Personnel Profiles
Specialists
MARK DIAMOND BDS FDS (RCPS) SPECIALIST IN ORAL SURGERY
Qualified BDS University of Manchester in 1991.
Trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Units, England. 1992 – 1995.
Attained his Fellowship (FDS) at Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow
Returned to N.I. to Specialist Oral Surgery practice in 1997.
Director of Fortwilliam and Ballymena Specialist Dental Clinics
NADINE Mc ALONEY BDS FDS (RCS) SPECIALIST IN ORAL SURGERY
Qualified BDS (Hons) from Newcastle upon Tyne in 1993.
Maxillofacial Surgical Units in N.E.England (1993 - 1999).
Attained her Fellowship (FDS). at the Royal College of Surgeons, London in 1997.
She returned to N. Ireland in 1999 to Specialist Oral Surgery practice.
PATRICIA DUFFIN BDS FDS (RCPS) SPECIALIST IN ORAL SURGERY
Qualified BDS at Queen’s University, Belfast in 1981.
Attained her fellowship (FDS) at The Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow in 1986. Oral & Maxillofacial units in N.Ireland (1986 – 1990).
Currently working in Specialist Oral Surgery practice.
JAMES HALL BDS MDS (Credit) PROSTHODONTIST
Qualified BDS at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand in 1989
General Dental Practitioner 1990 – 2002
Qualified MDS in Prosthodontics (credit) in 2005,
(2003 – 2005) Otago University, New Zealand.
Specialist in and practice limited to Prosthodontics at Fortwilliam & Ballymena Specialist Dental Clinics.
HELEN SPRATT BDS FDS (RCS) SPECIALIST IN ORAL SURGERY
Qualified BDS at Liverpool University in 1993.
House Officer posts in Royal Group & Ulster Hospitals (1993 - 1999).
Attained her Fellowship (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons, London in1999. Community Dental Service, Paediatric General Anaesthetic referral service and Special Needs Dentistry. (2000 – present)
She also works part time in Specialist Oral Surgery practice.
GEOFF NEWELL BDS BSc MFDS MSurgDent MPhil SPECIALIST IN ORAL SURGERY
Qualified BDS (QUB) 1997
BSc 1995
Vocational Training 1997-1998
Senior House Officer 1999-2001
MFDS (RDS Edin) 2000
MPhil (QUB) 2004
Specialist Oral Surgery Practice 2004-Present
BRIAN PURCELL BDS, MFD, FFD (RCSI) (OSOM)
Qualified BDS at Queens University Belfast 2001
2 years working in General Dental Practice in England (2001-2003)
4 years work as a House Officer Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Units in N.I. (2003-2007)
MFD gained through RCSI in June 2004
FFDRCSI Oral surgery with Oral Medicine gained in Nov 2007
Currently working part time in Specialist practice and studying for a Medical degree through Queens University Belfast
KEIRA MALONE BDS
Qualified BDS University of Birmingham in 1991
Worked in Maxillofacial units in UK and Australia 1999-2008
BST Maxillofacial Surgical Register, Royal Adelaide Hospital 2006-2008
Keira Returned to Ireland in 2008 to work in Specialist Oral Surgery Practice.
JUSTIN BARNES BSc(Hons), BDS(Hons), MFDS RCPS Glasg
Qualified Bachelor of Science in Anatomy at Queen’s University, Belfast 2004.
Qualified Bachelor of Dental Surgery at Queen’s University, Belfast 2004.
Vocational Dental Practitioner, Belfast 2004-2005.
Senior House Officer at Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast 2005-2007.
Awarded Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow 2006.
Undertaking specialist training in Endodontology at King’s College London 2007-2010.
Practice limited to Endodontics at Fortwilliam Clinic, Belfast 2008-Present.
Practice Manager
Robert Graham MSc
After spending almost 30 years in industry, he joined the practice in 2006. He brings a wealth of managerial experience with him and controls the overall running of the two clinics, including administration, finance and HR.
Reception Staff
Ashleigh Clarke
Ashleigh joined Fortwilliam in 1999, and has been involved in clinical and business duties.. Consequently she helps ensure the smooth running of the practice on a day to day basis and acts as duty manager when necessary.
Ann Marie Kelly
Ann Marie joined the Ballymena clinic straight from school in 2003. Dental Nurse Qualification 2005. Qualification in Conscious Sedation 2008. Like most of our staff she adapts easily to clinical or admin duties.
Angela Stewart
Angela joined the practice in 2009. She spent the last 15 years in the customer service side of a busy local airline and consequently brings a wealth of experience in dealing with the public.
Clinical Assistance
Helen McVicker
Helen holds Dental Nurse, Conscious Sedation and Radiography qualifications. An oral surgery clinic can not function without staff of specialist experience. In our clinics, further experience in Implantology is required. Not only does Helen have this but she has begun to train Dental Nurses in Implant Support as part of our training courses.
Sharon Dixon
Sharon joined the Ballymena Clinic as a qualified Dental Nurse. She gained her Conscious Sedation exam in 2007. She now juggles part time nursing and bringing up a young family.
Joanne Bennett
Joanne joined Fortwilliam as a qualified Dental Nurse May ‘08. She has implant support nursing experience and holds Concious Sedation and Radiography Qualifications.
Jolisa Drummond
Jolisa joined the practice in 2009. She qualified in Dental nursing in 1997 and gained her Radiography qualification in 2000. She is currently studying for her Conscious Sedation qualification.
Jenna Lindsay
Jenna joined the practice in 2009 as a qualified dental nurse. She is currently studying Conscious Sedation and Radiography.