Meet our Orthodontists and Orthodontic Therapist

Dr Philippa Wilson

Specialist orthodontist

BDS (Ncle) 1991, FDS RCS (Eng) 1997, MSc (Lond) 2001, MOrth RCS (Edin) 2002

The best thing about my job is…

The patients and helping them to achieve the best smile possible and seeing their confidence grow is great.

If I wasn’t an orthodontist…

I would be an international rower, or a gardener or a chocolatier. Or maybe even have a vineyard and winery…

Professional Profile…

Following graduation as a dentist in 1991 Philippa gained a wide range of experience in all fields of dentistry before spending seven years specialising in the care of nervous children and adults. In 2002, following three years of full-time training at the Eastman Dental Institute, she qualified as a specialist orthodontist. During this time she also carried out an MSc research project for which she received a national award.

Since qualifying Philippa has worked in specialist orthodontic practices, both in London and Newbury. She joined the team in Fleet in the summer of 2011. She offers treatment in a full range of braces and enjoys helping her patients achieve their ideal smile in a relaxed environment.

Dr Jane Cliff

Specialist Orthodontist

BDS MFDS MSc MOrth

The best thing about my job is…

That I truly enjoy my work. I am always happy looking at and talking about teeth! I have specialised in Orthodontics now for 14 years and feel so lucky that I work in a speciality that provides the opportunity to get to know my patients over the period of their orthodontic treatment. It is also nice that my patients want their treatment and therefore appreciate and enjoy the transformation of their smiles. My aim and hope is that my patients can trust and relax throughout their treatment. This is also the philosophy at Acorn Orthodontics so as a team we are all striving to deliver a realistic and sensible approach to treatment in a friendly and relaxed environment.

If I wasn’t an orthodontist…

I would love to spend more time horse riding which is my passion in my spare time.

Professional Profile…

I grew up in West Sussex. I trained as a Dentist at the Royal London Hospital qualifying in 1998. I then worked in Maxillofacial Surgery at University College Hospitals and Great Ormond Street Hospital. I went back to the Royal London Hospital and Whipp’s Cross Hospital to complete my Orthodontic training. I am a member of both the Royal College of Surgeons London and Edinburgh.

Dr Yas Aljubouri

Dentist

BDS(Hons), LDSRCS(Edin), MFDSRCS(Edin), MSc(Glas), MOrthRCS(Edin)

Dr Yas Aljubouri graduated as a dentist in 1991 (BDS – Hons). Up until 1997 Yas worked as a Senior House Officer (SHO) in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and in Orthodontics both in England (Wexham Park Hospital, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Cheltenham General Hospital) and in Scotland (Queen Margaret Hospital). Yas obtained his Specialist Orthodontic Certificate – MOrthRCS from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2003 following his 3 year Specialist Orthodontic training in Glasgow Dental Hospital & School where he also completed his Orthodontic MSc in 2002. He also has both an LDSRCS and an MFDSRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Although Yas was born in Leicester, he was primarily raised in North Africa and the Middle East and ultimately moved to Scotland in 1997. He has always had an interest in Orthodontics from a very young age when he had been curious why many of his friends and peers had braces and yet he didn’t.

In his spare time Yas likes to do the small things that aren’t always possible with a young family. A trip to the theatre or cinema with his wife is something he describes as a huge and rare treat.