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Dr Brian Needham
Dentist

GDC Number: 251822

BDS Peninsula Dental School- 2014

Meet Dr Brian Needham, who is our newest dentist to our team at Abbey Mead.

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In 1981 Dr Brian Needham served with the Royal Green jackets for 8 years as an infantry solider and bandsman before successfully auditioning for the Royal Corps of Transport staff band as a professional musician. Then in 1990 he volunteered for the front-line service alongside H.M Scots Guards during the Gulf War serving as a medic.
Then in 1994 Brian trained as a Paramedic and Work Based Assessor and played a pivotal role in the training, development, mentorship and qualification of new ambulance technicians and paramedics. In 2000 Brian became an Emergency Care Practitioner.
In 2010 he then went to The Peninsula Dental School to train to become a Dentist and graduated in 2014. Since graduating Brian has extended his knowledge and skills by doing additional courses such as Sedation and Invisalign. Brian also a Sedation Training Assessor plus he also provides Dental Practices with Medical Emergency Training + CPR.
Outside of work Brian’s hobbies include music, painting and spending quality time with his Wife, Rebecca and walking their dogs (Casper, Willow and Daisy). Plus on his days off from work he loves to go fishing with his friends.
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