Total Orthodontics Sevenoaks

John Costello

MOrth Royal College of Surgeons of England 1999, MSc Lond 1998, FDS Royal College of Surgeons of England 1995, BDS Lond 1992

John studied dentistry at Guy's Hospital and graduated in 1992. After a series of maxillofacial surgery posts and a spell in general practice, plus completion of the fellowship in Dental Surgery, he entered the three-year postgraduate orthodontic training programme at the Eastman Dental Institute. In 1999 he was awarded a master of science degree and membership in orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

John is a founder director of Total Orthodontics Ltd. He has published papers in the British Dental Journals and presented research at the British Orthodontic and Dental Research Conferences. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on various orthodontic subjects, is a member of the British Orthodontic Society and has sat on the Kent Local Dental Committee and Managing Clinical Orthodontic Network Group.

He is on the UK Advisory Board for Invisalign, a UK speaker and Platinum user. John won the coveted ‘Against All Odds’ British Orthodontic Society Prize in 2008. He has trained and mentored eight orthodontic therapists and numerous specialists in his 20-year spell in specialist practice, and was awarded Bupa’s Specialist Orthodontist of the year 2020.

John sees patients from Total Orthodontics Tonbridge and Sevenoaks which was awarded Bupa’s Orthodontic Practice 2022. John was highly commended in the orthodontic Invisalign category at the Aesthetics Private Dentistry Awards 2021. He is currently a Governor of The Judd School in Tonbridge / Junior Chairman of Tonbridge Juddians RFC and a committee member of the British Orthodontic Society’s Orthodontic Specialist Group, where he chaired their spring meetings.

Specialist Orthodontist

Lindsey Shaw

MOrth 2002, MSc Lond 2001, FDS Royal College of Surgeons of England 1998, BDS University of Bristol 1995

Lindsey is trained in adult and teen Invisalign appliances and is a Platinum Invisalign provider. She also has a keen interest in lingual braces.

Lindsey studied dentistry at the University of Bristol and graduated in 1995. She then spent two years working in general dental practice in the Midlands and the South West, gaining valuable experience within all disciplines of general dental care. Lindsey then returned to Bristol and spent two years working in hospital posts, including restorative dentistry, children’s dental health and oral and maxillofacial surgery. During this time, she gained the Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

From 1999 to 2002, Lindsey undertook specialist training in orthodontics at the Eastman Dental Institute in London, gaining an MSc and Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. This enabled her to become registered as a specialist orthodontist with the General Dental Council. Lindsey has been an associate orthodontist with Total Orthodontics since 2002 and works in our Sevenoaks and Cranbrook practices. She is a member of the British Orthodontic Society, British Lingual Orthodontic Society and the Tunbridge Wells Orthodontic Study Group. She also occasionally teaches and lectures to postgraduate students.

Specialist Orthodontist

Anna Pergamalian

GDC - 70200

DipDS Thessaloniki 1993

Specialist in Prosthodontics

Hannah Francomb

GDC Number: 206224

Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy Royal College of Surgeons Of England 2016 NVQ L3 Dental Nursing & VRQ L3 Dental Nursing City & Guilds 2011

Hannah joined the Total Orthondontics Sevenoaks practice in 2011 as a dental nurse and has since qualified as an orthodontic therapist.

Hannah started her dental nurse training in 2009 at King’s College Hospital and gained an NVQ level 3 in dental nursing. After qualifying as a nurse, Hannah completed additional qualifications in radiography, impression taking and clinical photography qualifications. Hannah later became the lead nurse at Total Orthodontics Brighton, before embarking on the orthodontic therapy course and qualifying from the Royal College of Surgeon London in 2016.

Alongside working at our practice, Hannah also works at Total Orthodontics Tunbridge Wells and Crawley, treating NHS and private patients under the supervision and prescription of an orthodontist.

Orthodontic Therapist

Hayley Townsend

GDC number: 315141

Level 3 Extended Diploma in Dental Nursing City & Guilds 2024

Lead Dental Nurse

Zoe Graham

GDC Number: 250184

National Diploma in Dental Nursing NEBDN 2014

Dental Nurse

Lottie Squires

Trainee Dental Nurse

Molly Mchugh

Receptionist

Anna Muzyka-Claydon

Practice Manager