Handside Dental Clinic

BDS, LDS.RCS (Eng), MSc (Periodontics)

Robert is a Specialist Periodontist.

Robert qualified at the Royal London Hospital in 1992. After a spell in general practice
in Essex and Central London he completed his MSc in Periodontlogy at the Eastman
Dental Institute in 1995. In 2001 he was accepted onto the General Dental Council (GDC)
Specialist Register. In 2005 Robert set up a Specialist Practice in Milton Keynes and
since 2014 he has been working as a Specialist Periodontist in a number of different
practices in the Northern Home Counties, including Handside Dental Clinic.

Robert combines working in private practice with a role at Guys Dental Hospital, London
where he lectures in Periodontology as well as helping to run Consultant Clinics. He
especially enjoys supervising students in the care of their patients.

Rob is delighted to receive referrals from his colleagues and is happy to use his expertise
to treat patients with all ranges of Periodontal disease.

Dr Vangelis Pashourtides BDS MJDF RCS (Eng) GDC No. 244554

Vangelis is a caring, ethical and friendly General Dental Practitioner. After graduating
from Kings College London (Guy’s, Kings, and St Thomas’ Hospitals), Vangelis completed
his foundation training under the East of England Deanery.

Vangelis enjoys all aspects of general dentistry and offers a broad variety of treatments in bothNHS and Private dentistry, including restorative dentistry, tooth whitening, prosthodontics and oral surgery. He is
also a certified Invisalign doctor.

Vangelis has been awarded the postgraduate diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental
Faculties at The Royal College of Surgeons of England (MJDF), reflecting the developments
he has made professionally.

Vangelis is married and has recently had a child. He enjoys visiting friends and family and
is a keen sports fan, particularly enjoying football.

BDS (Lond) MFDS RCS (Eng) MClinDent (Prosthodontics) MPros RCS Edinburgh GDC No. 80970

Assif is our resident specialist in prosthodontics, which covers implant and restorative
dentistry at Handside Dental Clinic.

Assif qualified from the Royal London Hospital in 2002. After completing vocational
training he gained experience as a Senior House officer in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery
throughout the hospitals in Hertfordshire, including the QE2 Hospital, Welwyn Garden
City. During that time he successfully gained Membership of the Royal College of
Surgeons of England in 2004.

Assif entered specialist training in Prosthodontics at Guys Dental Hospital in 2004. During
that time he completed a Master in Clinical Dentistry with his research area focusing on
tooth wear and the effects of acids in the oral cavity. Also during that time in 2008 he was
selected by the International College of Prosthodontics for their mentoring program as
one of the leading young Prosthodontists internationally.

Throughout his career, Assif has been fortunate to be personally taught by some of the
best clinicians both nationally and internationally. His particular interests are in aesthetic
and implant dentistry as well as complex fullmouth rehabilitations, retreatment of failing
dentistry, tooth wear and bite problems as well as complete or partial dentures.

Sara Geneen BChD(Leeds) 2001 MFGDP GDC No. 79291

Sara graduated from Leeds University in 2001 and immediately started working in Hertfordshire and in 2003 joined Handside Dental Surgery as an Associate Dentist. Sara undertook a post-graduate course and obtained her Membership of the Faculty of Dental Practitioners. She has also undertaken the General Practice Training course where she attended weekly lectures and spent time shadowing hospital specialists.

Sara loves working in Welwyn Garden City and in a family based dental practice. “It’s nice to have been working at the same practice where I’ve seen the children grow up and some of them even go on to do dentistry themselves!” said Sara.

Sara is attending the core courses within the Continuous Professional Development program for dentistry. She enjoys general practice, working with all age groups and being able to provide a wide range of treatments depending on her patients’ need.

She is also interested in the broad spectrum of dental care including restorative work, paediatric dentistry and root canal treatments.

In her spare time, Sara enjoys tennis, swimming and travel. She particularly loves cooking and is always busy in the kitchen entertaining friends and family, and her children.

GDC Registration Number 79273 - Dr Rumit Raja BDS MFDS RCS (Eng) PG Dip Endo

Rumit has worked in General Dental practice for many years, primarily in Hertfordshire and so brings a wealth of experience from this. He has an interest in endodontics (root canal treatment), oral surgery, cosmetic and children's Dentistry. He is very dedicated to his job and is continuously developing his professional training.
Soon after completing his vocational training, he worked as a Senior House officer in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery in Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals in north London. He then worked in Community dental practice with children and those with additional needs. During that time he successfully gained Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2007.

During these years he developed a passion for endodontics (root canal treatment). This passion lead Rumit to pursue further training in endodontics and he was recently awarded a post graduate diploma in Endodontics (with Distinction) from Kings College London. Completing this course has increased his knowledge of endodontics and enhanced his skill in the area through the treatment of complex cases referred to the dental hospital. He has recently been accredited as a Level 2 practitioner for Endodontics. 

He is a Clinical tutor at Guys Hospital, teaching in Restorative (General) Dentistry. He enjoys working with nervous patients and can work with you to achieve the smile you want. He is Invisalign, Quick Straight Teeth and Inman aligner certified (novel ways of straightening and aligning teeth) and can provide snoring appliances. 
He has previously taught Dentistry at King's College London and worked in healthcare consulting on due diligence. In his spare time he likes travelling and doing scuba diving, skiing and tennis. He is regularly involved with charity work. He also likes cycling with his children.