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TOBY TALBOT BDS, MSD
(UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON), FDS RCS (ENG), SPECIALIST IN RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY, PROSTHODONTICS, PERIODONTICS AND ENDODONTICS THE TALBOT CLINIC
01225 426 222; www.talbotclinic.co.uk What treatments do you offer that set you apart from other dentists? We provide specialist services in all the fields of restorative dentistry including prosthodontics, periodontics, endodontics and a special interest in implantology. What do you most enjoy about your job? Patients becoming intimate friends. How long have you worked in dentistry? 42 years. Tell us about the worst dental case you’ve ever had… There is never a worst case. The most challenging was the patient who had been shot in the face with a shotgun at very close range. He lost every one of his teeth, his jaws and both eyes. How would you best define modern dentistry? A greater emphasis upon the biological needs
of the patient and focussing on an almost wholly preventable disease. What are the latest advances in dental care we should know about? 3D scanning for planning and “printing” precision restorations. What makes a beautiful smile? Golden proportions and symmetry. Why choose ‘Invisalign’ above normal braces? I would always leave that option to a specialist orthodontist but the avoidance of braces is very appealing to patients if there is the choice. How did you get into dentistry? Serendipity, where a love for engineering and biology all came together. What have been your career highlights so far? Establishing a rehabillitation prosthodontics service for a head and neck oncology team from scratch with a group of exceedingly talented surgeons at Poole Hospital. What has been your proudest accomplishment so far? Falling in love with a beautiful Dane.
SERRYTH COLBERT
MB, BCH, BAO, MFDS, MRCS, MSC, FRCS, FFD, CONSULTANT ORAL-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON, THE TALBOT CLINIC 01225 426 222; www.talbotclinic.co.uk What treatments do you offer that set you apart from other dentists? Complete Facial Plastic Surgery procedures to rejuvenate facial appearance including full face lifts, eye brow lifts, chin and neck lifts. What do you most enjoy about your job? Watching the delight in a patient when being reviewed after a face lift. How long have you worked in dentistry? 25 years. Tell us about the worst dental case you’ve ever had… Attempting unsuccessfully to preserve a face with a virulent flesh eating bacterial infection. How would you best define modern dentistry? The opportunity to work closely with colleagues in restorative dentistry and orthodontics as a multidisciplinary team.
What are the latest advances in dental care we should know about? Using 3D imagery to plan and execute jaw surgery to precision. What makes a beautiful smile? Restoring the confidence in a patient. Why choose ‘Invisalign’ above normal braces? As a Consultant in Oral-Maxillo-Facial surgeon, I would leave that entirely to my orthodontic colleagues. How did you get into dentistry? After studying medicine, I became interested in Cranio-facial surgery and considered a dental degree would add to the knowledge and skills required. What have been your career highlights so far? Winning a Gold Medal for rowing at the Commonwealth games in Manchester in 2002. What has been your proudest accomplishment so far? Revealing a bandaged face after surgery and watching the patient take their first look in a mirror.
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