Our Team
Ethicare Dental is a family run dental practice. Glafcos and Klaudia Tombolis are a husband and wife team. As well as running the practice we are the primary dental care providers which means we are committed to administering a quality dental service and have a vested interest in providing continuity of care to all our patients.
Dr. GLAFCOS TOMBOLIS BDS DENTISTRY (1998)
Glafcos Tombolis qualified from The Royal London Hospital in 1998. After a year of vocational training he moved to work as an Associate in London. For 4 years Glafcos worked in a mixed NHS/ PRIVATE practice at which point this central London establishment became purely private.
Glafcos is an experienced practitioner. Having worked 6 days a week for many years now, there are few circumstances within his chosen field of practice that he has not come across. Glafcos carries out all aspects of general and cosmetic dentistry.
He is committed to a program of continued professional development and attends many courses to keep up to date with modern techniques.
Glafcos chose the name ETHICARE DENTAL to perfectly construe the values with which he has practiced dentistry since he qualified.
Dr. KLAUDIA TOMBOLIS BDS DENTISTRY (1996 Adelaide)
Klaudia Tombolis qualified from the University of Adelaide in Australia in 1996. She developed solid groundings in a private practice for 2 years in Adelaide. Klaudia moved to the UK in early 1999 and worked for one year outside London followed by working in a private practice in central London from 2000 to 2010 taking time out to raise her 3 children in the interim.
Throughout her time as a dentist, Klaudia has maintained her commitment to continued professional development by attending courses on regular basis.
Klaudia's interests also lie in the fields of general and cosmetic dentistry and throughout her professional life has remained focused in providing excellence in every aspect of her care.
Klaudia's special interests include preventive dentistry, Invisalign, Inman aligner, clear aligners and other forms of removable orthodontics as well as minimally invasive cosmetic dentistry.
Dr. Steve Bassi BDS, LDSRCS(Eng), FDSRCPS(Glasg),
FDSRCSEd, FDS (Rest Dent), RCPS, MDentSci
Consultant in Restorative Dentistry
Specialist in Restorative Dentistry, Prosthodontics and Periodontics
Clinics: Saturdays 10.30 am – 2.00 pm
Private Appointments: Ethicare Dental Tel: 020 8870 5059
Training and Background
Dr Bassi qualified from the University of London and then entered into a period of General Professional Training that included posts in general dental practice and the hospital services. During this time he gained his Fellowship from the Royal Colleges of Glasgow and Edinburgh. In 1999, Dr Bassi commenced a 5-year Specialist Registrar training programme in restorative dentistry that provided extensive experience of complex restorative problems including the management of patients requiring implant, prosthodontic, periodontal and endodontic treatment. He also passed the Master of Dental Science degree with distinction for his research on resin-bonded bridges. Dr Bassi has lectured extensively and published a wide variety of articles in scientific journals, and also has a Consultant post in Restorative Dentistry.
Specific Interests
Restorative Dentistry – the treatment of general and complex restorative problems including the management of worn teeth, correcting cosmetic dental problems and rehabilitating the failing dentition.
Prosthodontics – crown and bridgework and all types of partial and complete dentures.
Implantology – placement and restoration of dental implants and maintenance/long-term care of implants.
Periodontics – gum treatment ranging from scaling and polishing of teeth through to complex surgical techniques.
Service at Ethicare Dental
Dr Bassi provides a consultation, diagnostic and treatment service in accordance with his special interests.
Rana Muwahid BDS MFDS RCS Eng MSc MOrth RCS Ed
Rana qualified with a bachelor degree in dental surgery (BDS) from Jordan in 2002. She worked in Jordan as a general dentist for a year then moved to the UK in 2003. Rana undertook her international qualifying exams and became fully registered at the general dental council in the UK (registration number 100399).
She became a member of the faculty of dental surgery (MFDS) of the royal college of surgeons of England in 2004 following a year of training in London during which she also undertook a diploma in clinical dental sciences from the university of London.
Following that, she joined the Eastman dental hospital and institute at UCL in 2004 and undertook 3 years of post graduate training in orthodontics. She gained a master of science (MSc) in orthodontics from the university of London in 2006 and later qualified with a membership in orthodontics (MOrth) from the royal college of surgeons of Edinburgh in 2007 allowing her to be registered on the orthodontic specialist with the
General Dental Council.
Rana also worked at Darent Valley hospital and Medway Maritime hospital in Kent for 2 years. She is a member of the British Dental Association, the British and European Orthodontic Societies.
She is interested in treating children as well as adults with a variety of removable and fixed orthodontic appliances. Rana also treats selective patients with Invisalign (invisible removable aligners).
Dr. Yvonne Szyszko BDS (London), MFDSRCS (Eng),
M Surg Dent Specialist in Oral Surgery
Yvonna Szyszko qualified from Guy’s Hospital in 1996. After completing her vocational training in the London deanery, she worked for 3 years as a hospital senior house officer in oral and maxillofacial surgery. During this time, she was awarded her MFDS and M.Surg. Dent postgraduate exams.
