For a unique and relaxed dental experience and the highest standard of care and treatment look no further than Holford and Partners believed to be London’s oldest private dental practice.

It has long been proven that great teeth and an attractive smile gives people confidence and helps you look and feel good. In the hands of a team of dedicated dentists, hygienists and aesthetic dental technicians your perfect healthy smile can become reality.

Specialist in Oral Surgery

Andy Hawkesford is qualified in both medicine and dentistry and recognised by the General Dental Council as a specialist in oral surgery.

He is also very experienced in all aspects of Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry and has a special interest in sedation for

the nervous patient as well as being keen to promote the well recognised links between oral health and total body health.

He graduated in Dentistry at King's College, University of London and subsequently in Medicine at St. George's Hospital, University of London with a certificate of merit for surgery. He holds a Primary Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons, England and he has a Certificate in Clinical Implantology from the Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences. Dr Hawkesford is a member of the British Dental Association, the Association of Dental Implantology, an associate member of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a member of the Eastman Academy.

As well as working for many years in both private and NHS general and specialist practice, he has held several hospital appointments in oral surgery, prosthetic and conservative dentistry and also in general surgery, ENT surgery, orthopaedic and trauma surgery, accident and emergency medicine, general medicine and care of the elderly.

He has undertaken postgraduate education in North America, Europe and the UK and regularly lectures to dentists and professionals complimentary to dentistry in the UK.

Outside his busy clinical schedule he occasionally finds time to see his young family, is a keen skier and accomplished pianist and oboist.

Dr Leticia Casanova

Dr. Leticia Casanova graduated in dentistry from the University of Oviedo, Spain. Following a period of work in private practice and part-time study for PhD in Medicine she moved to the world renowned New York University College of Dentistry in New York USA where she completed a 2 year full-time training programme in periodontology and was awarded the Fellowship in Periodontology. Her responsibilities included a teaching position in the undergraduate periodontology programme and she was awarded first place in postgraduate research in periodontology. She is a member of the American Academy of Osseointegration and regularly attends national and international conferences.

Leticia is in the process of completing her PhD in Medicine, investigating the links between periodontal disease and systemic diseases such as diabetes. Leticia is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish and currently restricts her practice to periodontology, In 2010 Leticia joined Holford Partners where she works on a referral basis for many dentists in central London and the rest of the country. She offers the full range of periodontal treatment including regenerative and cosmetic procedures, microsurgical periodontal plastic surgery and implant dentistry.

Hygienist

Norma qualified as a dental hygienist from University College Hospital London in 1987. She is also recognised by the Canadian and American Dental Hygienist associations obtaining her professional qualifications from both of these governing bodies. She has extensive experience in private practice in England and North America, where she has worked for many years, and continues to provide specialist dental care to the highest clinical standards in periodontal scaling and preventive care for adults and children. Norma has recently gained a postgraduate qualification in local anaesthesia from the University of Wales College of Medicine.