Dr Niru Azim: Aesthetic Practitioner in Appledore

The live GDC register lists Dr Niru's qualification as BDS Manipal 2005 and her first registration date as 22 December 2008. That provides more than 15 years of wider clinical experience in dental practice.

Dr Niru states that she later undertook additional facial-aesthetics training. Dental education and practice provide relevant experience in head and neck anatomy, clinical assessment, consent and patient care, but a professional title alone does not establish competence for every aesthetic procedure.

Her stated degree and GDC registration can be checked on the credentials page and the GDC register. Before any procedure, patients should also ask about relevant training, recent practice, current indemnity and complication arrangements.

The consultation gives you time to explain your concerns, provide relevant health information, ask questions and understand whether any option may be suitable.

The consultation process includes:

• Listen carefully to what you'd like to achieve
• Review relevant health, medicines and previous treatment
• Assess the concern with your knowledge and consent
• Explain suitable options, limitations and material risks
• Discuss alternatives, referral and doing nothing
• Provide the proposed plan, terms and total price in writing
• Give you time to consider the information without pressure

Professional regulation, legal requirements and scopes differ by procedure and practitioner. Check the named person and the safeguards relevant to the exact service rather than relying on a title alone.

Dr Niru's dental background is relevant to facial anatomy, clinical assessment and patient care. It does not replace procedure-specific training, current indemnity, suitable premises or a documented complication pathway.

• BDS degree stated as awarded by MAHE University in 2005
• Professional registration directly verifiable on the public register
• Over 15 years of wider clinical experience in dentistry
• Additional facial-aesthetics training
• Professional standards and continuing professional development obligations as a registered dentist
• Procedure-specific evidence and safeguards to be discussed before treatment

The clinic may suit adults who:

• Want a careful discussion about a subtle or proportionate change
• Prefer a consultation before choosing a procedure or quantity
• Want credentials, risks, alternatives and costs explained clearly
• Are comfortable with treatment being delayed, declined or referred
• Value time to consider written information without pressure

A consultation does not guarantee that a procedure will be suitable or offered. The clinic welcomes adults aged 18 and over.