Meet the Team

Originally from Hull, Richard qualified from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Dental Institute in London winning multiple undergraduate prizes having previously gained an Honours degree in Biomedical Science. He completed his dental foundation training in North Yorkshire and then continued his training by working as a community dental officer in County Durham. This position involved dealing with anxious adults and children, often under sedation or general anaesthetic. He passed his membership exams at the Royal College of Surgeons England during this time.

After his community post, he worked at James Cook University Hospital Oral and Maxillofacial Department developing his oral surgery skills and managing trauma patients in A&E.

Upon leaving his hospital role, Richard split his time between general practice in York and the prison service, further developing his skills by completing an advanced certificate in restorative dentistry. Particularly enjoying oral surgery, he has completed a year-long implant course at the highly regarded Campbell Academy in Nottingham and is a member of the International Team of Implantology.

The experience and knowledge gained from his previous roles allow Richard to provide the highest quality of care to his patients in a relaxed environment.

Richard lives locally in Ripon with his wife, and three children and can often be found walking his dog.

Freya graduated from Newcastle University in 2011 and went on to complete the two-year GPT scheme, gaining invaluable experience in restorative, paediatric, oral surgery and emergency dental care. During this time, Freya was awarded her MFDS and entry into the Royal College of Surgeons.

Freya then moved to Scotland to undertake further training in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), obtaining her Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education. She then made the decision to return to general dental practice, however, also continued to work as an OMFS trust doctor for a further two years.

More recently, Freya has continued to enjoy working as a general dental practitioner and
providing access to emergency care for NHS out-of-hours patients. She has a keen interest in endodontics and has recently enrolled for her post-graduate certificate in endodontics, with a view to completing a full master’s qualification.

Outside of her time at our Ripon dental centre, Freya enjoys spending time in the countryside walking her dog Gertie and re-training her ex-racehorse, Noddy.

Mafalda qualified from Oporto University, Portugal, in 2009 and has been working in the UK since 2010, of which the last 9 years have been in York. Dentistry is not just her work, but her passion. She practises all aspects of dentistry, but her work is based on the philosophy of minimally invasive dentistry. This belief system means that Mafalda recognises the importance of having a beautiful natural smile, but preserving the health of the tooth comes first.

Mafalda is committed to delivering dentistry of the highest quality. Through this commitment, she has attended numerous courses all over Europe, including a postgraduate restorative course at the prestigious Tipton Academy, a postgraduate course in orthodontics at the University of Warwick, an Invisalign master course, a Damon-accredited master course, and further training in composite bonding with the renowned Monik Vasant. She has also been an Invisalign leading provider since 2014, helping hundreds of patients achieve their dream smiles.

Over the last few years, Mafalda has developed an interest in facial aesthetics and ways of working non-surgically on the face to enhance a range of features and improve the health of the skin. The importance of facial aesthetics to orthodontics has its origins at the beginning of the speciality. Mafalda believes that an aesthetic or ‘harmonious’ face requires a full complement of teeth and finds beauty in the ability to combine both. Her goal is to ensure our Ripon patients look and feel good about themselves by proving subtle treatments that will enhance their beauty.

Chelsie graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2017. Following graduation, Chelsie moved to Leeds where she completed a year of dental foundation training and has remained working in Yorkshire since, gaining a vast amount of knowledge and experience in general practice.

Outside of dentistry Chelsie enjoys going to the gym, travelling and spending time with friends and family.

Alice initially trained and worked as a dental nurse at the Leeds Dental Institute (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust). She also worked in the private sector at the Yorkshire Clinic before going on to study at the University of Leeds. She graduated with a dual qualification in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy in 2010.

Alice has worked in a variety of different general dental practices and won the DH&T Dental Therapist of the Year Award in 2014. She has also worked within the Hospital environment at York District Hospital with the Head and Neck oncology multi-disciplinary team. She has worked with a variety of specialists and consultants over the years and but now enjoys being in general practice where she can spend more time with her patients.

Rebecca qualified as a Dental Hygienist & Therapist from the University of Birmingham in 2016. She enjoys treating a wide range of patients including children and the ongoing maintenance of periodontal disease and implants. Rebecca enjoys learning new skills and keeping up to date with the current evidence based dentistry. In her spare time she enjoys cooking and baking.

Lily enjoys spending her free time with her two dogs on long walks, or reading a good book.

Initially Helen started her career over 30 years ago as a qualified dental nurse working in community dentistry. Helen worked alongside colleagues to provide dental treatment for both paediatric and adult patients with special needs. Enabling people to access dental treatment who find treatment challenging gives Helen enormous job satisfaction and inspired her to further her career. Helen went to Leeds University to retrain and graduated in December 2003 with a Graduate Diploma in Dental Hygiene & Therapy. She started work at the Boroughbridge Dental Practice in January 2004 and has been here ever since.

Helen is passionate about promoting the multidisciplinary approach to dentistry using all members of the dental team to deliver an excellent service to patients and enabling Dental Hygienist and Therapist’s to maximise their skills.

She served as regional rep for BSDHT which gave insight into how we can influence the development of Dental Care Professional’s into the wider team and further develop our scope of practice.

In 2006 Helen returned to Leeds University, this time as a Teaching Fellow and gained her post graduate Certificate in Education from Huddersfield University 2009. She shares her time between teaching the new generation of Dental Hygiene & Therapist’s and delivering care to patients in general dental practice.

Roxanne recently qualified from Teeside University in Dental Hygiene and Therapy with First Class Honors. Roxanne focuses on treating patients holistically and helping those who are anxious whilst providing a high standard of oral health care to help patients reach their oral hygiene and health goals.

In her home life, she likes to keep fit by running regularly. When she gets the opportunity, she visits her family and friends back home but her main focus is her mischievous four French bulldogs. Roxy loves to travel around the world.