In 2001, Yvonna moved to Australia to take up the position of lecturer in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Sydney, working at Westmead and the United Dental Hospitals. This involved lecturing, clinical teaching and also head and neck anatomy demonstrating. She also worked in general practice for the Australian health care fund.
Having moved back to England, Yvonna is involved in lecturing and examining at the Royal College of Surgeons in England. She has completed many courses in life support and trauma, SAAD sedation, teaching, forensic dentistry and anthropology and in wrinkle reduction treatments.
Yvonna is a specialist in oral surgery and provides a wide range of oral surgery procedures, as well as anti-wrinkle treatments, with her extensive knowledge of facial anatomy. She also works in a hospital in the speciality of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Mina Vaidyanathan - Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Dentistry BDS,BSc(Hons), MFDS(RCS Ed), MSc,MPaedent (RCS Eng)
Mina qualified from the Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry In June 2000 attaining a distinction in Adult Dental Health and also an academic prize.
During her time at University Mina took a year out of her training and undertook an intercalated degree in Experimental Pathology gaining 1st Class honours. Since qualification Mina undertook her Vocational training in general dental practice and Community Dental practice. It was here that she developed her interest in children's dentistry. After undertaking a Senior House officer post in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at Southend General Hospital and successfully completing the MFDS examination she worked as an SHO in Paediatric dentistry at Barts and The London NHS trust, she entered into Specialist training in Paediatric Dentistry at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation trust. In that time she successfully undertook a Masters in Paediatric Dentistry gaining a merit. She passed the Membership in Paediatric dentistry in May 2008 and is now on the Specialist list for Paediatric Dentistry. Mina is now in the final 2 years of her training to become a Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry.
Mina's work involves treating children up to the age of 16 years who present with a variety of routine and complex dental problems. Her experience ranges from treatment under local anaesthesia, to inhalation sedation. She also works extensively with medically compromised patients at the Evelina Children's hospital. Mina is very passionate about children's dentistry and the importance of maintaining good oral health for our children.
Outside of work, Mina regularly lectures at the Royal College of Surgeons to postgraduates undertaking their postgraduate exams and has been awarded with an honorary lectureship post for her services to the college.
Sameena Choudhry-BDS MFDS RCS (Edin) DRDP
(enrolled in specialist training programme at Kings college for endodontics, 3rd year)
I qualified at Bristol Dental School in 2000 and spent the following few years in the Southwest gaining experience first in hospital and then in practice. During this time I gained my membership with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
I have undertaken various postgraduate courses such as implants, cosmetic dentistry and advanced restorative dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute with an aim of improving my dental skills to the highest standard. This led to an interest in endodontics (root canal treatment) and so I enrolled on the specialist training programme at King's college London for endodontics.
My aim is to provide high quality endodontics in an efficient manner. I enjoy treating nervous patients and changing their often unfavourable opinion of root canal treatment. The treatment is complex due to the anatomy of the tooth however my aim is to make it a comfortable experience. This is achieved with effective local anaesthetic in a pleasant and relaxing environment. I carry out both initial root canal treatments as well as re-treatments where the root has already been filled but has not healed. I have been concentrating on endodontics for the last few years and have recently limited my practice to endodontics. The aim of which is to focus on endodontics and so provide root canal fillings to the highest standard.
Alastair Lomax - Dental hygienist
Before entering into the dental field I gained a BSc Hons in Psychology from Dundee University in 2005. In January 2007 I then embarked on the two and half year clinical training course to become a Dental Hygienist/Therapist at the Greater Manchester School for Dental Care Professionals.
Having graduated in March 2009 I then decided to build not only on my clinical practice, working within general practice but also to use my previous experience of research to become a Research Hygienist.
In April 2009 I moved to London to take a position at the Unit of Periodontology, at the Eastman Clinical Investigation Centre based at the Eastman Dental Hospital, London. It is here I work as Research Hygienist on a part-time basis.
I also hold a position at King's College London School of Dental Hygiene and Therapy as a part-time Dental Hygiene/Therapy tutor.
Scott Walker - Dental hygienist
I have worked at Eithicare Dental Centre for almost 1 and half years now but have over 7 years of experience in dentistry.
I Graduated as a Dental Hygienist in 2008 at The DDS School of Dental Hygiene and have since completed many more hours of continued education including Tooth whitening/bleaching and Specialist Radiography.
I am originally from the sunny City of Liverpool and though I spend the majority of my time in London, my love is still with Liverpool F.C but don't let that put you off me!
Saghar Khosravi - Dental hygienist
Saghar is an experienced dental hygienist having qualified in 1997 in Sweden/stockholm. She has worked in London for many years but throughout her working life has benefited from working in many cities throughout Europe, including Stockholm and Florence. She undertakes regular training and enjoys keeping up to date to the new techniques and scientific learnings in dentistry . Providing excellence in patient care and gentle but effective hygiene treatment is Saghar’s primary concern.