The Educational Supervisor: I qualified in 1981 and been involved in Foundation training since 1992. After qualifying I worked in the hospital service until late 1985 when I moved into general practice as an associate with Martyn Amsel in Banbury. I purchased the practice in Warwick in 1989 where I have worked until the present day. I am a full time dental practitioner who works at the practice every day. I have a keen interest in postgraduate education.

I allocate a Tuesday afternoon to spend time with my FD, where I can make use of my postgraduate qualifications to help my FD settle into general dental practice. My DPDS from Bristol university is in Crown and bridge, Periodontology and endodontics. The Tuesday afternoon is made up of the tutorial and patients that my FD would like me to assist with. These sessions are FD led. There is also time to look through and discuss papers on academic and clinical topics. 

The Practice: Westgate dental practice is a busy town center practice. It was founded in 1983. Apart from myself there are 3 part time associates who provide the equivalent cover of two full time colleagues . There is a part time hygienist who works 3 days per week. The hygienist joined the practice in 1992. The building itself is a converted coaching house which dates back to the late 1800's. and although bricked up now there is communication with the tunnels which run under Warwick. These tunnels are said to date back to before the English civil war. The practice serves the local community and is a real family practice with various generations of families attending for their dental treatment.. The practice provides NHS and private treatment with the exception of orthodontics which are referred out. All practitioners have access to the wave one gold reciprocating system for endodontics. 
      

The Area: Warwick is typical of many areas with thousands on new houses planned for the area. There are numerous fine restaurants in the town. My favorite is the ART KITCHEN  a Thai restaurant which always gets a good mention in the Times. There are two well known private schools in the town, Warwick Boys School and Kings High School for Girls. There are two further state secondary schools. Warwick is just off junction 15 of the M40 which provides good road links to the south west and north. The A46 takes you to the east of the country. Rail links are good with the Chiltern line having one station in Warwick itself and another just outside the town serving commuters to London and Birmingham.

Other Points of Interest: The Practice is directly opposite the original Westgate of Warwick. If you climb to the top of the tower the view across the surrounding countryside is fantastic. Attached to the Westgate is the famous LORD LEYCESTER HOSPITAL where a number of retired service personnel live. The hospital is often used for filming such as the Christmas Dr Who with David Tennant and more recently A Christmas Carol involving Tom Hardy to be shown presumably on Christmas day. The Hatton locks on the Grand Union canal are a short walk away. 21 locks lift boats up a 2 mile stretch of the canal. Warwick castle originally  designed by William the conqueror is one street away from the practice and the peacocks from the castle are often found in our garden. The castle is now operated by Merlin entertainments.