Total Orthodontics Maidstone

Indiya Sangani

BDS Lond 2008, MFDS RCS (Edin), MSc, MOrth

Indiya treats patients with a variety of braces and keeps up to date with the latest innovations in orthodontics. She graduated as a dentist from King's College London in 2008. She then completed her vocational training and her first senior house officer role was in maxillofacial and oral surgery in Cornwall. She was then awarded a place to study orthodontics at King’s College Hospital and St George’s Hospital. She had two children during her training and graduated in 2017. She has published her research nationally and internationally.

Indiya has worked as the regional clinical lead for orthodontics at Bupa Dental Care and is a specialist orthodontist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, alongside her work with us.

Orthodontist

Kelly Bowen

Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy University of Warwick 2016, National Certificate NEBDSA 1990

Kelly qualified as a dental nurse in 1990 and, in 2002, gained her certificate in dental radiography. She then trained as an orthodontic therapist and went on to gain qualifications in advanced orthodontic nursing in 2015. The following year, Kelly completed her orthodontic therapy qualification.

Orthodontic Therapist

Tilly Chandler

Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy Royal College of Surgeons of England 2015, NVQ L3 Dental Nursing & VRQ L3 Dental Nursing City & Guilds 2011

Tilly has always been interested in a career in dentistry. Having qualified as a dental nurse, Tilly graduated as an orthodontic therapist in 2015. She loves her job and seeing the amazing results of her patients’ treatment.

Orthodontic Therapist

Muna Pulami

National Diploma in Dental Nursing NEBDN 2018

Muna has been a dental nurse since 2017, starting in general dental practice. She joined Total Orthodontics Maidstone in 2019 and enjoys being a part of a lovely team creating confident smiles.

Dental Nurse

Gemma Kessack

NVQ L3 Dental Nursing & VRQ L3 Dental Nursing City & Guilds 2010

Gemma has worked in dentistry since 2007. She qualified as a dental nurse in 2010 and soon realised that she wanted to focus on orthodontics at a specialist practice. Gemma joined our team in 2012 and was promoted to lead dental nurse in 2019. Gemma enjoys the variety that this job involves.

Lead Dental Nurse

Jitrupa Rana

NEBDN National Diploma in Dental Nursing 2016, BDA Education Certification in Dental Radiography 2018

Jitrupa qualified as a dental nurse in 2016 and, soon after, completed a dental radiography course. She enjoys working in orthodontics because of the smiles and confidence it brings to people.

Dental Nurse

Irena Melo E Castro

Joining us in 2019, Irena has over eight years of experience working in the dental industry. She’s passionate about providing patients with excellent care and ensures the practice runs smoothly. Irena has gained various qualifications including an MSc in Global Human Resource Management, a Level 5 certificate in Leading with Integrity and a Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management.

Practice Manager

Roxana Andritoiu

Roxana joined Total Orthodontics Maidstone in January 2019 as our patient care coordinator. She goes above and beyond to help our patients and loves seeing their confidence grow as they progress through their treatment.

Treatment Coordinator

Samantha Jackson

Sam started working at Total Orthodontics Maidstone in 2017 as our receptionist and has worked her way up to practice coordinator.

Practice Coordinator

Jennifer Jones

Part of our reception team, Jennifer joined us in 2022. She’s very friendly and welcoming and has years of customer service experience.

Receptionist

Lenuta Floarea

Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 QCF City & Guilds 2017 GDC number: 270398

Elena qualified in dental nursing in 2017 and gained her certificate in dental radiography four years later. She’s passionate about her role and in caring for both patients and the team. Elena is always eager to volunteer for new tasks and challenges.

Dental Nurse