Implant Referrals

Dr Emiliano Zanaboni is a specialist in Periodontology with a particular interest in implant dentistry and bone/gum regeneration in this context including sinus lifting.

Vastly experienced and qualified in these disciplines, his surgical techniques are characterised by precision and attention to detail. Emiliano has a great deal of experience in bone grafting and sinus lifting in the context of implant placement.

Emiliano is a kind and highly skilled surgeon. His surgical technique is always very neat.

Emiliano graduated from the University of Turin, College of Dentistry, Italy in 1997 with 110/110 cum laude. He completed a two-year full-time programme in Implant Dentistry at New York University in 2000 having won a scholarship place. At NYU, Emiliano was mentored by Dr Dennis Tarnow. He achieved his MClinDent in Periodontology (with distinction) in 2008 having completed his studies at the Royal London Hospital.

Emiliano is a Mentor in Implant Dentistry for the Academy of Dental Implantology. He is also on the GDC Specialist register for Periodontology.

Dr Kostas has a special interest in Implant Dentistry and has over 15 years of experience in this field.

Kostas also thoroughly understands both restorative dentistry and periodontology. He makes it his business to remain completely current in these areas.

Kostas does implant dentistry with the highest possible attention to detail and a full understanding of the wider picture that a referring dentist may wish to achieve. He is able to beautifully restore implants and, if specifically requested by the referring dentist, can do so. Kostas is equally happy to fully communicate with and facilitate the final restoration by the referring dentist.

Kostas is kind and gentle ensuring comfort at every stage of treatment and consistently achieving the highest standard of dental care possible.

Kostas graduated with distinction from Moscow Medical University, he completed a two-year residency in oral surgery. His post-graduate training focused on restorative dentistry at the prestigious Leeds Dental Institute, dedicating part of his MClinDent to implant training. He has since furthered his knowledge through training at a number of leading American dental centres, including The Dawson Academy, Seattle Institute for Advanced Dental Education and the University of Southern California.

In 2010 he received his Certificate in Surgical & Restorative Implant Dentistry (USC School of Dentistry in Los Angeles), and in 2011 – his Certificate in Implant Dentistry (University of Bristol).

Kostas is fluent in English and Russian, conversational in Greek.

Dr Geoff has been placing and restoring implants since 1989, having first trained in Sweden.

He is one of Clinical leads for Bicon Dental Implants, after being introduced to the system in 1997 and has taught dental implant surgery to hundreds of dentists lecturing in the UK, USA, Europe, India and Russia.

Geoff is calm and kind. He has a very practical and pragmatic approach to problem solving. His treatment planning skill and dynamic range as a dentist is immense. He is comfortable when doing complex reconstructive work. Geoff is happy to restore implants or communicate with and facilitate the final restoration by the referring dentist.

The Bicon system lends itself beautifully to the use of both fixed and removable restorations or a combination of the two. Geoff is a natural problem solver and enjoys the challenge of devising a very bespoke restoration for his patients when necessary.

Geoff’s career in implant dentistry began more than 30 years ago. He found that early implant systems were quite complicated devices and often limited in their application. They were tricky to use, not particularly suited to many situations and very expensive both in terms of healing time and cost to the patient if multiple procedures were required.

The Bicon Dental Implant system is comparatively simple and because of that could be used in many different ways. Not only was the system uncomplicated, needing only two parts compared to the four or five that was typical, the implants could be used in considerably shorter lengths when compared to others with predictable results and stable bone levels on healing. This makes a massive difference to what is possible. It reduces the amount of bone grafting that may be required to use standard length implants broadening the number of patients who can benefit from treatment. This all makes for simpler treatment even in otherwise complex cases.