Jayne and Ian Gordon are opening the first Vitality Clinic in Stokesley in September.
Ian Gordon BDS MFGDP
Ian Gordon was brought up in Stokesley before moving all of 50 miles to graduate from Newcastle University in 1984. He returned to the area and has established several practices in the North East over the years most recently being a partner in The Dental Centre Group , which is now operated by a Corporate Group. Vitality is the end product of years of experience in dentistry and Ian is already enjoying being free of NHS restrictions
Ian has been involved in Vocational Training since 1990 and is currently a Vocational Training Adviser to the Northern Deanery. He is still chair of Tees Local Dental Committee and a founding member of the CHALLENGE pressure group www.challengeDoH.com formed to raise concerns about the effect of the new NHS dental contract on patient care
Ian has considerable experience in all aspects of patient care but particularly enjoys endodontic treatment (root fillings) and cosmetic treatments and has an interest in Orthodontics (braces, especially Invisalign). Ian is committed to post graduate education not only of others but for himself attending many courses each year as part of his own personal development. He is immediate past chair of LDC.
Jayne Gordon BDS MFGDP
Jayne Gordon BDS MFGDP also graduated from Newcastle in 1991 and worked with Ian Gordon at Eaglescliffe and Belle Vue under her maiden name of Jayne Corbett. In 2000 she established The Dental Centre Middlesbrough before leaving NHS dental practice soon after the problems with the new contract became all too apparent.
Jayne has also been involved with Vocational Training and enjoys cosmetic dentistry. She is equally committed to postgraduate education and is currently attending a year long extended restorative dentistry course with Ian so as to offer patients absolutely up to date yet tried and tested treatment.
Jayne has adopted the North East as home after moving to Newcastle from Coventry as a student
Ian and Jayne are delighted to offer patients the benefit of the considerable experience gained from establishing The Dental Centre, working in the challenging NHS environment .
Private practice allows the freedom to promote the high standards we intend to achieve and the time to ensure this is delivered.
Timothy Puttick BDS DGDP RCS
Tim was born in Middlesbrough 1962 and qualified from Newcastle in 1986. He returned to work in Middlesbrough after qualifying and opened his own practice in partnership with Graham Orr in the Linthorpe area in 1988, working there until 2006. He now owns his own practice in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool where he is in partnership with his wife, Meg. Tim has also worked in the hospital services as a clinical demonstrator in the department of Conservation at Newcastle Dental School for 8 years. More recently he has been a Clinical Assistant to Nigel Fox in the Orthodontic department at James Cook for 13 years.
For the last 3 years he has been working part time in Great Ayton where he has enjoyed looking after a very loyal list of patients. His particular interests are in the broad scope of restorative dentistry and orthodontics.
Allen Branley BDS MMedSci
Allen graduated from the University of Newcastle in 1991. After a number of positions in general practice, he took up a position at Sheffield Hospital where he received his Masters degree in Oral Surgery in 1997.
His early research interests into growth factors and bone regeneration have led to his current interest in developing solutions in bone augmentation. He developed the Complete Smile Clinic in 2000 where he currently holds the position of Clinical Director.
Allen regularly lectures in implant and cosmetic dentistry both nationally and internationally. He currently splits his time working and teaching dentists between the Complete Smile Institute in South Shields and in Texas USA. Much of the specialised work that Allen undertakes is provided by referral from other dental practices within and outside of the region. He has been involved in teaching general dental practitioners and hospital-based dentists for a number of years and holds, and has held, several honorary positions including that of Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Warwick. Dentists from many parts of the UK are regularly in attendance at the centre undertaking a variety of short and long-term Post Graduate training programmes taking advantage of the outstanding facilities and world-class expertise provided by some of the team members."
Andy Burns
One specialist service we are offering from this practice is an Oral Surgery service. Mr Andy Burns, is accepting referrals for the full remit or oral surgery within our practice.  He is working as an independent practitioner within Vitality and is happy to see patients for difficult extractions, buried roots and third molar extractions.
Andy is a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Sunderland Royal Hospital. His sub specialty interests include dentoalveolar surgery, dental implantology and head and neck reconstruction. He has trained and worked in the region for nine years. He runs and contributes to regular courses on various aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery to include dentoalveolar surgery, implant surgery, skin cancer and head and neck cancer.
Andy™ experience with dental implantology goes back to the late 1980™ when techniques were being pioneered and he is currently active in using implants to rehabilitate major facial trauma and head and neck cancer patients. This often involves placing implants in less than ideal situations requiring free vascularised bone flaps and grafts.
Ben Wild
Ben was born and bred in North Yorkshire. He was a former partner of The Dental Centre and is a current partner in Alpha. In addition to this he runs a training scheme for newly qualified dentists and places great importance on the value of post -graduate education, attending many courses himself. He has interests in cosmetic dentistry and treating older patients. He lives locally with his family and enjoys walking, renovating houses and cooking.
Janet Dimauro EDH
Janet Dimauro EDH is our dental hygienist who joined The Dental Centre Group in 2005. Janet left to work in private practice but has seized the opportunity to work with us again in Stokesley
Ian Gordon is also joining Rupert Lewis to practise from the associated Myton Park Dental Centre in Ingleby Barwick (Next to Tesco) Â Ring Myton Park on 01642 760 111
