Meet the Team

BSc (Hons) BDS (Glasg) FDS RCPS (Glasg)
GDC No. 71804
Owner and Consultant Oral Surgeon

Peter graduated from the University of Glasgow and spent one year in general dental practice in Warwickshire. In 1997, he joined the Oral Surgery Department of Princess Margaret Hospital as Senior House Officer.

In 1999, Peter worked for 6 months as a volunteer dentist in Trinidad, as well as the interior of Guyana, in South America, where access to dental care is limited. This was a particularly rewarding and valuable experience. He continues to try and do voluntary work in third world countries on a yearly basis.

In 2001, Peter was awarded the post-graduate degree of MFDS at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow. He is now a Fellow at the College. Due to his training and experience he is on the Oral Surgery Specialist Register held by the General Dental Council. This allows Peter to carry out specialist oral surgery (such as dental implants, surgical extractions, jaw surgery) for patients under local anaesthetic or sedation.

Peter founded One Wood St Advanced Dental Care in 2007 to provide high-quality specialist surgery.

Peter has worked as Consultant Oral Surgeon at Cirencester Hospital, and now carries out surgery at the BMI Ridgway Hospital in Wroughton. He is registered with BUPA and most private medical insurance companies.

He is one of the few surgeons in the area who carries out advanced implant procedures such as guided bone regeneration, internal and external sinus lifts, and block bone grafting. More importantly, his calm and caring approach is appreciated by patients who need specialist surgery.

BDS (Belfast) DPDS (Bristol)
GDC No. 70812
General Dentistry Associate

Alison graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast in 1995. After one year of working at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, she took up a post in general dental practice where she worked until 2000 when she got married and moved to England.

In 2000, she took up a post in South Staffordshire, treating adults and children with special needs, until her daughter was born in 2002. She then moved back to Ireland and gained further experience treating patients with complex medical needs and dental anxiety referred into the Special Care Dental Service.

In 2007, Alison and her family settled in Shrivenham and she began to work for Great Western Hospitals NHS Trust treating patients with additional medical needs, including anxiety, dental phobia and dementia.

In 2012 she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Dental Studies with the University of Bristol, focusing on anxiety control and sedation, treatment of the older patient and special care dentistry.

Alison joined Wood St in 2015, and prides herself on her calm and caring approach, which she has used throughout her career. She uses her skills and experience at One Wood Street to provide general and family dental care.

GDC No. 152009
Practice Manager and Dental Nurse

Kelly Wills is the Practice Manager at One Wood Street Kelly has worked as a dental nurse in and around Swindon since 2004. After 6 years of working in practice, she then decided to sit the national examination for dental nurses and became qualified in 2010.

Kelly is also qualified in Dental Radiography and Dental sedation nursing, along with holding extended training to enable her to apply topical fluoride and take alginate impressions. Kelly is qualified in venepuncture, and uses these skills as well as her calm manner for our sedation patients.

Since joining Wood St in 2013, Kelly has increased her role from dental nursing to practice management. This is essential in a modern surgery, with various compliance bodies standards ensuring that all the staff and patients stay safe and cared for.

Kelly is also an integral part of our work in Kenya, and liaises closely with the staff there, and ensures that Wood St gives what support it can.

DDS MSc (Endodontics)
GDC No. 78792
Special Interest in Endodontics

Marina graduated from Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece in 2000. After graduating she worked in hospital dentistry in Crete.

She has a great interest in Endodontics, which is the branch of dentistry dealing with treatment of the nerves and roots of teeth. One of the most prestigious endodontics courses in the EU is at Guy's Hospital in London, where Marina completed her MSc in Endodontics in 2005. She now restricts her practice to endodontics, visiting practices in Reading and Windsor. Marina has worked at Wood St since 2009, and has built a reputation for her high quality results.

BDS(Lond) MFDS RCS(Eng) MClin Dent(Pros) MPros RCS(Edin)
GDC No. 80970
Specialist in Prosthodontics

Assif qualified in Dentistry from The Royal Dental College, University of London in 2002. In 2004 he was awarded his Membership in the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeon of England. He then went on to specialist training in Prosthodontics at Guy’s Hospital, part of Kings College, London.

Assif’s training gives patients a high level of care and expertise. Assif specialises in improving the appearance of teeth to give patients that more confident smile. This involves advanced cosmetic and restorative procedures using veneers, crowns, bridges and implants.

Apart from his technical excellence, his warm and caring manner is welcomed by patients. Since joining Wood St in 2008, he continues to see referrals from other dentists in the area, who appreciate the skills he has to offer. He has a special interest in smile design. For more information, please visit www.assifahmed.co.uk.

BDS (Birmingham), MFGDP(UK), Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry PG Cert (Warwick)
GDC No. 82030
General Dentistry Associate

Lajja Shah graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2003. She then worked at a practice in Warwickshire for 14 years where she gained significant experience, and was awarded the Membership to the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners in 2007. Currently she is working towards achieving her MSc in Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry from the University of Warwick.

Lajja enjoys all aspects of general practice and is passionate about the long-term care of her patients and strives to build strong relationships with them. Outside of work Lajja enjoys travelling, going to the gym, spending time with her friends and walking her cocker spaniel Ted.

Lajja has been at Wood St since 2019 and patients have enjoyed the excellent caring dentistry that she offers.

BDS (Shef) PgCert TLHP (Bristol)
GDC No. 193994
Oral Surgeon

Julia graduated from University of Sheffield in 2010 and spent a year in general practice in North Yorkshire. Following this she trained within the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery department at Pinderfields General Hospital and found her passion for Oral Surgery. During this time she completed her Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery qualification with the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and dental sedation training (SAAD) before moving to Australia in 2013.


