Meet the Team

Dr Haren Patel

Specialist Orthodontist & Practice Principal

BDS (Lond), MFDS RCS (Eng), MSC (Lond), MOrth RCS (Eng)

GDC Number 76346

Specialist for Norwich and Spalding practice

Dr Haren Patel qualified from Kings College School of Medicine and Dentistry London (KCL) in 1999 as a general dentist. He subsequently underwent further training at the Eastman Dental Hospital London to attain his membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in orthodontics and research master's degree from University College London (UCL)

He has worked in the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital in the oral and maxillofacial surgery department and orthodontic department as well as at both the Birmingham Dental Hospital and Birmingham Children's Hospital in restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, Oral surgery and sedation. He has been actively involved with training of the orthodontic therapists within the practice.

Dr Patel worked in specialist orthodontic practices in London before returning to Norwich to open his own practice and he lectures on orthodontics to newly qualified dentists in both Norfolk and Suffolk and has presented at international orthodontic conferences.

Dr Sonal Patel

Specialist Orthodontist & Practice Principal

BDS (Lond), MFDS RCS (Edin), MSC (Lond), MOrth RCS (Eng)

GDC Number 76252

Specialist for Norwich and Spalding practice

Dr Sonal Patel qualified from Kings College School of Medicine and Dentistry London (KCL) in 1999 as a general dentist. She subsequently underwent further training at Guy's King's and St Thomas's (GKT) to attain membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and research master's degree from king's College London. (KCL)

Dr Patel worked at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn in the oral and maxillofacial surgery department and the orthodontics department and at Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield in the restorative department and the paediatric department. She has been actively involved with training of orthodontic therapists in the practice.

Dr Patel worked in a specialist orthodontic practice in London before returning to Norwich to open her own practice. She continues to work at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital orthodontic department as a Speciality doctor and her specialist practices.

Mrs Rachel Cramp

Senior Orthodontic Therapist & Practice Co-ordinator

RDN DipOrth (Univ of Warwick)

GDC Number 137138

Mrs Cramp is a registered dental nurse, registered orthodontic therapist and gained a diploma in orthodontic therapy at Warwick University. She also has orthodontic nurse and dental Radiology qualifications.

Miss Leona Bray

Orthodontic Therapist

RDN DipOrth (Univ of Warwick)

GDC Number 185166

Miss Bray is a registered dental nurse, registered orthodontic therapist and gained a diploma in orthodontic therapy at Warwick University. She also has orthodontic nurse and dental Radiology qualifications.

Dr Dhiru Patel

Specialist Orthodontist

BDS (Lond), MFDS RCS (Edin), MOrth RCS(Edin), MSc (NcL)

GDC Number 81167

Specialist for Spalding practice

Dr Atanas Panayotov

Specialist Orthodontist

GDC Number 166117

Specialist for Yorkshire practice

Dr Anna Pozdejeva

Specialist Orthodontist

GDC Number 254755

Specialist for Yorkshire practice

Norwich Practice

Dental Nurses

Lauren Hobbs GDC Number 188513

India Nestor GDC Number 259898

Roxzanne Dreyer GDC Number 264183

Kayalei Cane GDC Number 277000

Bethany Howes GDC Number 305391

Catherine Barnard GDC Number 293902

Claire Clayton GDC Number 294169

Sara Blade GDC Number 226097

Spalding Practice

Dental Nurses

Kirsty Carney GDC Number 148938

Erika Androscuka GDC Number 300554

Practice Manager

Kirsty Carney GDC Number 148938

Receptionist

Jessica Goncalves

Yorkshire Practice

Dental Nurses

Bethany Robinson GDC Number 262844

Joanne Springham GDC Number 206913

Rachel Peterson GDC Number 276505

Practice Manager

Joanne Springham

Receptionist

Amy Gordon