Our orthodontic team

After graduating from the University of Liverpool in 2011, Hamza gained experience in a variety of specialties working in both general practice and in various hospitals. He completed his MFDS qualification form the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2013.

He has since completed his specialist training in orthodontics and gained his M.Orth qualification from both the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and England. He has been awarded numerous prizes including the prestigious William Houston Gold Medal for the highest performance in the Edinburgh M.Orth examination in 2016-17. Furthermore, he gained an Master of Science Degree in Clinical Orthodontics from the University of Manchester. 

Hamza has gained accreditation from Invisalign and Incognito to allow him to provide a wide variety of cosmetic orthodontic treatment options including lingual orthodontics and invisible aligner treatments. 

GDC number 209661

Dr Nadia Stivaros

Specialist in Orthodontics
BDS, MPhil (Orth), MFDS RCS (Ed), MOrth RCS (Ed)

Nadia graduated in Dentistry from the University of Manchester in 1999 where she received several awards including the dental alumni prize in dental sciences. Following her dental training, Nadia returned to the hospital service as a Senior House Officer to widen her postgraduate education in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Paediatric and Restorative dentistry. This included work at the Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

In 2001, she was awarded Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.In 2003, Nadia began an orthodontic specialist training programme and was awarded an MPhil in Orthodontics from the University of Manchester three years later. In the same year, she also gained Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Nadia specialises in an extensive range or orthodontic treatments (both NHS and private), from the conventional metal fixed appliances to the more aesthetic ceramic brackets and friction free bracket systems. She is also an Invisalign certified practitioner.

Nadia has a strong research interest and is currently involved in undertaking a national research project and has published in both National and International Journals. She is on the General Dental Council Specialist list for orthodontics.

GDC number 75779

Dr Samer Salam

Specialist in Orthodontics
BDS, MPhil, MFDS RCS (Ed), MOrth RCS (Ed)

Samer qualified as a dentist from the University of Manchester Dental Hospital in 1996 and then worked in general practice for 6 years.

He gained Membership of Faculty of Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2004. Following various hospital posts Samer joined the orthodontic specialist registrar training programme in Manchester in 2005.

He completed his specialist training in 2008 and also gained a Master of Philosophy from the University of Manchester.

GDC number 72139

Dr Simon Watkinson

Consultant & Specialist Orthodontist
BDS, DDSc, MFDS RCS (Ed) MOrth RCS (Ed), FDS (Orth) RCS (Ed)

Simon graduated from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University in 2006 with merits in academic and clinical dentistry. He then worked in a practice specialising in aesthetic dentistry before working in a series of hospital based jobs. He then undertook his orthodontic specialist training in Liverpool. He completed his training by gaining the gold medal for the highest performing trainee sitting the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Membership in Orthodontics exam that year.

At the national conference he was also awarded the BOS cases prize for the best presented treated cases by a trainee that year. Simultaneously he completed a doctorate in dental science and published research papers. Following this he undertook further Consultant training in Manchester which he completed in 2015. Simon currently works as a Consultant in Orthodontics at East Lancashire NHS Trust and University of Manchester Dental Hospital where he undertakes complex treatments as well as continuing to teach and carry out research. He is a member of national orthodontic committees and has lectured nationally.

GDC number 103930

Consultant & Specialist Orthodontist
BDS, MFDS RCS Ed, MJDF RCS Eng, MSc (Pros), MSc (Ortho), MOrth RCS Eng, FDS Orth RCS Eng

Richard qualified as a dentist in 2007 from the University of Manchester. Since then, he has worked in a variety of hospital and practice posts in all aspects of clinical dentistry. In 2009 he gained membership to both the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He completed an MSc in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics prior to entering a three-year specialist training program in Orthodontics. Richard completed this training in 2013 gaining entry to the General Dental Council’s Orthodontic specialist list. Subsequently he undertook an additional two years of senior registrar training to achieve Consultant status. His role as a Consultant Orthodontist involves the treatment of a range of complex multi-disciplinary cases for patients with multiple missing teeth or those requiring orthognathic surgery. In addition, he teaches and supervises on both the Orthodontic postgraduate training programme and the Orthodontic Therapy course.

GDC number 113590