INTRODUCING THE PRACTICE TEAM
| Dr Adam Alford |
Dentist |
| Teya Duggleby |
Dental Hygienist |
| Kellie Hinchcliffe |
Dental Hygienist |
| Saffron Gothorp |
Practice Manager |
| Patricia Czerkies |
Dental Nurse |
| Jessica Robins |
Dental Nurse |
Our overall goal is to provide you and your family with all your treatment needs, in a professional, yet friendly, caring and relaxed atmosphere. We excel at meeting the individual dental needs of our patients and offer the information required to best prevent dental diseases
We look forward to meeting you.
 Dr Adam Alford BDS (Hons)
In 2000 I graduated from the University of Sydney with Honours. I have worked extensively in Country, General Family, Cosmetic Dentistry and Dental Implants practices, in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
I have strong beliefs in offering patients options with supporting information on the positives and negatives of these options. This enables you, as the patient, to make an educated decision and to decide the treatment that best suits your particular circumstance.
I started my career in North Richmond, on the outskirts of Sydney. Here, I developed the skills to organise and plan treatments across the many dental mediums involved in large reconstructive cases. I also worked closely with the principal dentist and maxillofacial surgeon, to improve and enhance my oral surgery skills.
My next location was on the lower north shore, at Wahroonga. During this time I concentrated on high quality restorative and preventative treatment, with an emphasis on offering treatment options for long term success. Here, I started to research Snoring and Sleep Apnoea issues, and Fluoride supplementation guidelines for prevention. I also started to research new, more aesthetic materials which still offer the same long term success as the older style materials. For example, using ceramic crowns instead of the older metal fused to ceramic crowns, and ceramic restorations instead of the tooth coloured plastic materials.
During 2004 I moved to London to follow my wife’s career. Here, I joined a Cosmetic Dentistry and Dental Implants based practice in Richmond, London. I soon enhanced my knowledge in these areas. I spent time with the principal dentist, specialising in the placement of Dental Implants and reconstructive cases with implants, and learning the often neglected skill of planning. Whilst in London I researched and compiled a study on Teeth Whitening for an Australian dental supply company.
After returning to Australia, I joined Cosmetic Dentistry and Dental Implants practice in Mosman, Sydney, once again trying to hone my planning skills for reconstructive cases and enhancing my knowledge in high quality General Dentistry.
I believe strongly in the importance of treating children in a friendly and caring environment, with as little fear and tension as possible. I have organised and carried out talks to kindergartens and young school children in London and Sydney, merely so the ‘big bad dentist’ is meeting the children in their own environment, where they are most comfortable. This desensitises them somewhat to the idea of the dentist, whilst also sending good information home to mums and dads about preventative treatments and fluoride usage guidelines.
Overall, I have tried to work in different styles of practices to gain a sound understanding of all mediums of dentistry. I regularly attend courses to maintain and enhance my current knowledge. I believe that continual education is the most important aspect of being able to offer the best service to your clients, for any professional. I strive to always offer the highest level of care, for even the simplest of treatments. However, certain treatments require specialist care. If this applies, we are happy to refer our patients to our trusted specialists because this enables them to receive the highest quality care possible. This is the most important outcome.
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