ABOUT US

Chris undertook his undergraduate Medical and Dental degrees at the University of Manchester and was awarded a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2014. Since 2003 he has been a Member of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Chris undertook his specialist training in the North West of England, in all areas of adult and paediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery including facial aesthetic surgery. In 2014 he was appointed to a Training Interface Group (TIG) Fellowship in Cleft Lip & Palate Surgery. At this time Chris was one of only two surgeons nationally in this type of post. During this fellowship he worked in the cleft units at both Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. During this training he also spent time in the Department of Paediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery at the prestigious Seattle Children’s Hospital, USA.

Chris is fully trained as an adult Oral & Maxillofacial Specialist. He also works at Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, at the regional Oral & Maxillofacial Unit, providing treatment for adult patients.

Zia has extensive experience as a specialist orthodontist but he also has training in other areas that aid his understanding of the face and smile. Specialist Orthodontists are specifically trained and often work with Facial Surgeons in order to advise the correct movements necessary for the ideal aesthetic result. Zia spent two years completing surgical training in Maxillo-Facial Surgery and performed routine and extensive procedures such as repairing fractured cheekbones and jaws. For facial injuries, he was also the treating speciality ‘doctor on call’ whilst working in the Maxillio-Facial Surgery Department at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.

Zia recognises and understands that there is an increasing need for inconspicuous orthodontics for his patients, such as invisible braces or hidden braces. He is a registered provider of Invisalign aligners and the Incognito and WiN hidden ‘lingual brace’ systems.

This enables him to make informed decisions whilst treating children or adults.

Zia holds a strong philosophy of retention – he believes orthodontic treatment should only be carried out once per lifetime. Retainers are extremely important to ensure patients can keep their lovely, straight new smile forever.

Zia completed his degree in Dentistry and graduated from the University of Manchester in 2001. He then completed various training posts. These included Paediatric Dentistry and Oral Maxillo-Facial Surgery, both of which provide excellent grounding for becoming a Specialist Orthodontist. He also achieved his membership in the Faculty of Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh during this time.

His further 3 years of specialist training in Orthodontics was completed at Birmingham Dental Hospital. He was awarded a Masters in Philosophy qualification and he obtained another membership from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, this time in Orthodontics. Following this, he gained entry onto the General Dental Councils Specialist List for orthodontics.

His clinical expertise has been praised and he was awarded a British Orthodontic Society Prize, a highly prestigious accolade in recognition of the excellence of his treated cases.

When not working, his growing young family keep him busy, whether they create abstract art or travel together. He is also enthusiastic about restoring classic cars!

Ulrike is on the General Dental Council’s specialist list in orthodontics.

She is member of the European Aligner Society (EAS) and regularly attends their meetings, which take place all over Europe. Ulrike is an expert in fixed braces (Damon, self-ligating braces, ceramic braces) but her passion is Invisalign, as demonstrated by her amazing treatment results.

However, her career took a detour when the opportunity arose to open an advanced beauty clinic in the brand new BeautiPhi Medispa. Always in the pursuit of knowledge, she undertook training courses to understand the science behind advanced beauty treatments and the chemistry of skincare, whilst also training to qualify as a Dental Nurse.

Ammarah now manages Smyli as well as Skin Lumino – her business offering skin, laser and bodysculpt treatments. She is BeautiPhi’s expert consultant for all treatment areas, including Invisalign, specialist orthodontics, facial aesthetics, and skin health.