Lecturer Details: What, When & Why to refer to your Orthodontist

Lecturer nameDr Sunil Hirani BSc (Hons), BDS, MSc, FDSRCS (Eng), MOrthoRCS(Eng)
Lecturer profileDr Sunil Hirani
BSc (Hons), BDS, MSc, FDSRCS (Eng), MOrthRCS(Eng), FDS (Orth), GCAP(KCL)
Specialist Orthodontist and Principal of SmileLux Specialist Orthodontic Centre in Milton Keynes.

Dr Hirani graduated from Guy's Hospital, London, England in 1996. He has a Master's degree in Orthodontics and is a Fellow of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) and holds a Membership in Orthodontics from the RCS which was awarded in 2003. In 2005, he passed his exit fellowship, FDS (Orth) which is a marker of Consultant approved training and obtained first place in the UK.
Sunil is owner and Practice Principal of SmileLux in Milton Keynes, a state-of-the-art fully private multi-award winning orthodontic practice. He is on the editorial board of Private Dentistry and Orthodontic Practice magazines. He also sits as the current Chairman of the British Lingual Orthodontic Society (BLOS), Chairman of the Milton Keynes Section of the British Dental Association (BDA) and committee member of the British Academy of Restorative Dentistry (BARD).

He is also a member of the following professional bodies:
British Orthodontic Society (BOS)
British Lingual Orthodontic Society (BLOS)
British Academy of Restorative Dentistry (BARD)
British Dental Association (BDA)
European Orthodontic Society (EOS)
Active Member of European Society of Lingual Orthodontists (ESLO)
World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO)
American Association of Orthodontists (AAO)
Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS)
General Dental Council (GDC No:72309)

Sunil has published articles in leading journals such as: Premium Practice Dentistry, Orthodontic Practice, Journal of Orthodontics, Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, European Journal of Orthodontics, British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontic Update. He has trained, lectured and presented research to other dentists and orthodontists in the UK, Europe, Asia and the USA.

He has a strong background in working with many different dentists and specialists to achieve first-class results. He has a keen interest in digital orthodontics, the management of pre-prosthodontic orthodontics for crown, bridge, veneer and implant preparation; hypodontia and invisible (lingual) orthodontics.