A highly skilled, experienced and patient-centred dental implant surgeon
Raj qualified in 2005 from Kings College London with numerous prizes and distinctions in oral surgery, restorative dentistry, orthodontics and clinical dentistry. He was a ‘proximity accessit’ for the University of London Gold Medal.
After qualifying, Raj completed vocational training in the KSS Deanery, where he excelled by achieving 5* in all his assessments. This was followed by his winning the Vocational Trainee prize for best case presentation at the end of his training.
Following this, Raj was selected for oral and maxillofacial surgery training posts at the Royal Surrey, Guildford, and St Georges Hospital, Tooting. Here he developed and honed his surgical skills. During this period, he was awarded membership in the faculty of dental surgery from the royal college of surgeons England.
He was appointed soon after as a clinical dental teacher in the department of oral surgery and acute dental care at King’s College London, where he taught young dental students how to manage dental emergencies and surgical techniques.
In 2009, he was selected through competitive entry into the highly renowned master’s programme in implant dentistry at Guy’s. He was one of the youngest graduates to qualify for the programme and qualified with distinctions in both the clinical and theoretical parts of the examinations.
To further develop his knowledge and skills, Raj attended courses nationally and internationally. He aimed to provide his patients with cutting-edge implant technology in a painless and minimally invasive manner.
Soon after completing his master’s, Raj took up positions in reputable practices that provided a comprehensive dental implant service, accepting internal and external referrals. He gives a wide implant and oral surgery service, including:
- Atraumatic extractions and socket preservation techniques.
- Dental implants, including immediate implants
- Implant crowns, bridges, overdentures
- ‘All on 4’ and ‘All on 6’
- Teeth in a day
- Bone grafting and sinus grafting
- Wisdom tooth extractions
Raj has placed over 2500 implants and has achieved platinum status for both the Straumann and system implant systems. This status is only awarded to experienced clinicians providing a large volume of implants. Through his meticulous planning and skills, he has achieved success rates of over 99%.
Raj’s passion for teaching has led him to mentor other dentists in implant dentistry’s planning, surgical and restorative phases.
In addition to dental implants, Raj’s other special interests include the following:
- Restorative and cosmetic dentistry
- Oral surgery
- Short-term adult orthodontics