Specialist in Periodontics BDS (Hons) (London) MFDS RCS Eng MJDF RCS Eng MClinDent (Periodontology) MPerio RCS Edin.

Rajan qualified from Guys, Kings and St.Thomas' Dental Institute, King's College, London. He was one of a small number in his year to graduate with honours and a distinction in the Practice of Clinical Dentistry and a Merit in Oral Disease.

Rajan is a member of the faculty of Dental Surgery, the faculty of General Dental Practice at the Royal College of Surgeons, England and membership in Restorative Dentistry at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.

He has a strong commitment to postgraduate training and education, and regularly teaches on courses at the Royal College of Surgeons, helping other dentists including newly qualified and overseas dentists in preparation for a variety of postgraduate qualifications. He has also been a tutor for the West Midlands division of the Faculty of General Dental Practice. In recent years, Rajan has been asked to regularly speak at national conferences for the Faculty of Dental Surgery (Royal College of Surgeons, England).

After some time in the NHS and private general practice, Rajan gained a post in the Leicestershire Community Dental Service treating anxious paediatric patients and those with physical and learning disabilities. This challenging and highly rewarding experience led him to take up the position of Senior House Officer in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Hospital and Hope and Trafford General Hospitals. Thereafter, to strengthen and consolidate his training in the hospital services Rajan became a Senior House Officer in restorative dentistry, periodontology and oral medicine at Birmingham Dental Hospital.

He extended his experience and skills within the Department of Periodontology through involvement in teaching undergraduate dental students and treating challenging cases referred from other dentists. Rajan has extensive experience in private practice, which has included working as part of multi-disciplinary team within a specialist practice. Rajan successfully completed the highly structured and well-regarded 4-year Specialist Training Programme in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at King’s Dental Institute, Guys Hospital London. This training culminated in the award of a Master of Clinical Dentistry degree in Periodontology with King’s College, London and Membership in Restorative Dentistry at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. This is one of only a few recognised centres for specialist training in Periodontics in the U.K.

Additional to this in-depth training, Rajan frequently attends national and international scientific and clinical meetings/conferences to supplement his periodontal training and enhance both surgical and general restorative skills. In practice, he provides a comprehensive range of non-surgical and surgical periodontal treatments. The scope of his surgical therapy includes open flap debridement, resective pocket reduction surgery (soft tissue and osseous), periodontal regeneration (Emdogain and bone grafting), crown lengthening (functional and aesthetic), and mucogingival periodontal plastic surgery. Rajan can provide dental implant treatment (both surgical and restorative aspects) for periodontal patients at Darren Bywater Dental Care.

GDC number 83741