Vivek qualified as a dentist in 1996 from Bangalore University, he later did his Master’s training in Periodontology from Kurukshetra University in 2003.
He opened his own dental practice in India, limited to Periodontics and also taught a University Graduate Programme in Himachal Pradesh. He was later appointed Reader in Periodontics in a dental school in Punjab.
He came to the UK in 2006 on obtaining the prestigious ITI Scholarship in Implant Dentistry at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute and later worked in the Periodontology department as a Clinical Research Fellow. He became a peer reviewer for 3 international dental journals and continues with academic and clinical research.
After leaving UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Vivek trained in Maxillofacial Surgery as a Senior House Officer in some of the top hospitals in the country, before working as a GDP in a dental practice in Kent.
In 2021 he bought our practice and is enjoying developing it into an Aesthetics and Implant Centre, providing the very best in general dental care but also cosmetic dentistry and implant dentistry.
Vivek has recently finished a Post Graduate Diploma in Endodontics at Kings College London and a Facial Aesthetics certificate course which includes the placement of dermal fillers. He is currently enrolled in an MSc of Implant Dentistry at Bristol University.
He enjoys reading, cooking, music and aviation related activities. But most of all he is proud to be a single father of his two lovely sons and enjoys spending time with them and his own father. He is very caring, kind natured and enjoys building a good rapport with his patients.
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