Dr. Gordon Pate B.D.S. – Principal Dentist
Gordon qualified in Glasgow in 1981 and moved to the Berkshire area in 1984. He set up Langley Dental Clinic in 1997 and seeks to constantly improve the practice to ensure patients receive the highest level of dental care.
Gordon has a wealth of experience in his special interest of implantology – the replacement of missing teeth. He has attended many international conferences and courses and mentors other dentists in his specialism. His other main passion is the CEREC 3D® system, of which he a registered trainer and with which he has been involved for a number of years having completed thousands of restorations.
Gordon is married with three daughters and outside dentistry enjoys flying, having gained his private pilot’s licence two years ago. He also participates in the Formula Junior historic motor racing series in his Lotus 20 single seater car. Whatever spare time is left he is keenly involved in mountain-biking and golf.
Dr Graham Tinkler BDS – Invisalign Provider
Graham Tinkler is the UK’s leading Platinum Elite dentist for Invisalign braces. He is the most experienced clinician in treating patients with these virtually invisible braces; having successfully treated over 1,000 patients.
Graham Tinkler was one of the first dentists to receive his unique Platinum Elite status for Invisalign treatment in 2006. To date, no other dentist has pushed the boundaries of Invisalign in quite the same way as Graham Tinkler. He has successfully treated numerous cases that were previously refused treatment by other clinics.
Graham is also one of only two Dentists in London to reach the status of ’clinical lecturer and trainer’ for Invisalign Technology and he travels throughout the UK and Europe presenting lectures to dentists who want to learn more about Invisalign Technology.
Graham offers:
- Full Invisalign Orthodontics
- Invisalign Teen
- Invisalign Lite
Carol Fuge RDH
Carol qualified in 1976 at the Royal Dental Hospital in London. Subsequently she worked in a number of London clinics before arriving at Langley Dental Clinic 13 years ago. Carol regularly attends post-graduate dental courses to keep up to date with her skills and undertakes extended duties for hygienists.
Carol has a special interest in cross infection control and particularly enjoys these courses; she is registered with the General Dental Council and is a member of The British Society of Dental Hygiene & Therapy.
Carol lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and daughter. Her spare time is filled with flower arranging, walking, reading and skiing when she has the time!
Christine Clayton EDH DipDH
Christine gained her Dental Hygiene diploma in 1983 and trained at the Royal Army Dental Corp before heading into dental teaching and becoming an examiner at the White Chapel Hospital, London.
Christine aims to treat every patient in her care as she would expect to be treated – with patience and courtesy. She is qualified to whiten teeth, re-cement crowns, place temporary dressings, take impressions and administer local anaesthetic.
Christine is also up to date with her current requirements regarding the continued education program advised by the GDC.
Karen Brown RDN DipDPM
Karen our Practice Manager has been with the Langley Dental Clinic since 1994 and is Gordon Pate’s nurse. She is both a GDC registered and qualified dental nurse and a qualified practice manager.
Karen holds post-qualifications in dental radiography, oral health education and dental sedation nursing along with having training in extended duties of implant nursing, fluoride application and taking of impressions.
Continuing professional development is important to the care of our patients and Karen regularly attends courses to further her skills and knowledge and hopes to achieve the qualification in dental implant nursing along with further training as an Invisalign dental nurse.
Shelley Richardson RDN
Shelley has recently rejoined Langley Dental Clinic as a dental nurse since taking some time out to spend with her daughter. Having been a great asset to our team since 1998 we welcome her back and in doing so know that her experience will help provide an efficient service to our patients. Shelley is registered with the GDC through her 8 years experience, however she hopes to achieve her dental nursing qualification so as she can go on to take further post-qualifications to enable her to provide an even better more knowledgeable service to our patients. Shelley has a great wealth of experience not only in general dental nursing but also in periodontal dental nursing, reception and administration skills not only within our clinic but also at other dental practices. Currently Shelley is gaining experience with Graham Tinkler in Invisalign treatment and hopes to undertake further training as an Invisalign dental nurse.
Tracey Laley
Tracey our Head Receptionist has been with Langley Dental Clinic since 2002 and as well as providing a friendly face to meet and greet, efficiently looking after our patients and running of reception, she also takes responsibility for a lot of the practice’s administration especially patient correspondence including the organising of patient loans and our Loyalty Scheme.
Upon joining our team Tracey brought with her a wealth of experience from various administration and secretarial roles which has lead to her role within the team developing into providing a PA role to Gordon Pate to fulfil his administration needs; for instance patient referrals ensuring a more efficient service is provided to our patients. Her customer service experience has meant that although not a clinical member of staff Tracey has always taken pride in providing an excellent level of customer care and has therefore shown a keen interest to learn about the treatments provided by the clinic gaining competence in providing information and being able to answer any patient questions.
If you are a new patient to our practice you will most likely meet Tracey upon arrival to be thoroughly informed about the services the clinic can provide for you along with finding out about your specific needs to ensure we provide the service that you require.