GDC No 314092
Dental Therapist
Tejas, a dedicated dental therapist, embarked on his dental career by graduating from a renowned university in India as a dentist before establishing his own thriving practice. Upon relocating to the UK, he pursued a Masters in healthcare management from the esteemed University of Birmingham and obtained his licence as a dental therapist and hygienist. Tejas is fully registered with the General Dental Council (GDC).
Tejas focuses on delivering comprehensive oral healthcare, with a particular emphasis on paediatric dentistry and aesthetic restorative treatment. His services encompass a wide array of treatments, including:
• obtain a detailed dental history from patients and evaluate their medical history
• carry out a clinical examination within their competence
• complete periodontal examination and charting and use indices to screen and monitor periodontal disease
• diagnose and treatment plan within their competence
• prescribe radiographs
• take, process and interpret various film views used in general dental practice
• plan the delivery of care for patients
• give appropriate patient advice
• provide preventive oral care to patients and liaise with dentists over the treatment of caries, periodontal disease and tooth wear
• undertake supragingival and subgingival scaling and root surface debridement using manual and powered instruments
• use appropriate anti-microbial therapy to manage plaque related diseases
• adjust restored surfaces in relation to periodontal treatment
• apply topical treatments and fissure sealants
• give patients advice on how to stop smoking
• take intra and extra-oral photographs
• give infiltration and inferior dental block analgesia
• place temporary dressings and re-cement crowns with temporary cement
• place rubber dam
• take impressions
• care of implants and treatment of peri-implant tissues
• carry out direct restorations on primary and secondary teeth
• carry out pulpotomies on primary teeth
• extract primary teeth
• place pre-formed crowns on primary teeth
• identify anatomical features, recognise abnormalities and interpret common pathology
• carry out oral cancer screening
• if necessary, refer patients to other healthcare professionals
Further, he has a special interest in treating gum disease and working with children.
“Credit due to Tejas Zope for his careful, professional and thorough dental work today.”
“Friendly staff and excellent service. Tejas is great with young children as he made our daughter feel calm and relaxed during the check up and left with a smile and happy to go back”
“A positive experience here as always, both with the hygienist and then the annual check up.”
“All good. Treatments, scrape and polish, advice and check-up’s all help me sleep well at night.”