She worked in Melbourne as an Oral Surgeon both in general practice and at the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne, where alongside surgical duties she was involved in training for postgraduate dental students and dental 'residents'


Once returning to the UK in 2016 and settling in Marlborough with her husband, Julia has worked as a Specialty Doctor in Oral Surgery at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon. Here she provides treatment under local and general anaesthetic and IV sedation for adults and children with complex treatments or medical complexities. She continues to enjoy teaching as part of her role and completed a Postgraduate certificate from University of Bristol in 2017.


She joined the One Wood Street team in 2021 and enjoys the variety that working in both practice and hospital provides. Julia has considerable experience working with anxious patients and strives to provide a relaxed environment for treatment. At Wood Street she offers oral surgery procedures including complex extractions, wisdom tooth removal and surgery prior to orthodontic treatment, under local anaesthetic or IV sedation.


Outside of work she enjoys an active lifestyle with her family and dog, hiking the local countryside, travelling and practising her hobby of nature photography.

GDC No. 124410
Dental Nurse

Clare qualified as a dental nurse in 1994, qualified in special care dental nursing in 2002 and in dental sedation nursing in 2010. In 2015 she added radiography and impression taking to her list of qualifications. She has worked in special care dentistry, which is a referral-only service for special care patients who have special needs, since 1993 and in theatres doing special care lists and home visits, as well as in the surgery, since 1994.

Clare joined One Wood Street in December 2007 to work with Peter Yesudian.

Reception Staff

Originally from Sevilla, Spain, Silvia has worked at One Wood St since 2008. She has a busy family life, but still manages to make all of our patients feel welcome when they call or visit with us.

Reception Staff

Marian has worked at One Wood Street from the first day the doors opened back in 2007. Her calm and warm telephone manner is usually the first point of contact experienced, and gives a wonderful impression of the practice. She and Silvia both attend courses to improve their customer service and make One Wood Street stand out in the level of care we provide.

GDC No. 280124
Dental Nurse

Rejane was a primary school teacher in Brazil. She joined us in 2015, to carry out all the decontamination of instruments that are used by the staff. Her motivation and skills led her to train as a dental nurse and she became fully qualified in 2018. Apart from Dental Nursing she plays a major role in being our Decontamination Lead.

GDC No. 152218
Dental Nurse/Receptionist

Stacey has worked as a dental nurse in Swindon since 2003. Stacey gained her NEBDN certificate in dental nursing in 2008 after working chairside for 5 years. She has also qualified in Dental Radiography and Intravenous Dental Sedation nursing since working here at One Wood Street.

Since joining in 2019 Stacey has been working on the front desk as well as in the surgery. Her friendly personality along with her dental knowledge makes her a great contribution to both the reception and nursing teams.

Outside of work Stacey dedicates her time to bring up her three boys.

GDC No. 146899
Dental Nurse

Stacey qualified as a dental nurse in 2007, qualified in dental Radiography and Oral Health Education in 2018.

She started her dental nursing career in a very busy NHS Practice in Swindon where she worked for 5 years. In 2011 she left the UK to work abroad in Ascension Island. Here she worked as the only dental nurse providing dental care to a small community for 8 years.

She then returned to the UK and worked in Orthodontics for a year and a half.

Stacey joined One Wood Street in May 2021. She thoroughly enjoys working at the practice and hopes to continue to increase her nursing skills so that she can provide the best patient care.

GDC No. 275507
Dental Nurse/Receptionist

Fatoumata came to the United Kingdom from the Gambia in 2001. Whilst living in London she worked in different areas to build a life for herself and to support the family.


In 2016 she applied to work as a trainee dental nurse out of curiosity as she had never worked in any healthcare setting before. She was grateful to be given the opportunity to do something completely and qualified as a dental nurse in 2018.


Fatoumata says she enjoys working with the team to provide the best patient care, and looks forward to gaining more qualifications to broaden her skills and knowledge.


Fatoumata joined One Wood Street in June 2023 and you will find her either at the reception desk or working alongside one of the clinicians.

DipHE
GDC No. 156583
Dental Hygienist

Naomi graduated in Dental Hygiene from The University of Cardiff Dental School in 2008. She returned to work in the Swindon area, where she was born and grew up.

She worked as a qualified Dental Nurse prior to gaining her Dental Hygiene qualification.

Since joining us in 2020, Naomi's expertise, experience and passion combined with her friendly and caring manner offers patients an exceptional level of care. She works closely with her patients and the rest of the dental team to ensure you have a bespoke treatment and maintenance plan designed to suit your individual needs.

BSc Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy University of Birmingham
GDC No. 245204
Dental Hygienist and Therapist

Becky graduated as a dual qualified hygiene therapist from The University of Birmingham in 2013 - receiving awards during this time for clinical skill, knowledge and patient care.

Since qualifying, she has worked in the local area gaining experience treating patients with variety of issues, ranging from those with simple restorative needs to complex periodontal cases.

Becky joined Wood Street in 2019 and since, has enjoyed working as part of the team to help improve patients oral health.

Diploma in Dental Hygiene Cardiff University 2020
BTEC Extended Diploma in Dental Technology 2018
GDC No. 239945
Dental Hygienist

Rebecca graduated in Dental Hygiene from Cardiff School of Dentistry in 2020. Previously to this she qualified as a Dental Technician in 2018 and has also worked as a Dental Nurse since 2009. Rebecca has worked in Swindon and surrounding areas over the years, and even New Zealand for a couple of years whilst travelling.

As a Hygienist Rebecca specialises in oral hygiene treatment and education, and periodontal treatment. She joined Wood Street in 2022 and looks forward to helping many more patients.