Woodland Orthodontics

About Us

Your new smile!
Orthodontics makes the best of your teeth and smile by improving the harmony of your mouth and jaws.  Orthodontic treatment aligns teeth by gently moving them into the correct position to create a genuine, natural smile.

Treatment for adults
Orthodontics is for adults as well as children - more adults are having treatment than ever before.  If you missed out on treatment as a child, or if you are aware of gaps, crowding or other irregularities, the good news is that orthodontic treatment can be carried out at any age.  Your new smile is for the rest of your life! 
 

Wide range of treatment options
At Woodlands Orthodontics we offer a wide range of orthodontic treatment methods, including conventional braces, functional appliances, aesthetic (tooth-coloured) brackets, 'Invisalign' invisible braces, and lingual orthodontics (brackets fitted behind the teeth), including Incognito™. Your teeth can be straightened without anyone else noticing!
 

Smile specialists
Our specialist orthodontists have undergone years of additional training after qualifying as dentists; they hold recognised qualifications in orthodontics and are on the Register of Specialist Orthodontists.
 

Meet the team
At Woodlands Orthodontics your treatment requirements are assessed, and your treatment is planned and supervised by one of our specialist orthodontists - a fully qualified dentist with specialist qualifications in orthodontics, gained through years of additional training. All treatment appointments for private patients are carried out by a specialist orthodontist.

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Dr Fiona Millen BDS, MSc, FDSRCS, MOrthRCS

Practice Principal

Orthodontist

Fiona studied dentistry in Bristol, where she qualified as a dental surgeon in 1988. She worked in general dental practice for five years before going on to specialise in orthodontics.

After attaining Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1995, Fiona trained in orthodontics at Guy’s hospital. She gained her Masters in Orthodontics in 2000 and Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons in the same year.

Fiona joined Woodlands Orthodontics in 2000 and became Practice Principal in 2004.

Fiona has a special interest in lingual orthodontics; she is one of the first orthodontists to study for a formal UK university qualification in this treatment methodology.

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Dr Jack Liu BDS, MDSc, FDSRCS, MOrthRCS

Orthodontist

Jack qualified as a dentist in 1981 and trained in orthodontics at the Leeds Dental Institute, gaining his Masters in Orthodontics in 1989 and Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1990.

 

 

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Dr Sonal Dodhia BDS, MSc

Dentist with Special Interest in Orthodontics

Sonal graduated as a dentist from the University of Cardiff College of Dentistry in 2000. She worked in general dental practice for six years before committing full-time to her true dental passion - orthodontics.

Sonal is very enthusiastic about orthodontics and what it can do for our patients. She says "I have seen it work its magic on children, enabling them to come out of their shells with the biggest smiles ever! This gives me immense pleasure and job satisfaction."  

After completing a postgraduate course at the University of Warwick, Sonal obtained her Masters degree in Orthodontics in 2010.

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Meera Shah BDS (Wales), MSc (Kings College London), MOrth (RCS Edin)

Meera studied dentistry in Cardiff, completing her undergraduate studies with a merit degree in 2000. She worked in general dental practice, community and hospital settings to gain a broad base before going on to specialise in orthodontics.

Meera trained in orthodontics at Guy's Hospital and Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead. She gained her Masters in Orthodontics (Merit) from King's College London and Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2010.

Meera also works in the Orthodontic Department at Northwick Park Hospital. She particularly enjoys the challenge of providing orthodontic care for complex problems in children and young adults.

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Bela Shah BDS(Wales), FDSRCS(Eng), MSc,(RCS Eng) MOrth (RCS Edin)

Bela studied dentistry at Cardiff University and qualified with her undergraduate degree in 1992. She has experience in general dental practice, oral medicine and pathology, oral surgery and community paediatric dentistry. Bela has a fellowship in dental surgery (Royal College of Surgeons, London ). Her post graduate training was undertaken at the Eastman Dental Hospital in London.

Bela obtained her masters in orthodontics in 2001 at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and her membership in orthodontics at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2002. Since then she has gained experience in various aspects of orthodontics including treatment of adult patients and in the use of lingual, and Invisalign appliances and techniques.