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Gautham Pai received his bachelors dental degree from India in 1998. He attained his Masters Degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from The University of Manchester during 2005-06, gaining distinctions in his clinical and statistics components. Over this time he was able to gain further experience of minor oral surgery, including implant placement. He attended all the clinics of the consultants in both Manchester Royal Infirmary and the Dental Hospital.
Gautham then worked as SHO in different hospitals throughout England gaining experience in various Oral surgical procedures. In 2008 , Gautham Attained his membership to the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, London. In 2016, he did a certificate course in basic and advanced dental implants, which gave him experience using current techniques and materials in dental implantology. He was awarded Certificate in Facilitating in Health care Practice by the University of Central Lancashire in 2020.
In his spare time Gautham enjoys spending time in the Lakes with his family, playing tennis or travelling back home to India. He worked as an Associate dentist since 2010 and took over Shildon Smile Care in December 2020. Mr Pai provides cosmetic tooth alignment, Dental Implants along with general dentistry. He also provides variety of more complex treatments for the benefit of his patients, from denture to complex wear cases with a passion for continually improving his skill set and further learning.
Gareth received his dental degree from Newcastle University in 2001 before completing his vocational training at Ashby & Atkinson on Church Street.
With the move to new premises on Main Street in 2009 he assumed the additional responsibility of Educational Supervisor to foundation dentists working in the practice as part of the Dental Foundation Programme administered by Health Education North East. He was awarded the Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Professional Practice by the University of Central Lancashire in 2011 and continues to provide practical support and mentoring to colleagues making the transition from dental school to general practice.
Gareth is a past president of the North of England
Odontological Society and maintains a broad interest in all aspects of dentistry.
Away from Shildon Smile Care, he is kept busy providing dad-taxi services, pedal powered or otherwise, cycling for his own enjoyment or woodworking.
I started working many years ago for Cornwall Community Dental Service where I enjoyed working in a clinic and a dental caravan in a school car park or even a public car park in a quaint Cornish village. This job offered many services from general dentistry, orthodontics to general anaesthetics, and plenty of travelling around Cornish villages.
Due to my husband’s job I then moved to Dorset and worked for the Dorset Community team, doing much of the same, which I loved. We were then posted to Germany and after a short spell of running a library on one of the camps, I managed to secure a position with the British Army’s Dental Service.
On returning to Britain I began working for Ashby and Atkinson as a Senior Dental Nurse and then their Practice Manager. Over the years I have continued my education in gaining Oral Health Exam, Radiography, Practice Management, Cert Ed, Hypnotherapy and I am presently studying for an NVQ in Counselling.
Out of work I enjoy keeping busy with looking after my family, Amateur Dramatics, singing, and I am also a School Governor with one of the local schools Timothy Hackworth, Parish Councillor and President of a local W.I.
