Helen Leach
Qualifications: BDS, FDS RCS, MSc, M Orth RCS GDC No: 67522
Helen graduated in 1991 from Guy’s Hospital in London. Amongst other academic prizes, she was awarded the Lonnon Bursary for Orthodontics during her time there.
Following graduation Helen broadened her experience by working in a general dental practice in Berkshire, in the oral and maxillofacial surgery department in Taunton, and then in a restorative dentistry and children’s dentistry post in Bristol. During this time she gained a Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Three years of postgraduate training in orthodontics at Bristol Dental School culminated in specialist qualifications in orthodontics in 1999, (a Master’s Degree in orthodontics and a Royal College of Surgeons Membership in Orthodontics). Helen maintained links with Bristol Dental School by teaching orthodontics to dental students there for some years after her move to specialist practice.
Helen is a founding partner and director of Smile Solution. She sees both NHS and private patients at our Shirehampton branch in Bristol. She is registered as a recognised specialist orthodontist by the General Dental Council.