Ilias moved to Brighton in 2004 and has worked there ever since. In 2010 Ilias became a partner dentist at Brighton Dental Clinic and in 2015 the director of the same Clinic
In 2010 he successfully completed the highly coveted 5-year postgraduate Restorative Dentistry Diploma programme from the Eastman Dental Institute (University College of London). In September 2008 at the same prestigious institute he enrolled in a 4-year Diploma qualification in Implant Dentistry, completing this in July 2012 with distinction. Since 2011 Ilias has included adult Orthodontics in his clinical practice and he is a certified Invisalign practitioner.