Meet Our Team

Qualifications and Specialisations

Mrs. Meena Ranka holds BDS, MFDS RCS (Eng), FDS (Rest Dent) RCS qualifications and is a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry specialising in Prosthodontics, Periodontics, and Endodontics. Her General Dental Council (GDC) registration number is 100449.

Professional Journey

Mrs Ranka is a specialist in Restorative Dentistry, including Prosthodontics, Periodontics, and Endodontics. She qualified as a dentist in 1997 and completed her MFDS in North-East England in 2005. She commenced specialist training in Restorative Dentistry at Liverpool Dental Hospital and attained FDS (Rest Dent) RCS in 2012 from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Mrs Ranka was appointed as a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at the Royal Preston Hospital in July 2013 and held the post of Clinical Director of Dental Specialties from 2016 to 2018.

Achievement and Recognition

She achieved clinical excellence awards for her work during this time, in addition to a charitable grant from Rosemere Cancer Centre for the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer patients. She was the Clinical Audit lead and regularly chaired the Evidence-Based Dentistry Forums.

Mr Edward Malton RDT PGDip MIMPT CMgr

Qualifications and Specialisations

Edward is a full qualified Consultant Maxillofacial Prosthetist and full member and vice chairman of

the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists Technologists. He is also a registered Dental Technician

with the GDC. Registration: 125530

Professional Journey

Edward started his career in 1997 at Guy’s & St Thomas Hospital as a Trainee Dental Technician and

obtained his Diploma in Dental Technology in 2000. Between 2001 and 2003, Edward work as a

Dental Ceramist, at the same time attended evening school at Lambeth college to complete his HNC

in Orthodontics.

In 2004 he become a Senior Orthodontic Technician at the John Radcliffe in Oxford and then

eventually Chief Orthodontic Technician in 2007 at Wexham Park Hospital. Here Edward obtained a

certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Management at West London University.

In 2009 Edward attended Manchester Metropolitan University, studying Maxillofacial Prosthetics &

Technology, becoming qualified as a Maxillofacial Prosthetist in 2011.

In 2013, Edward become the Laboratory manager of the Maxillofacial Laboratory at Luton &

Dunstable Hospital. During this time he implement a 3D printing service, and obtained funding for a

CBCT scanner at the trust. In 2020, Edward was awarded a level 5 Diploma in Management and

Leadership of the Chartered Managers Institute.

Since July 2021 he is now the Maxillofacial Laboratory Manager at Healthcare Partners Ltd, which is

a 100% wholly owned subsidiary company of the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford. Edward has

since implemented BSI ISO13485 quality management systems into the laboratory which focuses on

the quality custom made medical devices.

Personal Interests

When not at work, Edward enjoys spending time with his wife and children. He loves to DJ whenever

possible, this has always been his lifetime passion. He also works on building projects of his own,

from house renovation to building model railways.

R-Dental

Bringing the speciality of Maxillofacial Prosthetics to R-Dental is a unique service usually only found

within the NHS. This clinic provides expert care and custom made silicone prosthetics to aid

rehabilitation of patients suffering with congenital, traumatic or post-operative facial defects. This

service may also involve the speciality of Oral Maxillofacial rehabilitation of head and neck cancer

patients, connecting highly complex devices via obturation to achieve not only function, but also

aesthetics.