All posts by Causeway Dental Practice

Vishva Senthilkumar MPH – Dental Hygiene & Therapy

Registered with GDC 307719

Masters in Public Health (University of Chester)

As a Dental Therapist, Vishva educates and supports patients to maintain high standards of oral health, as well as promoting wider systemic health, by preventing and treating periodontal disease and providing oral health advice. He also delivers a range of direct restorative treatments to all age group patients and can extract paediatric or baby teeth. As an overseas qualified dentist, Vishva is working as a therapist and hygienist whilst he completes the ORE examination for overseas dental graduates. He worked as an endodontist, carrying out root fillings, in India, but here he does not undertake complex restorative treatment or procedures associated with the pulp in the adult teeth. These treatments are outside the scope of a dental therapist in the UK. Please see here for a dental therapist’s scope of practice.

We would like to congratulate Vish and his wife Vasantha on the recent arrival of baby Vihaan.

Ashin Joseph – Dental Hygiene & Therapy

Registered with GDC 301787

Ashin takes great pride in doing the best for her patients and educating them in oral hygiene is a particularly important part of this. She believes it is very important that patients are comfortable and relaxed during their appointments. She is very passionate about her job and always think of positive approach towards achieving her goals . She loves meeting new people and enjoys learning about different cultures. Outside of work, she enjoys painting, exercise and cooking.

Naomi Douglas BDS BSc(Hons) – Dentist

Registered with GDC 302063

Hello! I’m Naomi, I did a degree in Biomedical Sciences before deciding to become a dentist and training at Bristol University. I just spent the previous year working in Sydney, Australia where I developed a love for snorkelling and hiking! In dentistry, I love a wide range of areas, including treating nervous patients, paediatrics and root canal treatment.

Chloe Poole BDS – Dentist

Registered with GDC 301796

Chloe qualified from the University of Bristol in 2022 with distinction.

She enjoys all aspects of general dentistry and works hard to achieve the best for her patients. Chloe particularly enjoys seeing children and helping nervous patients.

Chloe grew up in Cardiff and recently relocated to the area. She is an ex elite gymnast and competed for Wales. In her spare time she loves to keep fit & go shopping! 

Laurie Powell BDS FCGDent DPDS FHEA – Dentist

Registered with GDC 69402

Laurie qualified from Sheffield University Dental School in 1993. He enjoys all aspects of general dentistry but particularly working with composite resin on front teeth and removable prosthetics. He has been working at the Causeway Dental Practice since 2000 and took over ownership in 2005. He is the current chair of Oxfordshire Local Dental Committee, a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry and a member of the British Dental Association. 

He is very active in postgraduate study and was a  part-time clinical lecturer at Bristol University Dental School for over five years. He was awarded the Schottlander Prize for outstanding achievement in prosthetic dentistry whilst studying for his postgraduate diploma in 2013. He is a keen advocate of dental research in primary care and is currently a national research champion. He is currently a principal investigator in the SCRiPT and PIP studies, being run by Dundee University, testing two treatments for deep tooth decay and an alternative way to treat toothache. He is delighted to have been appointed as an academic clinical fellow at the University of Manchester to take his research interests further.

He lives in Oxford with his family and enjoys live music, cycling and park run – especially the coffee afterwards.

As an Antibiotic Guardian he has made a pledge. If a patient with dental pain requests antibiotics, Laurie will explain why antibiotics are not always appropriate and discuss methods of controlling symptoms rather than prescribing antibiotics as a first course of action