After qualifying from the University of Wales, College of Medicine in 1996, Rachel undertook two maxillofacial senior house officer positions and a paediatric position before embarking on a three year orthodontic training programme at Guys Hospital, London. Whist at Guys she was awarded the “Geoffrey Fletcher Prize” in orthodontics which enabled her to undertake a research project in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Rachel qualified in orthodontics in 2003 and obtained a FTTA position at Kingston Hospital to pursue her consultant training. Rachel currently works as a Consultant at Kingston Hospital and also as a Specialist Orthodontic practitioner in Surrey and Sussex. She was recently awarded the prestigious “Maurice Berman prize” for clinical excellence in the treatment of a multidisciplinary case.
During her training she was voted into the position of Chairman of the British Orthodontic Society’s Training Grades Group and has sat on various orthodontic committees over the past three years representing the views of her fellow colleagues. Rachel particularly enjoys her committee work and has recently taken up a role on the British Orthodontic Society’s conference committee in charge of media and public relations.
In her spare time, Rachel is a keen sports woman and has played hockey at international level in the past and continues to play at club level. She is also a keen skier and enjoys foreign travel.
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