date.

Laurie believes that prevention is the key to success in dentistry and works with this in mind every day. She enjoys the rapport gained with patients during treatment and the delight experienced by them when they achieve their goals.

Qualified from University College London in 1987. His philosophy is to be trained in the latest techniques and technologies of dentistry in order to achieve the best of ones abilities and truly understand the subject.

Having spent a year with the American Society of Occlusion, he underwent his initial dental implant training with the Institute Straumann in 1990.

He attained his membership in General Dental Surgery to The Royal College of Surgeons of England, and started lecturing restorative dentistry to undergraduates at The London Hospital Dental School in 1996.

In 1997 he spent a year on attachment to The Eastman Dental Institute studying Implant Dentistry before a further 2 years studying Implant Dentistry at Guys Hospital London where he was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Implant Dentistry.

In 2000 he attained his MFDS examination and entry to The Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow.