Lucy qualified as a dentist from King's College London in 1999. She won numerous prizes and awards during the five-year degree including the Maurice Kettle prize for Orthodontics. Her most notable award, however, was the Gold Medal of the University of London for the top-qualifying dentist.
Lucy gained her Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons following her work at King's College Hospital where she was a member of the head and neck cancer treatment team. She enjoyed two years of working in general practice gaining valuable experience of all disciplines. She subsequently undertook 3 years of specialist training in orthodontics at Kingston and Guy's Hospitals in London, being awarded the Philip Walther prize for the highest marks in the Master of Science in Orthodontics examination. This was also in recognition of the quality of her published research on cleft lip and palate patients. Lucy was awarded the Membership in Orthodontics by the Royal College of Surgeons in 2005 and registered by the General Dental Council (number 76244) as a Specialist in Orthodontics.
Lucy has published scientific papers and has contributed to national and international conferences. She has lectured to General Dental Practitioners on the use of functional appliances and has a special interest in postgraduate education.
She is a member of the British Dental Association, the British Orthodontic Society and the Croydon Orthodontic Study Group. Lucy is mum to Thomas and Olivia who she says are very active toddlers! She loves gardening and watching gymnastics since she is too old to do it herself anymore! |
