MEET OUR TEAM

An experienced Dentist for over 11years, Dr. Salaman Iqbal holds degrees from world renowned Kings College London and University of Central Lancashire. He is a well known local dentist and moves from neighbouring Flitwick to open Silsoe Dental Clinic. Dr Salaman’s experience and commitment to Dentistry and his patients is admirable.

His vision is to build a private state of the art practice with a team who provide a premium service, accessible for all.

For Dr. Salaman, the aspiration to become the dental practice of choice for the Silsoe community has now come to life.

Dr Janayd Shan, joined our team at Silsoe in Spring 2023 as our new  Associate Dentist.

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Dr Janayd has a MDDr from the Charles University of Prague since 2018 as well as a Certificate in Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry which he acquired recently in 2022 from the Faculty of Dental Surgery of The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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He has a variety of skills and can tackle all aspects of dentistry. His main interest is Advanced Restorative Dentistry such as tooth wear cases, crowns and bridges, porcelain veneers and smile make overs. Dr Janayd, also regularly works on Composite bonding and is no stranger to orthodontic treatment, he has also been trained in Invisalign and has many successful cases.

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An experienced Dental Hygienist, George joined the team at Silsoe Dental Clinic earlier this year. George has previously worked with Dr Salaman for over 2 years and is a qualified Hygienist and Dental therapist and holds a Bachelors Degree from Cardiff University. 

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Silsoe Dental Clinic offers direct Hygienist access for all patients which means you can see the Hygienist without seeing a Dentist first. As a Dental Hygiene Therapist, George is also qualified to do dental fillings & extractions as well as cleaning and offering periodontal advice.  

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George is wonderful with young children and is qualified to treat and examine the youngest of patients.

 Dr Ayesha Malik completed her BDS at Kings
College in 2021. Following this she has completed
a PGDip in Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry
due to her keen interest in this field.

Ayesha has a keen eye for aesthetic work and has
completed an Invisalign course as well as various
bonding courses, allowing her to provide smile
makeovers for her patients. She also regularly
tackles more complex and challenging cases as
part of a full mouth rehab to fulfil both the aesthetic
and functional needs of her patients; ranging from
simple fillings to crowns, veneers and bridges.

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Dr. Harriet Shah is our specialist orthodontist, with qualifications from King's College London in 2012. 

After obtaining joint faculty membership with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, her specialist orthodontic training was completed at the prestigious UCL Eastman Dental Institute and Kettering General Hospital. Harriet was awarded her Masters in Clinical Dentistry in 2019.

Harriet is a registered Specialist Orthodontist, providing a range of treatments and is trained to place mini-implants and is a specialist Invisalign provider and is currently working between practices in, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Chelsea.

Mitul is a specialist periodontist with extensive experience in managing complex gum health issues, including recession, deformities, gummy smiles, and dental implants. After working in general practice, he trained in oral surgery and restorative dentistry at the Royal London Hospital. He completed specialist training in periodontology at Guy’s Hospital (King’s College London) with distinction and holds Membership in Periodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.

Mitul is a clinical teacher at King’s College London and serves on the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) council, where he lectures and promotes gum health awareness across the UK. Mitul joins us from a established clinic in Chelsea, London. 

Raj, as he likes to be called, graduated from the Royal London Hospital in 2001 and has completed a Masters degree in Endodontic Practice at Queens Mary University of London and has joined the Silsoe Dental team as a Part-Time Associate Dentist. 

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He has developed a great passion for endodontic treatment and is an active member of the British Endodontic Society, regularly keeping up to date with developments in endodontics and is currently working on publishing his research in scientific journals.

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Dr Raj also dedicates part of his time to training young dentists in general practice.

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Seanna trained as Dental Hygienist in 2018 and has worked at nearby local Bedfordshire Dental Clinics. 

Seanna went on to study Facial Aesthetics in 2019 and now joins our extended team at both Silsoe & Ampthill Town Dental Clinics this Spring. 

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Seanna joins to provide and offer a medically led aesthetics service for our local patients.

Anna qualified in 2020 and joined the team in 2023. She is eager and enthusiastic to learn new things as she enhances her career with us. Anna enjoys learning about Dentistry and patient care with our expert team. 

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Anna loves supporting patients of all ages, making their visit as relaxed and enjoyable as possible while working with our experienced Dentists.

Humyra is our new Trainee Dental Nurse and joined the team in December 2023. She has worked previously with Dr Janayd Shan at a Practice in Milton Keynes and is excited to join our team in Silsoe. Humyra is committed to Dental nursing and enjoys learning about patient care from our expert team. 

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We are delighted to support Humyra on her journey with us and are committed to providing her support and practical experience at Silsoe Dental Clinic. 

Claire has been a Dental Nurse for the last 20 years. She is local to Silsoe and neighbouring Bedfordshire villages and has a good knowledge in general dentistry,  infection control and clinical governance.

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She loves supporting patients of all ages, making their experience as relaxed and enjoyable as possible.

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Claire is always keen to progress and further her career in dentistry and has worked with Dr. Salaman Iqbal for the past 3 years. 

Nicole joined our team at the beginning of the year as Trainee Dental Nurse & recently qualified while working with us. Nicole has been nursing for 2 years, and enjoys working locally in Bedfordshire. She loves nursing and people.

Nicole is looking to advance her skills and gain experience in all aspects of specilist dentistry. Nicole mostly works with Dr Raj, our endodontist and George, our Hygienist as well as our general dentists.

Ellie joined our team in July 2024.  Ellie is a qualified Dental nurse and has been a Nursing for 4 years, and qualified in 2022.

She is is looking to advance her skills and gain experience in Implants. She currently particpating in a Sedation course and eager to learn with our expert Team of Dental Practitioners. Ellie enjoys nursing and mainly works with Dr Ayesha and Specialist Orthodontist Dr Harriet Shah. ​​

Annie- Rose joined our team in 2022 and has worked with Dr Salaman Iqbal and some of the team at Silsoe previously.

Annie- Rose enjoys welcoming our new patients and putting some of our most nervous patients at ease before their treatment. Annie-Rose has recently decided to progress her career by taking up dental nursing and we are proud to support her on advancing her career in dentistry as she is promoted from her previous receptionist role. She is currently enjoying learning with on-the job training alongside our hygienist George. 

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Faith is our new Trainee Dental Nurse and joined the team in November 2023. She is eager and enthusiastic to learn new things as she enhances her career with us. Faith is committed to Dental nursing and enjoys learning about patient care with our expert team. 

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We are delighted to support Faith on her journey with us and are committed to providing her support and practical experience as she works with our expert Dental team.

Julie joined us in Spring 2024 as our new receptionist at Silsoe Dental Clinic. She brings with her a wealth of experience as a former lab technician and has worked in Dental industry ever since leaving school.

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Julie loves delivering and excellent patient experience,

and always endeavours to help patients with their questions, appointment, billing requests and has an eye for detail. She interacts with people with kindness and equality and always does so with a cheerful smile that enhances our welcome experience. 

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Julie lives locally and also supports her husband who runs his own dental lab business. 

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