Meet the Team
Dr. Niket Patel
Practice Principal
BDS (Birm) 1998
GDC No. 74348
Niket graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1998 and is the principal dentist at Smile Essential. He combines education, experience and a gentle touch to provide his patients with an exceptional restorative dental care. He is especially known for his friendly, gentle laid-back chair side manner.
Niket is committed to providing a 5 star experience and placing his patients' satisfaction above all else. He and the team at Smile Essential take the time to personalise the dental experience taking the fear and intimidation out of dentistry and is a Dental Phobia Certified Dentist.
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Niket has undertaken extensive training with many of the UK and world-wide leading dental and cosmetic specialist such as Dr Paul Tipton, Dr Chris Orr, Prof Pascal Magne, Dr Newton Fahl and Dr Jason Smithson. He has also completed a one year training programme at the Eastman Dental Institute in London leading to a Certificate in Restorative Dentistry and Advanced training on Occlusion and Smile design from the world renowned Dawson Academy. He has also completed training on cosmetic adult orthodontics, Six Month Smiles. This has led Niket having a particular interest in Cosmetic and Restorative dentistry.
Niket's mission is to give people the confidence to Smile for life.
Outside of work, Niket is married to Pinky and has two daughters Mishka and Hana. He is passionate about eating food and cooking, which has led him to travel to many countries to experience international cuisines and gather recipes to add to his vast recipe portfolio.
Niket currently hold memberships of the following bodies:-
- General Dental Council
- British Dental Association
- Dental Phobia Certified Dentist
- British Dental Health Foundation
