Devon Dental Centre of Excellence

BDS DPDS He is the Clinical Lead at Devon Dental Centre of Excellence and has over 20 years of dental experience. He has been the clinical lead of this practice and our sister practice Plymouth Dental Centre of Excellence for 20 years. His vision was to create a patient journey which represents a high standard of care and service from the first time the patient walks into the practice right through to the treatment received in surgery and post-treatment communication. This high level of patient care has been created at the Devon Dental Centre of Excellence. Mitesh is proud of the team which has followed his ethos of putting the patient first. He is also proud that he has assembled a team of highly experienced specialists which enables patients to be treated ‘in-house’ rather than be referred to either Bristol or London. The Centre in Ashburton is, in fact, one of only a few practices in the Southwest that offers many types of dental specialist under one roof.

She qualified at Birmingham University in 1980, and joined the practice in 1999. In 2003 she completed a 3 year Post Graduate Diploma, studying Endodontics (root fillings), crowns, bridges and dentures. Special Interests Complex restorative cases, including full mouth reconstruction Removable prosthodontics (dentures), partials, complete, and implant retained Cosmetic dentistry Achieving a natural comfortable mouth for those who have lost natural teeth

He qualified in 1991 at Newcastle University. He initially worked and trained in Newcastle Dental Hospital as a houseman in Restorative Dentistry and Oral Surgery. As well as a broad background in NHS and private general practice he has worked in Scotland as a lead clinician and Senior Dental Officer in surgical dentistry working between general practice and hospital where he received his training. Dr Pickering gained his early experience in dental implants over ten years ago. He was also a vocational trainer for newly qualified dentists.