Dental Foundation Training

Why choose us:

• You will be based at one of the most experienced dental foundation practices in the country.
• You will be supported by experienced educational supervisors and there will normally be two educational supervisors on site at all times.
• Our dentists have teaching qualifications and experience.
• You will gain experience in sedation. We are a regional training and NHS referral centre for intravenous and inhalation sedation.
• You will gain experience in MOS. We are a regional training and NHS referral centre for Minor Oral Surgery.
• You will gain experience in implants. We accept private referrals for implants.
• You will gain experience in orthodontics/facial aesthetics/cosmetic dentistry.
• You will be able to shadow at our sister practices.
• You will be supported with your further studies including MFDS/MJDF.
• You will be supported with application to speciality training.
• Offer of an associate job at the end of your foundation training year.
• The practice is fully COVID secure. We have separate Don/Doff rooms for removing PPE. All of our surgeries have powerful air extractors fitted creating negative pressure rooms, this allows fallow time to be minimised to a maximum of 10 minutes.
• Your surgery is bright, spacious and has all of the latest technology, including electric motor <40000rpm, meaning all procedures can be classed as Non- AGPs.
• Excellent transport links and parking available onsite. The practice is located 1 minute walk from the metro and bus interchange.

Health Education England North East 

As part of Health Education England North East  your study days will be based at the dedicated, state-of-the-art dental education centre at Bourne House near of Durham. Here you can find an ultra-modern clinical skills unit with 14 phantom head units, 2 surgeries and an x-ray room. The directorate offers high quality training right from the very start of your career through to your later years as a dental professional. The population of the North East benefits from the highest rate of access to NHS dental services in the country: because of this, we are able to offer comprehensive and varied training experience tailored to your needs.

Educational Supervisors

Gavin Venchard

(Educational Supervisor at 1a Dentist)

Gavin qualified from Newcastle Dental School. Since graduating he has been involved in Research, Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching in General Dental Practice, University and Hospital settings. He has been a Dental Foundation Training Educational Supervisor for over 25 years. Almost all of his previous trainees have stayed on for further experience and mentoring at his practices before moving on to academia, specialist training and practice ownership both in the UK and abroad.

Gavin prides himself on being an all round dentist, with a keen interest in oral surgery and sedation. He has been placing and restoring dental implants for over 25 years and was one of the first dentists in the North East to become an accredited Invisalign provider and facial aesthetics practitioner.

Gavin’s passion for teaching extends beyond the dental setting. Outside of work he is a ski instructor, Ski Club of Great Britain Rep and a keen cyclist.

Qualifications:

• BDS Newcastle, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• MFGDP 1993, FGDP(UK), RCS England
• Diploma in Conscious Sedation 1997, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Mphil 1994, Faculty of Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Certificate in teaching and learning, University of Central Lancashire

Hospital & University Appointments:

• House Officer in oral surgery, oral radiology, oral pathology, oral medicine and restorative dentistry at Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Resident dental officer in oral and maxillo-facial surgery at St. James Hospital Balham and St Georges Hospital, Tooting, London
• Part-time Clinical Lecturer in oral surgery at Newcastle Dental School and hospital

General Practice Appointments:

• November 2018 to present – Partner and General Dental Practitioner at 1a Dentist, South Shields.
• April 1997 to present- Owner/Associate in Newcastle at Acorn Dental Surgery Gosforth and Jesmond.
• Previously Principal Dentist at practices in Sunderland, South Tyneside and Durham.

Teaching Experience

• Oral surgery department Newcastle Dental School and Hospital
• Supervision and assistance to dental undergraduates during their clinical allocation on the oral and maxillofacial surgery department.
• Supervision and clinical teaching of Oral Surgery and Sedation to final year students.

Foundation / Vocational Training & Other Teaching Appointments:

• January 1994 – Present DFT Educational Supervisor
• October 1996 – Present  Trainer in sedation techniques in the Northern and Yorkshire regions
• November 1995 – 2003  B.D.A. Clinical Audit Facilitator for the Northern region

Lectures and Courses Presented

• CPR
• Medical emergencies in the dental practice
• Anxiety control and sedation
• Clinical Audit
• Oral surgery and intravenous sedation
• Sedation techniques to V.D.P.

