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Ray Steggles is the principal and practice owner, qualifying BDS in 1976 at the University of London. He is registered with the General Dental Council, the regulatory body for dentistry in the UK, and is a member of the British Dental Association and Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. He has a wealth of further experience and training.
Qualifications
BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery (1976) University of London. This is his dental qualification, entitling registration on the dental register.
MBA Master of Business Administration (1989) Aston University. Specializing in information management.
MSc Master of Science with Distinction(2006) Open University. Medical Sciences specializing in human bacterial infections .
Experience
Following dental qualification he gained experience in the Community Service treating children and people with special needs. This experience has been invaluable in developing the skills to help very nervous people.
He worked in General Dental Practice as an associate before starting his own practice. Initially his practice was totally NHS, then after further training in cosmetic dentistry and endodontics he gradually changed the balance of his practice from NHS, becoming mixed NHS and private, and since 2002 totally private. This allows him to make full use of his skills, which would be impossible within the NHS.
He trained in forensic odontology as a clinical assistant in the Department of Forensic Medicine at The Royal London Hospital , attending courses and meetings in Europe and North America. He lectured to the British Association for Forensic Odontology, and at the National Police College, Bramshill. He was a member of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the Forensic Medicine Society. He assisted in 200 suspicious deaths, including 40 of murder, involving dental identification or bite mark evidence.
He has undertaken further training in medical and dental hypnosis.
He has undertaken further study of, and has a particular interests in, Aesthetic Dentistry and Endodontics. He currently spends about 50% of treatment time carrying out these types of treatment.
Interests relating to dental treatment
These revolve around the control of human diseases of bacterial origin, particularly dental diseases of the crown (dental caries) and root system of teeth and the supporting bone (endodontic and periodontal infections). To understand these processes detailed knowledge of effects of nutrition, human immune responses, and bacterial adaptation is required.
He is developing a model of bacterial interactions, the MEASORG (Micro-Environmentally Adapting Slime ORGanism) to identify novel ways for us to intervene and control disease before damage is caused. Disease control may be highly complex requiring considerable scientific advances, extensive research facilities and expensive drugs, or simple home-care measures such as brushing and dietary control.
Arising from his work studying bacterial disease with the MEASORG, a new computer-based tool is under development, MEASORG-FM. Although this sounds like a radio station, it is unique, a functional microscope to examine how cells control their activities. Unfortunately, to protect intellectual property rights further elaboration and explanation is not possible.
The model highlights some procedures advocated by specialist endodontists as vital for success as unnecessary, possibly even harmful, whilst indicating that others, not yet incorporated into treatment methods elsewhere, are of significant advantage for controlling disease.
These interests bridge academic science with clinical care, where possible bringing ground-breaking and world-leading advances to his patients.
He has developed a unique mixture of antibiotic and quorum sensing inhibitor. This is the first example of using quorum sensing inhibitors to treat human disease.
