About Advance Dental & Implant Centre

Clinical Director & Dentist

BDS(QUB) Dip Imp Dent RCS (Eng) - GDC NO. 85938

Chris’s interests and enthusiasm are in surgical dentistry and implants. He has studied in America and worked in Belfast with leading implant surgeons. Chris qualified from Queen’s University Belfast.

He has been working in Advance for 6 years and became owner and clinical director in 2011. Chris has received the Diploma in Implant Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Chris is one of very few in Northern Ireland with this diploma.

We truly put our patients at the forefront of everything we do. We use state of the art materials and equipment such as dental microscopes and a 3D CT scanner to fully understand our patients’ needs.

Living in the countryside with his wife, Terri and their four children, he enjoys playing football and golf and is also a keen golden Labrador breeder.

Dentist

BDS(QUB)MFDSRCPS(Glasg) - GDC NO.191032

Padraic graduated from Queens University Belfast in 2010 with distinctions gained in the fields of ‘Conservation’, and ‘Practice of Dentistry’. Whilst at Queens he was awarded the Oral Health Promotion prize for his work with blind patients. He enjoys all aspects of general dentistry, especially the use of white fillings and materials to help his patients achieve a nicer, brighter smile.

He is a keen advocate of the use of Clinical Photography as an adjunct to dental treatment. He is an active member of the British Dental Association, and regularly attends their lectures to keep his knowledge up to date. In 2016 he passed his examinations for Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow.

Outside of dentistry, when he is not trying to lower his golf handicap, Padraic enjoys cooking, hill walking, and spending time with his wife, Karen and their daughter.

Business Development Manager and Skin Care Specialist

Terri is committed to ensuring we have an organised and smooth running practice. She enjoys working for such a competent and enthusiastic dental team, providing a high level of customer service and care.

Terri is also our skin care specialist in the practice with a vast knowledge and passion for skin care. She offers skin consultations to ensure you are using the right products for your skin and also offers a wide range of skin peels and facials to suit all skin types.

Her free time is taken up looking after her four children Ellie, Harry, Grace and Conor. She loves living in the countryside and going for long walks.

Dental Hygienist

Diploma in Dental Hygiene July 2004 – GDC No. 6503

Natalie qualified from Queens University Belfast with Diploma in Dental Hygiene in July 2004 as well as having a qualification in dental nursing. Natalie is highly experienced and is an asset to our hygiene team. In her spare time Natalie enjoys running and is a member of a photography club.