Our Dental Team
It is an exciting time for Nook Street Dental Practice as we begin a new chapter. We have some new dentists arriving at Nook Street this Summer and we felt it might be nice for you to get to know them.
Ant Davies
Mr Davies qualified from Cardiff in 2012 and has been here with us since 2014. He hails from Bristol and also worked in North Wales, Greater Manchester and Leeds clocking up a fair few miles over the years.
In 2014 Ant obtained his Membership to the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and previously examined for the Royal College of Surgeons, England for their membership examinations.
Alongside his day to day general dentistry Mr Davies provides cosmetic tooth alignment, facial aesthetics treatments including wrinkle relaxing Injections and Dermal Fillers, for which he has been a finalist at the Aesthetic Dentistry awards 2019. He also provides a variety of more complex treatments for the benefit of his patients, from dentures to complex wear cases with a passion for continually improving his skill set and further learning.
In November 2018 Ant was awarded Best Young Dentist, North West at the FMC Dentistry Awards in recognition of his achievements to date, but he maintains this was merely a stepping stone to greater things and he showed his intent when he took over ownership of the practices in May 2019.
In his spare time, you’ll find Ant on the rugby pitch playing for Cockermouth RUFC or out and about in the lakes and fells. Although that may be less frequent now with two young boys at home.
Ant Davies
Sophie Carter BDS
Sophie graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2016 and began working in private practice in April 2021 after working for the NHS for 5 years.
She enjoys all aspects of general dentistry, particularly helping patients who are anxious of receiving dental treatment to regain their confidence. Sophie has also recently completed a postgraduate training course on cosmetic composite restorative treatment.
Outside of dentistry Sophie enjoys spending time with friends and family and has a passion for dancing, her favourite being salsa. Sophie will be re-locating to Cumbria but has spent most of her life living in Derbyshire and grew up enjoying the hills of the Peak District National Park, she is now looking forward to enjoying the hills of the Lake District National Park.
Sophie Carter
Shil Shah BDS
Shil moved to the UK in 2010 from Nairobi, Kenya armed with a suitcase and an acceptance letter to study Dentistry at The University of Manchester. Since graduating, he has now been practicing general dentistry for 6 years in both Manchester and Cambridge.
Apart from providing ethical and honest day-to-day dentistry, treating patients with severe anxiety and phobia probably brings him the most reward and satisfaction. (He was a naughty child who had a fair share of dreaded trips to the dentist!).
He also has a keen interest in developing his skills further, particularly in the field of Implantology.
Away from the surgery, you can find him on the squash courts. He is a die-hard gunner (Arsenal fan) and recently also started following Formula 1.
Shil Shah
Chaitanya Joshi (CJ)
Chaitanya Joshi (CJ); is India, where he completed his my post-graduate speciality training in ‘treating gum diseases’ with distinction. After spending 10 years in clinical dentistry in India, he moved to Scotland in 2017 to pursue a dental PhD program at the University of Aberdeen.
CJ has published more than 30 articles in highly reputed scientific journals and received a number of awards on national and international platforms, including the most prestigious ‘Sir Wilfred Fish award’ given by the British Society of Periodontology (BSP).
Since 2021, CJ has moved into full-time clinical practice, where his aim is to provide holistic quality dental treatment. His treatment approaches are focused on ways to maintain gum and oral bone health, which form a foundation for healthy mouths. CJ also enjoys all aspects of general dentistry with a special interest in cosmetic dentistry and the treatment of children and nervous patients.
“I find seeing smiles on the patients as they leave the clinic, most satisfying and rewarding.”
In his spare time, CJ enjoys reading, travelling and exploring the British outdoors.