Meet the team

Dentist

GDC No. 174512

Christiane was part of the prestigious team at the Vienna Open Medical Institute providing surgical and general dental services to the East Danube Hospital of Austria which features a dedicated unit for the elderly. Since moving to The Borders in 2010 Christiane has been delivering general and preventive dentistry, cosmetic tooth alignment and facial aesthetic treatments to discerning patients.

Christiane is currently studying to gain another Masters Degree in Facial Aesthetics with Manchester University and has recently been approached to Mentor at the Northumbria University Newcastle Upon Tyne.

As Director of the practice, Christiane oversees all dental treatment and your experience at Teviot Dental.

Dentist

GDC No. 82218

Gareth graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2003 with a distinction in the ‘Practice of Dentistry’. He began his practising career in Hawick and then spent time in Australia working in both public and private dental clinics. After his return to Hawick in 2006, Gareth began further training at the Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute and was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Restorative Dentistry in 2013. During this time he was also accepted for Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties at the Royal College of Surgeons England.

In 2012 he invested in a dental operating microscope in order to further enhance the quality of care he provides. This is invaluable in endodontic procedures, but allows a greater degree of precision in nearly all areas of general practice.

Dentist

GDC No. 67792

Originally from Hawick, Steve graduated with Honours from the University of Edinburgh in 1992 and he gained an MSc at the University of Bristol in 2008. He was awarded Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2016 and is an examiner for the MFDS examination at this College. He was admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Faculty of Dental Trainers as a Member in 2017 and Fellow in 2022. He is also a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry.

His background is in general dental practice having worked in the North East of Scotland for 30 years. He also owned a private practice in Aberdeen for 21 years where he accepted referrals for restorative and surgical cases.

Steve is heavily involved in dental education having lectured throughout the UK. He taught restorative dentistry at the University of Dundee, the University of Aberdeen as well as tutoring the MSc in Restorative Dentistry programme at the University of Edinburgh since 2012 where he is now its Programme Director.

He also holds a Senior Clinical Lecturer position in Endodontics at Edinburgh Dental Institute. He is currently an external examiner at the University of Leeds for the third year of the BChD degree and was formerly external examiner at the University of Birmingham for the MSc Restorative Dentistry programme.

Never standing still, Steve is actively involved in research having published over forty original papers in peer reviewed journals with his main research focus being antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and the clinical performance of dental materials.

His undergraduate textbook “A Clinical Guide to Applied Dental Materials” was published in December 2012. Steve sits on the editorial boards of two journals namely Dental Update and the European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry. He is a reviewer for a number of dental journals and a key influencer for a number of dental material and equipment manufacturers.

To unwind, Steve loves football having only recently hung up his boots himself. He now loves to travel when he can to see games across the U.K. and Europe.

Periotherapist

GDC No. 2216

Hazel qualified from Edinburgh Dental Hospital ‘With Award’ in 1981 and joined Teviot Dental in 2002 when she established the Preventive Dental Unit. Hazel consults with patients four days a week and is enthusiastically committed to helping clients achieve their own, best possible oral health. Hazel is committed to always be at the very forefront of professional development for herself to ensure she delivers only the very best oral hygiene knowledge and services to our patients.

She is the chair of BSDHT Scotland and works exclusively with Teviot Dental. Hazel not only delivers the very best preventive care but also shares her exceptional skills. She helps coordinate seminars with her professional colleagues at the Scottish BHDST to the benefit of all dental hygienists and therapists in the country. We are very proud of Hazel as she is a true ambassador of her exceptional work and of our practice.

Practice Manager

GDC No. 123595

Karen joined Teviot Dental in 1997 and has extended her skill base considerably since then. She gained her National Dental Nurses qualification at Edinbrugh’s, Telford College in 2000 and following her success in obtaining a Diploma in Dental Practice Management in 2005 she has been increasingly involved in the running and management of the practice. In addition, Karen regularly assists with the placement of dental implants and in July 2008, she enrolled and completed the NHS Education for Scotland (NES) web-based learning package, Cleanliness Champion, which focuses on safe practice and safe environment.

Dental Hygienist

GDC No. 5297

Layna began her career in 1993 as a dental nurse where she discovered her main interest was in the field of periodontal disease.

This led to studying at Glasgow Dental Hospital School of Hygiene, qualifying as a dental hygienist in 1997.

After an initial few years working in her hometown of Galashiels, Layna moved to sunnier climates on the beautiful island of Jersey where she worked for private practices there before onto Rhode Island, USA. Layna returned home to the Borders in 2011 working for practices in Biggar and Peebles. Layna joined our team in 2022 and shares our passions or high quality oral care working in sync with our other dental professionals to provide patients with the most exemplary service. When not ‘in scrubs’ Layna enjoys spending time her family and enjoying outdoor activities with friends which include lake swimming, lots of walking and skiing. She claims to be marvellous at ‘Apres Ski’ also!

Dental nurse

GDC No. 224241

Zoe is a truly impressive dental nurse and joined us in 2016

Zoe started dental nurse training in 2010 at Edinburgh Telford College and qualified in 2012 with NEBDN national certificate in dental nursing. As well as gaining practical knowledge at an NHS practice, Zoe added Child Smile to her qualifications in 2012 passing with distinction. Zoe then spent a year with the Child Smile team in the Oral Health Department as an extended duties dental nurse. Further to this, Zoe recently qualified as an Oral Health Educator which enables patients to rely and have even greater confidence in Zoe’s expertise.

Zoe works alongside Gareth providing quality dentistry and services to adult and children and has practically become Gareth’s 3rd and 4th arms and our patients are convinced there is a telepathic connection to their professionalism.

As with all our nurses, Zoe is a Hawick girl. When not working Zoe balances a busy family home life, attends fitness classes and walks with her dog.

Dental Nurse

GDC No. 313915

Laura joined Teviot Dental in December 2016, to initially help at reception. Within a short period Laura trained to be fully up to speed with all those important tasks that go on behind the scenes to ensure the dental team have all they need at the right time which included being responsible for the sterilisation of dental instruments.

During her time with us Laura showed considerable natural ability and understanding in dentistry and an incredible work ethic that we offered to assist her with becoming a qualified dental nurse covering her college fees

Laura recently passed her SCQF Level 7 SQA in 2023 and we are delighted to have helped her achieve another milestone in her life. Laura works along side Steve Bonsor, which Laura says is another education in itself.

Laura and her family love holidays in the sun, Centre Parks and she is very proud to speak ‘Hawick’ tae!

Dave takes care of the day to day running of all things Teviot Dental and has lately been on reception a lot too, renaming his role as ‘Receptionologyst’!

Dave is a former Army Logistician and Staff Administrator and loves things to be ‘right’. After uniformed service he became Broadcaster with the British Forces Broadcasting Service where he played records and talked a bit. He has seen service all over the world from as South as the Falkland Islands, the arctic circle of Norway, the Far East as well as hot spots in the Middle East making then most of all the opportunities and experiences travel gives you. Being an extrovert and willing to turn his hand to anything, Dave assisted Christiane in purchasing Teviot Dental whist focusing on a positive and family friendly supportive environment for patients and staff alike.