Dr Chirag Amin
Chig is married with 3 school age children that keep him very busy! Outside of work he enjoys football, cricket and travelling the world.
- Food: Thai
- Drink: A good red wine
- Film: The Godfather
- Song: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Otis Reading
- Holiday destination: Far East
- Desert Island Essential: Netlfix!
Chig qualified from Cardiff University and joined Epsom Dental Centre in 2002. After 10 years working at the practice, Chig took over ownership in January 2012 and has continued the strong ethos of the practice which is to treat every patient as we would wish our family to be treated.
Chig is an experienced general dental practitioner with passion for his dentistry, which results in him providing dentistry of the highest calibre. He provides all aspects of dentistry with a particular interest in cosmetic and implant procedures, for which he has continued postgraduate training.
Chig has completed the Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons (MFDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and has also completed the highly acclaimed Surgical Implantology course at the Tatum Institute where he has been taught directly by Professor Hilt Tatum who has pioneered dental implants over the last 40 years.
Dr Rahul Patel
Rahul is very passionate about his work and with his belief to treat all patients as family he maintains a solid foundation and genuine dedicated to patient care. Over the years his positive energetic approach to his work results in great outcomes, a friendly atmosphere to be in and comforting for even the most dental phobics.
Over the years Rahul’s knowledge and experience not only allows him to provide all forms of general dentistry but has steered him to provide more complex dental treatments to include full mouth treatments including smile makeovers encompassing all fields of dentistry.
Post graduate studies have resulted in Rahul graduating from the Tatum Institute of dental implants in 2005-2006 learning from the pioneer of implant dentistry Dr Hilt Tatum. In 2007 – 2009 Rahul gained further experience and knowledge in the field of dental implants, to include patient evaluation and suitability for dental implants, advanced bone grafting, surgical placement and prosthetic restoration of dental implants at the world renowned, Misch International Implant Institute in USA. At the same time, he achieved diplomat status at the international congress of oral Implantology. In 2018 Rahul obtained his Invisalign certification which has allowed him to further advance in his treatment options and can provide even more comprehensive treatment plans for patients according to their needs and desires.
Rahul is happily married and is blessed to have two beautiful daughters. He is a devoted father, husband, son and brother. He enjoys keeping fit with a mix of running, strength training and HIT workouts. He has a passion for cooking and enjoys experimenting with all cuisines, he also likes to read when he gets some down time.
Rahul’s philosophy is simple ‘treat patients in the same manner one would want to be treated themselves’.
- Food: Mum’s lamb curry
- Drink: A full bodied red wine
- Film: Top Gun
- Song: Jealous of the angels, Donna Taggart
- Holiday destination: Maldives
- Desert Island Essential: My family
Dr Mitesh Patel
Outside of dentistry, Mitesh enjoys playing golf, football and travelling around the world. He also has 2 young children who keep him very busy!
- Food: Thai
- Drink: Whiskey Sour
- Film: The Dark Knight
- Song: Could you be loved, Bob Marley
- Holiday Destination: Bali
- Desert Island Essential: My wife!
Mitesh qualified in 2004 from St Barts and the Royal London. He has a post-graduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry from the Eastman Dental Institute.
He enjoys all aspects of general dentistry, and strives to treat his patients with a relaxed and professional approach.
Dr Jey Sriskanderajah
- Food: Chinese
- Drink: Whiskey
- Film: The Hangover
- Holiday Destination: Las Vegas
- Desert Island Essential: My bed
Dr Aberamy Nadesan
- Food: Sushi
- Drink: Coffee
- Film: Apocalypto
- Song: Happy, Pharell Williams
- Holiday Destination: Japan
- Desert Island Essential: My family
Dr Puja Palta
- Food: Chinese or Thai
- Drink: Red wine
- Film: Top Gun
- Song: Fields of gold, Sting
- Holiday Destination: Italy
- Desert Island Essential: Mobile phone
Dr Zania Lung
After wearing braces as a teenager, Dr Lung became interested in pursuing a career in dentistry, particularly in orthodontics. She enjoys working with patients, helping them achieve the perfect smile and improving their self-esteem and confidence. Dr Lung loves the positive impact orthodontics has on children and adults.
Dr Lung gained membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery in 2003. She is also a published author in high impact journals such as The British Dental Journal and the Journal of Orthodontics.
Dr Lung started her Post graduate Specialist Training in Orthodontics in 2006 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast and Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. She then gained her MPhil in 2008 and her Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons in England in 2009.
Dr Lung has worked in Specialist Practice as an Associate since 2009. She is able to provide a range of treatments from aligners to fixed conventional appliances and lingual fixed appliances.
Outside of dentistry, Dr Lung is a big fan of Disney and aims to visit all of the Disneylands in the world. She is already two-thirds of the way there. She loves baking muffins and experimenting with different flavours. Dr Lung enjoys spending time with her family and undertaking outdoor pursuits.
Teresa Smyth
Teresa started out as a dental nurse before going on to train as a Dental Hygienist. She qualified from Eastman Dental Hospital in 2019. Outside of work Teresa enjoys travelling and going to music gigs.
- Food: Chinese
- Drink: Beer
- Film: The Fifth Element
- Song: Over the rainbow, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
- Holiday Destination: Rome
- Desert Island Essential: Kindle
Abdul Qayyum
- Food: Indian or Chinese
- Drink: Coca Cola
- Film: The Notebook
- Song: Airplanes, BOB
- Holiday destination: Bali
- Desert Island Essential: My family (and laptop!)
Melinda Ebel
Nicole Mason
- Food: Sunday Roast
- Drink: Pornstar Martini
- Film: The Notebook
- Song: Anything, Beyonce
- Holiday Destination: Maldives
- Desert Island Essential: My phone of course!
Diane Humphries
Diane has been at the practice for over 21 years. Outside of work Diane enjoys spending time with her family , going out shopping and loves spending time with her grandchildren and making memories with them.
- Food: Indian
- Drink: Jack Daniels and Coke
- Film: The greatest Showman
- Song : Mama Mia, Abba
- Holiday destination: Staycation
- Desert island essential: Kindle
Diane is a registered dental nurse and has worked at the practice for 21 years. She started at Epsom Dental Centre in 2002 and has enjoyed her time here.
“I like working at the practice because of the friendly staff and patients. It is important to me that all patients are welcomed and feel comfortable in the centre, which is what I aim to do”.
Tayisa Didur
Tatjana Harrison (Tanya)
Chloe
Catherine
Catherine has worked at the practice for over 21 years and loves her job! She enjoys chatting to patients, putting them at ease and always has a smiling welcome. ‘I love the fact that most of the patients know us by name and vice versa as this is something very special that we have at the practice.’
- Food: Curry
- Drink: Orange and Lemonade
- Film: Dirty Dancing
- Song: Whole Again
- Holiday Destination: In my caravan
- Desert Island Essential: My mobile phone
Catherine’s hobbies are going away with her husband in their caravan and travelling around the country to race his 1/5 scale model car and spend time away with friends.
Catherine also enjoys spending time with her granddaughters Chloe and Lily.
Helen
- Food: Curry
- Drink: Gin and Tonic
- Film: Sexy Beast
- Song: Beautiful People, Chris Brown
- Holiday Destination: Dubai
- Desert Island Essential: Sex and The City box set