Research experience, publications and presentation

Research Experience

• Involved in clinical studies in the incidence of dry sockets following local analgesia
• Involved in clinical studies in general practice
• Involved in numerous clinical audit and clinical effectiveness projects
• Mphil Thesis– Involved in a study entitled: “Improving anxiety and pain control during local anaesthetic oral surgery; a study utilizing a combined Nitrous Oxide and Midazalam sedation technique.”

Presentation

British Society for dental research Warwick.
Title: The effect of different local anaesthetic solutions and techniques on the incidence of painful socket.

2003 – International Federation of Dental Anesthesiology Societies
Title: A study untilising a combination of Nitrous oxide and intravenous Midazolam for sedation during oral surgery.

Publications

Local anesthesia and dry socket
A clinical investigation of single extractions in male patients.
International Journal of oral and maxillo-facial surgery

A guide to clinical Audit
Part 1 Dental Practitioner April 1996
Part 11 Dental Practitioner May 1996

A study untilising a combination of Nitrous oxide and intravenous Midazolam for sedation during oral surgery. Abstract S16.2. Ifdas 2003 book of abstracts.

Improve sedation for oral surgery by combining nitrous oxide and intravenous Midazolam: a randomized, controlled trial

International Journal of Oral Maxillofacial surgery 2006

R. Venchard, P.J. Thomson, R. Boys

James Robinson

(Educational Supervisor at Greencroft Lodge)

James qualified from Newcastle Dental School in 2001.

James is one of Gavin’s former Foundation Dentists. He is now a partner at 1a Dentist and our sister practice, Greencroft Lodge, Rowlands Gill.

He has worked and taught at the dental hospital and been involved in Foundation Training for over 15 years.

James is an experienced General Dental Practitioner with interests in restorative and cosmetic dentistry, sedation, acupuncture, and orthodontics. He is Invisalign, Inman Aligner & Six Month Smiles accredited.

Outside of work James is a Foundation level 2 cricket coach and helps in the running of the Juniors at Benwell Hill Cricket club.

Qualifications:

• BDS Newcastle, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Core certificate in Concious Sedation
• Certificate in Teaching and Learning, University of Central Lancashire
• Certificate Acupuncture Foundation Course

Teaching Experience

• Restorative department Newcastle Dental School and Hospital
• Foundation trainer since 2004

General Practice Appointments:

• November 2018 to present – Partner and General Dental Practitioner at 1a Dentist, South Shields.
• April 2016 to present – Partner and General Dental Practitioner at Greencroft Lodge Dental Practice, Rowlands Gill.
• August 2001 to August 2020 – Vocational Trainee (FD), Associate General Dental Practitioner at Acorn Dental Surgery Jesmond and Gosforth
• 2004 – present Educational Supervisor at Acorn Dental Surgery Jesmond and Greencroft Lodge Dental Practice Rowlands Gill

Ian Chandler

(Educational Supervisor at 1a Dentist)

Ian qualified from Newcastle Dental School in 2014.

Ian was one of James’ former Foundation Dentists at Acorn Dental Surgery in Jesmond. After completing foundation training, he worked alongside Gavin and James at Acorn Dental Surgery in Gosforth before becoming partner at 1a Dentist where he is responsible for the management of the practice.

Ian is an experienced general dental practitioner with interests in endodontics, cosmetic dentistry, sedation and orthodontics. He is also an accredited Invisalign provider.

Outside of work Ian enjoys keeping fit and is a keen skier.  He is former swimming and lifesaving teacher .

Qualifications:

• BDS Newcastle 2014, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• IACSD and RCS accredited certificate in sedation, 2019
• SAAD National course certificate in sedation, 2021
• Certificate in Facilitating Learning in Healthcare Practice with Distinction, University Central Lancashire 2020

General Practice Appointments:

• November 2018 to present – Partner and General Dental Practitioner at 1a Dentist, South Shields.
• September 2014 to November 2018 Foundation Dentist and General Dental Practitioner at Acorn Dental Surgery Jesmond and Gosforth

Asmed Nojib

Asmed qualified from Newcastle Dental School in 1998. He has worked at the dental hospital and been involved in foundation training for several years.

Asmed is another of  Gavin’s former Foundation Dentists. He is also a partner at 1a Dentist and our sister practice, Greencroft Lodge, Rowlands Gill.

He is an experienced sedation operator, having completed Advanced Intravenous Sedation training. He has also been trained in the delivery of anti-wrinkle treatments and dermal fillers, as well as orthodontic systems including Clearstep, QuickStraight Teeth and Invisalign. He is currently undertaking advanced facial aesthetic training, including non-surgical rhinoplasty, tear troughs and cheek enhancements.

