The Team

Meet our lovely team at Eastside Dental.

Dr. Paul Ridgewell
Dr. Paul Ridgewell
Dental Partner
BChD (Leeds) - GDC No. 54024
Dr. Ridgewell qualified in 1980 from the University of Leeds with a Distinction in Clinical Dental Practice...
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Dr. Mark Williams
Dr. Mark Williams
Dental Partner
BDS (Bristol), DipImpDent (CADI) - GDC No. 228134
Mark was born and grew up in Swansea and graduated from the University of Bristol in June 2012.
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Dr. James Crouch-Baker
Dr. James Crouch-Baker
Dental Partner
BDS (Bristol) - GDC No. 251431
James was born and has grown up in Kent and graduated in June 2014 from the University of Bristol...
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Jodie Litchfield
Jodie Litchfield
Practice Manager
Dental Radiography (BDA). Impression taking (HEIW). - GDC No. 250380
Jodie was born and grew up in Swansea and joined the practice in 2011 as a trainee dental nurse...
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Caitlin Falvey
Caitlin Falvey
Practice Manager
Dental Radiography (BDA). Impression taking (HEIW). - GDC No. 267668
Caitlin was born and brought up in Swansea, and joined the practice in 2013 as a trainee dental nurse...
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Dr. Thomas Newbery
Dr. Thomas Newbery
Dental Associate
BDS (Cardiff) - GDC No. 284276
Tom was born and brought up in Porthcawl. He graduated in August 2019 from Cardiff Dental School...
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Dr. Ryan Haney
Dr. Ryan Haney
Dental Associate
BDS (Bristol) - GDC No. 296605
Ryan was born and brought up in Porthcawl, and graduated from the University of Bristol in 2021...
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Dr E Rebecca Newton
Dr E Rebecca Newton
Dental Associate
BDS (Liverpool) - GDC No. 309110
Rebecca grew up in Swansea and graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2023.
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Dr Katie Davis
Dr Katie Davis
Dentist
BDS (Lancashire) - GDC No. 328157
Katie was born and brought up in Surrey before studying Neuroscience at King’s college, London. She later went on to complete Graduate Entry Dentistry at The University Of Lancashire...
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Oliver Mallon
Oliver Mallon
Dental Therapist
Dip. Hyg/Therapy (Cardiff) - GDC No. 195049
Oliver joined the Practice in May 2011 having worked in Community Dental Services in Hereford...
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Kelly King
Kelly King
Dental Therapist
Dip. Hyg/Therapy (Eastman) - GDC No. 261761
Kelly has worked in Dentistry her whole career...
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Dr. Nigel Jones
Dr. Nigel Jones
Implantologist
BDS (Cardiff), MJDF DiplmpDent RCS - GDC No. 54923
Hannah Evans
Hannah Evans
Lead Dental Nurse
Impression taking (HEIW). Sedation (SAAD). Dental Radiography (BDA) - GDC No. 267507
Sophie Grey
Sophie Grey
Treatment Co-Ordinator
Sophie joined the team in 2018 as a Customer Service Assistant, and has since trained as a Dental Nurse and Treatment Co-Ordinator.
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Rosie Thomas
Rosie Thomas
Customer Service Assistant
Kayleigh Andrews
Kayleigh Andrews
Customer Service Assistant
Kayleigh joined the team in September 2025.
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Gail Burns
Gail Burns
Registered Dental Nurse
Dental Health Education (BDA) - GDC No. 157054
Gail is Eastside's longest-standing team member, having joined the practice in 2004...
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Hannah-Louise Watkins
Hannah-Louise Watkins
Registered Dental Nurse
Dental Health Education (BDA) - GDC No. 260724
Hannah joined the team in 2013 as a Trainee Dental Nurse. She is now one of our Dental Health Advisors...
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Anna Sersta
Anna Sersta
Registered Dental Nurse
Dental Radiography (BDA) - GDC No. 269961
Anna joined Eastside in 2016 after moving from Latvia to sunny Wales...
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Morgan Ives
Morgan Ives
Registered Dental Nurse
Dental Health Education (BDA) - GDC No. 286370
Morgan joined Eastside in 2018 and is one of our Welsh speaking team members...
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Amber McMurray
Amber McMurray
Registered Dental Nurse
Dental Health Education (BDA) - GDC No. 293508
Amber was brought up in Swansea, and joined Eastside in 2018 as a trainee dental nurse...
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Ciara Leworthy
Ciara Leworthy
Registered Dental Nurse
Ciara joined the practice in 2020 and says she has loved it ever since...
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Nikki Hughes
Nikki Hughes
Registered Dental Nurse
Dental Radiography (BDA) - GDC No. 305546
Nikki joined Eastside in 2020 bringing experience from her previous role within a Dental practice...
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Mihaela Costache
Mihaela Costache
Registered Dental Nurse
Lucy Jones
Lucy Jones
Registered Dental Nurse
After qualifying in 2013 and spending seven years in dental nursing, Lucy spent some time away from the profession...
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Chloe Pritchard
Chloe Pritchard
Dental Nurse
Poppy Penhale
Poppy Penhale
Dental Nurse
Poppy Smith
Poppy Smith
Dental Nurse