Welcome to Durham Smile Clinic

Meet our team

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Stuart Ray
Dentist


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• BChD Leeds 1999
Stuart graduated from The University of Leeds in 1999. He began his career with the NHS gaining 10 years of experience in this field. During this time Stuart was a Foundation Trainer for 3 years training newly graduated dentists. Stuart progressed to work in a private and cosmetic practice to ensure he could provide the highest quality patient centred treatment. Stuart was a Clinical Director for Centre for Dentistry and while in this role, he became a clinical demonstrator on the Mini Smile Makeover course- an internationally recognised course in cosmetic dentistry.
Stuart lectures to the Foundation Training groups on dental photography. Stuart’s special interests are minimal invasive cosmetic dentistry, as well as providing high quality family dentistry.
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Kevin Caruana
Dentist


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• BChD 2003, DRD RCS(Eng), MSc Clin. Dent. (Restorative Dentistry), Dip. Implant Dentistry RCS(Eng)
I am one of the lucky Dentists to have qualified from the University of Malta in 2003. The first three years of my dental degree allowed me to merge with a Doctor of Medicine degree which allows me to have an in depth knowledge of medical conditions patients may present with when they attend for dental treatment.
I came to the UK in 2005 after being enticed by my lecturers and British expats in Malta. I initially worked as an NHS Dentist for a year and a half which gave me a great insight at the start of my career. I have since been involved in full private dentistry since 2006.
Dedicating my time to private dentistry allows me to spend quality time with the patient and as I progressed further, I found my time was spent helping patients with more complex treatment cases. I then decided to invest to further my education to provide advanced dental care. In 2010 I achieved my Diploma in Restorative Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons and in 2011 I was awarded a Distinction for a Master of Science in Clinical Restorative Dentistry from the University of Leeds.
It wasn’t long after this that I started to recognised there were more and more patients who wanted to consider dental implants as part of their complex restorative treatments. I had already had considerable exposure to dental implants having worked with an experienced and highly respected Implantologist in Stockton On Tees. Again I was keen to advance in Implantology and placed even further investment into my personal development and I trained in the placement of dental implants. I was then awarded a Diploma in Dental Implants by the Royal College of Surgeons of England; a degree which is well known by dentists to be hard to achieve. But a Diploma by itself isn’t really enough. I was lucky enough to have lots of input and guidance and I gained so much from my very experienced mentor himself who had around 28 years of experience under his belt!
So here I am, after spending so much time and investment I am in a perfect position to treat complex cases. I am passionate to do things right for each individual patient. I am honoured when patients can put their trust in me to help them make decisions to allow them to achieve the smile they have dreamt of. For some patients the treatment I can provide can be life changing which makes everything so worthwhile. At the end of the day, if the patient is happy, I am happy, and I like being happy!
Away from the practice I am very much a family man. I am married to a gorgeous British lady called Theresa and we are blessed with two gorgeous sons Rafael and Luca. I enjoy playing the guitar and like to tinker with anything that I can get my hands and brains into.
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Tim North
Dentist


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• BDS (Newc) 2005, MJDF RCS Eng, PGDip
Tim qualified from Newcastle University in 2005 and has spent time in both NHS and private practice. He has completed a certificate in advanced restorative dentistry and has a post-graduate diploma in endodontics. He is also trained in cosmetic orthodontics, facial aesthetics, and has enjoyed being a foundation trainer for the new dental graduates for nine years, after achieving a distinction certificate in teaching in professional practice. Tim is also a member of the dental faculty at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He enjoys all aspects of dentistry especially making anxious patients feel comfortable and strives to ensure all his patients are happy with the high level of care and attention they receive.
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Dan Heaney
Dentist


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• BDS Lanc 2016
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