The Appletree Team

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Dr McKevitt

Dr Katrina McKevitt qualified first in her year from Queens University with a 1st class honours in 1994, following a year achieving a 1st class BSc in pathology in1993. She won the prestigious British Endodontic Society Award during her vocational training year.

Her early career was spent in hospital dentistry in both Dublin Dental Hospital and The School of Dentistry in Belfast. She has over 10 years experience in general practice and enjoys all aspects of restorative dentistry with special interests in endodontics and cosmetic dentistry. From 2003 she has been working in the field of implant dentistry; she has completed the Certificate in implant dentistry from Warwick University, and is a member of the Association of Dental Implants. She had her third child in 2006 and returned to work to create Appletree Dental Care, which in its first year was a finalist in the Private Dentistry UK best new dental practice awards.

"I had a vision of creating a practice where patients could be confident they would receive the highest possible standards of dentistry. Lots of people hate the thought of going to the dentist, but at Appletree the atmosphere is relaxed and the whole team are thoroughly trained. The practice is spacious and modern and a delight for both patients and staff. At Appletree we provide you with a warm welcome, experienced staff and gentle dentistry. Most new patients are referred by our existing patients, and this gives us pride that the service we are delivering is passing the real tests of our patients."

Dr McEnhill

Dr Conor McEnhill qualified from Queen's University Belfast in 1993. After a year in general practice he returned to hospital in 1995 and spent three years across three oral and maxillo-facial surgery units in Northern Ireland and Wales. This period culminated in passing his Fellowship Examination in Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1999. This is the most prestigious post-graduate dental award and was to prove the springboard for his developing interest in dental implants. Further training was to take place in London's Harley Street setting of the Centre for Implant and Reconstructive Dentistry. This Clinic is run by Dr Ashok Sethi who is acknowledged to be the foremost authority in dental implants in the UK. This year-long course led to a further eighteen months on the Dental Implant Diploma Course at the Royal College of Surgeons of London. This course is considered to be the 'gold standard' in implant dentistry and was completed in 2006. Dr McEnhill has two practices in Dublin and Tyrone. These practices are by referral only and are limited to oral surgery and implant dentistry. He is a Fellow of the Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons Dental Faculty and is a member of the Association of Dental Implantology.

Zara

Appletree hygienist, Zara, treats patients who suffer from gum disease by whichever course of treatment is most suitable. Her main role within the practice is prevention of oral disease by education. She will educate you in the latest methods of plaque removal, in order to maintain a healthy mouth.

Zara first came to Appletree as a dental nurse, having achieved the highest marks in NI in the dental nursing certificate; she decided to push herself further. Zara returned to university to complete a Diploma in Dental Hygiene. In her first year she won the GSK Perpetual Trophy for best performance in the primary examination. Through her final year this high level of success continued as she won the Medical Imaging Award for highest marks in Radiography. She then finished her diploma by being award the very prestigious LM Hygienist Award for best Overall Student, having achieved distinction standard in every module.

Mairead

Our delightful practice manager and head receptionist, Mairead O'Rourke, will take the time to explain in your own terms, details of treatment you are interested in and options available to you. Mairead is knowledgeable, experienced and thoroughly trained in helping you find and understand the treatment which suits your own personal circumstances and desires. Mairead continues to keep her hand in dental nursing to ensure she remains in touch with patient's needs.

Leigh

Leigh is the practice's surgical nurse. She mostly works with Dr McEnhill and has rich experience of all aspects of implant dentistry, bone grafting and oral surgery. With a background in geriatric nursing she brings with her a very warm and sympathetic level of care. This is much appreciated by all our patients especially the anxious ones. To supplement this Leigh completed her dental sedation training with the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry in 2008 and was recently awarded her Dental Nursing National Diploma.