Dr. Ripponjit SangheraIllume Dental

Rippon qualified from the prestigious Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London in 2003. She had an interest in surgery and this led to her spending 10 years training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. She spent 5 years as a Specialty Doctor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in various hospitals in the South East including Royal London Hospital, where she was also a Honorary Clinical lecturer and involved in undergraduate dental training. In this time, she also obtained her Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. In 2012 at a London Conference, Rippon was awarded the Associate Fellow’s Prize by the British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, for the best presentation of a clinical study, she had conducted in third molar surgery at the Royal London Hospital and also presented internationally. She has been an examiner for the General Dental Council/Royal College of Surgeons London for 12 years, examining overseas dentists and continues to examine in London. She is part of the Local Dental Committee in Gloucestershire and had been part of the Orthodontic Managed Clinical Network Committee Midlands. Through Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Rippon’s interest in jaw surgery, this led her path to specialising in Orthodontics. She undertook higher Specialist Post Graduate Training in Orthodontics at Birmingham Dental Hospital and Worcestershire Royal Hospital. As part of her training, she also completed a Masters in Research, looking at the self-esteem and quality of life in patients undergoing jaw surgery. She successfully completed training and was awarded a Membership in Orthodontics at the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and is recognised as a Specialist in Orthodontics with the General Dental Council. Rippon works in NHS Children's Orthodontics & Private Children and Adult Orthodontics. After qualifying, she continued to work as an Orthodontist at Birmingham Dental Hospital, where she dealt with an array of complex cases including surgical and multidisciplinary. She has a keen interest in Adult and Children's Aesthetic Orthodontics including Invisalign/Invisalign Teen and uses an array of Aesthetic braces, treating mild to complex cases. She loves keeping up to date with the constant changes and advancement in Orthodontics using cutting edge digital systems and AI technology, designed to make life easier for patients and making that new smile easily accessible. Rippon has a warm, caring and friendly nature that will put you at ease. She will listen to your concerns, setting realistic outcomes for you and loves transforming her patient's smiles, which really shows through. In her spare time, Rippon is kept busy with her young dog and enjoys exploring the Cotswolds with him and will happily show you many adorable photos of him. Please DM for any further info @Cotswoldsmiles