The Orthodontic Practice in Battersea

I am a qualified orthodontist and run a medium sized Specialist Practice in Battersea with around 2000 referrals per annum. Part of my business strategy has been based on providing maximum convenience for the patients needs, whether NHS or Private. Specialist surgical services within Hospitals inevitabily present with long delays, perhaps upto a year, for such procedures as frenectomies, difficult extractions of impacted units or supernumeries, exposure and bonding of impacted canines and premolars, placement of orthodontic implants for maximum anchorage cases and on rare occassions early enucleation procedures.

Our professional association with Fadi spans several years and I am happy to say that it has proved invaluable to my practice for several reasons:

The convenience factor. I mentioned earlier that this is definitely a plus with my patients; it has provided them with a real choice whether to accept the offer of Multidisciplinary Specialist Care all under the same roof and pay or be referred to local Hospitals for free NHS care with the referral process taking a minimum of 6-8 weeks and waiting lists of upto a year for most procedures.

Having the surgical procedures done at my Practice mean that I have greater control over the quality of treatment provided by the Surgeon; quite frankly I've been rather disappointed at the varying outcomes of the surgical procedures carried out within Hosptials. Undoubtedly, the much improved predictability of surgical outcome and little if any post operative complications are of great importance to both the patient and the orthodontist. Secondly, I am always at hand in case modifications are required to the surgical procedure to maximise later orthodontic efficiency; this in itself is hugely valuable as a learning tool for both operators which in conjunction with our combined attendance of further Specialist Courses has meant a continuing improvement of our treatment protocols.

Last but not least, Fadi as well as being an excellent Surgeon is also a fantastic person with good manners, great communication skills with the patients, putting them at ease and has proved a good selling point for our Practice.

In effect, the Multidisciplinary Clinics of the Dental Hospitals have been brought to the High Street and I feel this to be the way for the future as streets become more congested and Public Transport inconvenient, more people will opt for local services with easy access for their family. The more reliable such services become, the greater their popularity.

Samir Moghanchi BDS FDS MSc M Orth RCS (Eng)