Asmed on his own has built and owns an impressive network of general and specialist practice in the North East of England, including Neo Orthodontics Newcastle and Ashington and general dental practices in North Shields, Seaham and Sunderland.

When not hard at work, Asmed enjoys cycling, travel and film. He also likes tinkering with cars and digging out his pans for cooking his favourite dishes. He is married to Nasreen and has two children.

Qualifications:

• BDS Newcastle 2014, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Core certificate in Conscious Sedation
• Certificate in Teaching and Learning, University of Central Lancashire

Paul Edwards

(Educational Supervisor at Greencroft Lodge)

Paul graduated from Newcastle University in 2010 and two years later passed his membership exam to the Glasgow Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.

He has worked in both hospital and practice settings throughout his career. In hospital, he has worked as a General Professional Trainee/House Officer, Senior House Officer and Speciality Doctor in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; pursuing his special interest in Oral Surgery.

Paul has a keen interest in teaching. Until recently, he taught undergraduate dental students each week on the Dental Emergency Clinic at Newcastle Dental Hospital. In practice, he is also an Educational Supervisor for postgraduate Foundation Dentists.

He has partaken in clinical research, publishing several papers in international journals, as well as presenting his research at national and international conferences.

Paul has a postgraduate certificate from Sheffield University in Dental Implants. He enjoys a mix of general and surgical dentistry, placing and restoring dental implants in our practice, performing minor oral surgery to remove impacted wisdom teeth and other teeth.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Newcastle University, 2010.

Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS), Glasgow Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2012.

Certificate in Teaching & Learning (distinction), UCLAN, 2017.

Certificate in Dental Implantology, Sheffield University, 2018.

Hospital & University Appointments

• General Professional Trainee/House Officer, Newcastle Dental Hospital, 2010-12.
• Senior House Officer in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, RVI Newcastle, 2012-13.
• Dentist & lead surgeon, Gympie & Caloundra Hospitals, Queensland Australia, 2013-14.
• Specialty Doctor in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ormskirk Hospital, 2014-16.
• Trust Grade Dental Practitioner & Clinical Lecturer, Newcastle Dental Hospital, 2018-20.

General Practice Appointments

• 2016-18: {my}dentist, Wallsend. General dental practice & oral surgery
• 2016-present: Greencroft Lodge, Rowlands Gill. General dental practice & oral surgery
• 2019-present: 1a dentist, South Shields. General dental practice & oral surgery

Teaching Experience

• 2010-13: Supervising & assessing undergraduate students on restorative, oral surgery and dental emergency clinics as a House Officer & Senior House Officer at Newcastle Dental Hospital
• 2012-14: Informal teaching of undergraduates shadowing surgical procedures in RVI Newcastle & in Queensland, Australia.
• 2018-20: Lead clinician supervising & assessing undergraduate students on the Dental Emergency Clinic at Newcastle Dental Hospital
• 2017-present: Educational Supervisor for Dental Foundation Trainees at Greencroft Lodge, Rowlands Gill

Dental Foundation Training

Educational Supervisor at Greencroft Lodge, Rowlands Gill – part of the Central Scheme, Northern Deanery.

Previous DFTs:

Lucy Erskine (2017-18), Ben Cawthorn (2018-19), Chloe Aucott (2019-20), Alistair Seaton (2020-21)

Research & publications

Methotrexate pharmacotherapy for implant-related temporomandibular joint pain: A case report.

Edwards JP, Durham J, Nixdorf DR

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2014 Aug; 118(2):e44-7.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25047933/

In-patient operating exposure for dental undergraduates: a valuable experience?

Edwards J P, Durham J, Moore U, Goodson M, Thomson P J.

Br Dent J. 2012 Feb 10; 212(3):135-9.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22322767/

Presentations

April 2016

Methotrexate pharmacotherapy for implant-related temporomandibular joint pain: A case report.

International poster presentation at the Scientific Federation Global Summit and Expo on Dental & Oral Diseases, Dubai, UAE.

December 2013

Audit on GA treatment planning.

Oral presentation to the Oral Health Department, Gympie Hospital, Australia.

November 2010

In-patient operating exposure for dental undergraduates: a valuable experience?

National poster presentation at Annual Meeting for the Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ABAOMS) 2010, Cardiff.