Kenneth Harper
GDC - 8075 57718
BDS University of Edinburgh 1983, MGDS Royal College of Surgeons Of England 1993, FDS Royal College of Surgeons Of England 1993, MSc Lond 1994, MRD 1994, FDS (Rest Dent) Royal College of Surgeons Of England 2001, FFGDP(UK) 2003
Specialist Restorative Dentist
Training and qualifications
Ken graduated with a BDS (Hons) from Edinburgh University Dental School in 1983, achieving the Gold Medal. Following two years in hospital training posts, he spent 19 years in the RAF, where he did his specialist training including an MSc in Conservative Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute and consultant specialist training in restorative dentistry at Guy’s Hospital.
He achieved his Specialist Restorative Fellowship in Dental Surgery, FDS (Rest Dent); his Membership in Restorative Dentistry (MRD); and his Membership in General Dental Surgery (MGDS) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is also a Fellow of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners, FFGDP (UK).
Ken is based at the Department of Continuing Professional Development at the Eastman Dental Institute, the dental school of University College London. There, he co-ordinates and teaches the certificate and diploma in Restorative Dental Practice as well as other postgraduate programmes. He works extensively as a Royal College of Surgeons lecturer and examiner in the UK and internationally. When not teaching, Ken works in private practice.
In 2005, he appeared on ITV’s Make Me Perfect, where one of the women he treated was voted the show’s winner by viewers. He’s an experienced yachtsman; he has competed in the Whitbread Round the World Race and has represented Great Britain as a member of the British Admiral's Cup team.
Treatments offered
A consultant and specialist in restorative dentistry, Ken is registered with the General Dental Council on four specialist lists: restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, endodontics and periodontics.
He enjoys managing complex multidisciplinary and aesthetic cases, often involving complex reconstruction or replacement of the teeth by implants, crowns, bridges or veneers. Healthy foundations are vital for successful restoration, so Ken will also carry out the endodontic and periodontal treatments needed.
Specialist restorative dentistry at Lister House
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Ken Harper is is specialist restorative dentist at Lister House
Hi, my name is Doctor Atal.
I work here at Lister House Dental Practise and I work as a general dentist and an Invisalign practitioner.
As a patient coming to Lister House, you can really expect the highest quality type of treatments.
I think the real benefit is that we really want to make sure that we give you the best treatments and there's nothing holding us back to be able to do that.
We have a close relationship of all the different clinicians who work here under different specialities as well.
So it's very easy to have a multidisciplinary approach.
I usually talk to my patients quite a lot about Invisalign.
It's a really, really good treatment option, generally speaking, when it comes to getting people's teeth healthier, but also to make them looking nicer as well.
So you're going to be able to close gaps that you might not have been able to do so otherwise.
You'll be able to fix some crowded teeth, even correct bite issues as well.
But generally speaking, afterwards, you're going to be able to look after your teeth a lot better when it comes to using composite bonding.
We sculpt on a resin white material onto the tooth to get the desired outcome and get a nice smooth finish afterwards.
And the equipment that we use is of the highest calibre and the best quality because this is going to flow through into the outcome of the treatment as well.
You're going to get better results when it comes to using the best type of equipment and more state-of-the-art tools that we have here.
Once you've gone through all of the planning and then you get to the end result and then you can see the patient looking a lot nicer and a lot more confident within their smile.
They're smiling a lot wider and they're showing a lot more teeth and they just have a lot more pep within their personality.
So it's really good just from a social life point of view and also just from a day-to-day, just feeling a bit more comfortable within your smile to get that outcome that you're looking for.
