Shivani Patel

Shivani Patel

Author at Dentistry Online

Shivani has been trained as a consultant orthodontist. Working from the well reputed Elleven Dental, London and Blandy House in Henley, she enjoys treatment planning patients requiring multidisciplinary care centred around orthodontics. She is a big believer in face driven dentistry and always strives to work closely with her hand-picked periodontal, restorative and oral surgery teams to ensure her patients attain the highest standard of dental wellness – function and aesthetics. She is a multi-award-winning specialist, Diamond Apex Invisalign provider and has been named in the Dentistry Top 50. Set aside her clinical commitments, she will often be seen lecturing on FMC organised Dentistry conferences and also a keen editor and contributor to the Clinical Dentistry, Private Dentistry and Dentistry magazines. With her love of teaching and interest in the future growth of the profession, Shivani lectures to orthodontic postgraduates, orthodontic therapists at UCLAN and GKT and she examines for the Royal College of Surgeons. She is also honoured to be on the interview panel for the GKT Dental Institute and is now an integral part of the judging panel for the Private Dentistry Awards, UK. Her continued love for learning, teaching and personal growth leads her to believe in: ‘We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.’

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Straight Talking Orthodontics – let’s talk about jaw surgery

This month, Shivani Patel discusses jaw surgery as a comprehensive option for severe patients, including when it is needed and the breakdown of the patient journey. One of the most common things patients complain about is their facial profile. This can range from how they don’t like the way they look from the side, their…

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Straight Talking Orthodontics – can we avoid extractions?

This month, Shivani Patel discusses orthodontic extractions, including whether we can avoid them and the controversies surrounding extractions. There is always debate about whether a tooth should be extracted or not when treating crowding. The main aim of orthodontic treatment is to bring teeth in alignment and restore form and function. The management of malocclusions…

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Straight Talking Orthodontics – sensitive teeth is also an issue for orthodontists

This month, Shivani Patel discusses everything orthodontists need to know about sensitive teeth and how it can impact orthodontic treatment.  Sensitive teeth isn’t a usual orthodontic topic. But as the adult population seeking orthodontics increases, we are seeing a lot more issues pertaining to the adult dentition and the awareness of diagnosis. Treating the simplicity…

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Straight Talking Orthodontics – dental technology that’s changing the game for orthodontics

From intraoral scanners to 3D printers, this month Shivani Patel discusses the benefits of updating the technology in your practice. As in many other fields, technology is opening up new possibilities within dentistry and orthodontics, improving efficiency, accuracy and aftercare. Practices that are striving to move forwards with growth will all be investing in technology…

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Straight Talking Orthodontics – don’t neglect the lips and tongue!

It’s not all about the teeth…this month Shivani Patel explains why the lips and tongue are equally important during orthodontic assessments, and why they shouldn’t be overlooked. There is much more to having an aesthetic smile than just great looking teeth. The lips, tongue and soft tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth are equally important.…

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Straight Talking Orthodontics – what GDPs should watch out for in children

This month Shivani Patel discusses the importance of importance of early orthodontic appointments, the different problems GDPs need to look out for in children and the treatment necessary. As the demand for orthodontics increases, the more important it is for a greater awareness of orthodontic assessments. It is important to understand that children should receive…

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Straight Talking Orthodontics – an introduction to static occlusal goals

In the first of the brand new column ‘Straight Talking Orthodontics’, Dr Shivani Patel discusses the ideal targets for achieving static occlusion. Orthodontics is a specialty which diagnoses and treats abnormalities of the bite and jaws in children and adults. The term ‘orthodontics’ comes from the Greek word ‘orthos’, meaning straight or correct and ‘dontia’…

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A joint restorative-orthodontic approach for missing lateral incisors

Shivani Patel presents three case studies highlighting the necessity of treatment planning with a multidisciplinary team for orthodontic treatment involving restorative elements. Missing teeth – or hypodontia – is a term used to describe the developmental absence of one or more primary or secondary teeth, excluding third molar teeth (Goodman et al, 1994). The prevalence…

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