Nigel Parkash
DentistryGDC Number: 244494
Dental Surgeon (BDS, MJDF RCS Eng)
Nigel provides the full range of NHS and private dental treatments.
Nigel joined our Jesmond team as a foundation dentist following his graduation from Newcastle University in 2013. After completing his foundation year with us, Nigel stayed on at the practice as an associate.
He has a particular interest in aesthetic restorative dentistry such as whitening, composite restorations (white fillings), crowns and veneers (porcelain and composite) as well as the alignment of teeth, being a certified Invisalign and Inman Aligner practitioner. Nigel also has a passion for facial aesthetics and is a member of our Honour Health Skin team.
Nigel holds his MJDF from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2014) and is regularly undergoing continued professional development to update and further advance his skills. He is currently undertaking a course in Advanced Operative Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry with Aspire Dental Academy based in London as well as the Facilitated Learning in Healthcare Practice – Accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators Certificate at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN).
Nigel also enjoys the teaching aspect of dentistry and since January 2016, he has taught and supervised third year and final year students at Newcastle Dental Hospital every Tuesday. Further to this, from September of this year, Nigel will become a joint foundation trainer for a newly qualified dentist at the practice.
As well as being busy with the clinical and teaching aspects of dentistry, he is also is a member of the BDA Northern Counties branch committee, the Chair of the BDA Young Dentists Committee, and a member of the North of Tyne Local Dental Committee (LDC).
Outside of work, Nigel loves spending time with friends socially, eating out and travelling. He travelled South America for two months, where he spent two weeks providing dental care in schools and at an orphanage in Peru.
