Raj Patel – Dentist
BDS (Wales) DwSi
GDC: 62543
Born and raised in Kenya, Raj qualified in 1987 at the Welsh National School of Medicine. He worked as a general dental practitioner in South East London prior to joining Gallions in 2005. Thoroughly enjoying being part of our diverse team, he finds the work ‘challenging, rewarding and as varied as the backgrounds of the patients we see’.
He winds down from the day by training at the gym or watching Formula I motor racing whenever it is on.
Other members of the team…
Anthony Bendkowski (GDC No. 57249)Anthony Bendkowski or ‘Ben’ to his team, is a specialist in oral surgery in practice limited to implant reconstructive surgery in London and the South East of England. He qualified from University College Hospital Dental School, London in 1982 and subsequently gained extensive experience in both hospital and practice-based oral surgery.
He has over twenty five years of experience in both the surgical and restorative management of implant cases. He has a keen interest in all aspects of dental education and has lectured on and run bone augmentation and implant training courses, as well as lecturing on business skills for successful implant practice for a number of years. He is a Past President of the Association of Dental Implantology (UK) and an examiner for the Edinburgh Diploma in Implant Dentistry as well as for Membership in Oral Surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons, England.
Clinically Ben undertakes all aspects of implant treatment, including Teeth in a Day/All on 4 surgery, aesthetic anterior tooth replacement, and complex cases involving extensive bone reconstruction.
In his spare time he is a keen pilot and can regularly be seen flying his vintage WW II aircraft in airshows. Ben also enjoys playing guitar badly with a local band, ‘Leaky Tap’.
