Dr. Shivani Patel
- Clinics Name: Elleven Dental
- Doctors Position: Orthodontic
- Degrees: BDS (Hons), MFDS RCSP (Glas), MSc (Lond), IMOrth RCPS(Glas), FDS(Orth) RCS(Eng), FICD(Hons)
Shivani is a Consultant Orthodontist. She enjoys treatment-planning patients requiring multidisciplinary care centred around orthodontics, which means she works closely with her periodontal, aesthetic and oral surgery specialists, at elleven Dental Wellness to ensure her patients acquire the highest standard of care.
She qualified as a dentist at the United Medical and Dental Schools in London (Guys Hospital) and then studied orthodontics at the Royal London Hospital to attain her membership at the Royal College of Surgeons.
Since qualifying, she has worked in a variety of dental facilities including maxillofacial and oral surgery. As part of her Masters qualification, she was awarded the European Orthodontic Society’s prestigious William Houston Award for research in Sleep Apnoea.
She gained a Fellowship in Orthodontics by the Royal College of Surgeons after her further clinical and academic training at Guys Hospital and the Queen Victoria Hospital, West Sussex. This is where she gained experience in treating patients requiring multidisciplinary care such as Orthognathic (jaw) Surgery and children with Cleft Lip and Palate, as well as teaching postgraduate students.
We are very proud here at elleven Dental Wellness that, in 2013, Shivani became an Honorary Fellow of the International College of Dentistry recognising her contribution to the profession, teaching and charity work.
With her love of teaching and interest in the future growth of her fellow professionals, Shivani an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, she interviews students entering the BDS intake at the GKT Dental Institute and is now part of the judging panel for the Private Dentistry Awards, UK.