Dentures by Matthew John Donnachie – Clinical Dental Technician

Matthew John Donnachie RDT CDT DipCDTRcs(Eng) GDC number 154580 is one of only a few Clinical Dental Technicians currently practicing in Scotland. Have your new smile designed and handcrafted in my own laboratory.

Enjoy a little bit of Harley street here in the Highlands

What is a Clinical Dental Technician

A Clinical Dental Technician is a modern addition the dental team.

This new dynamic role is a fusion of two previously separate roles—That of a dentist and a Dental Technician. The result is a highly skilled professional who has crossover skills that a Dentist or a Technician alone does not possess.   To qualify as a Clinical Dental Technician requires years of intensive postgraduate study and examination through various modules, for example; science, clinical skills, ethics and law, advanced denture construction, case studies.  Their position allows them to offer patients, for the first time, direct treatment for the construction, repairing and fitting of removable dental appliances. Clinical Dental Technicians  and Dentists often work independently of each other but they often discuss treatment plans when it is in the best interest of the patient.

 

What can they offer you?

 

Whilst most commonly consulted by denture patients, Clinical Dental Technicians can offer a wide range of services, including advice on oral health. Along with performing technical and clinical procedures for removable dental appliances, they can carry out intensive clinical examinations to search for oral abnormalities and refer patients to other healthcare professionals where necessary.

St Ninian House has only dedicated denture referral clinic in the Highlands, run by

Matthew J Donnachie, RDTCDTDipCDTRcs(Eng) GDC number 154580

In a career which began in 1989, Matthew has been on a journey of postgraduate education with many hours spent developing his skills and knowledge base.

Graduating in Dental Technology from Telford in Edinburgh in 1996. Matthew went on to complete a postgraduate in Clinical Dental Technology, graduating through prestigious Royal College of Surgeons in London, England in 2013.

Matthew has worked with everyone from General Dental Practitioners to Specialists and Consultants and is well respected among his peers.

His unbelievably realistic denture work, especially his Full Case tissue matching, has caught the eye of many dental colleagues and patients alike.

Matthew creates all the smiles himself, in the St Ninian House Dental Laboratory.

Partial denture patients (patients with some natural  teeth) will require a referral from a Dentist prior to any treatment.

Full denture patients (No natural teeth) can see Matthew directly.

Consultations are free.

In his spare time Matthew is a writer and a musician.

We are regulated by Healthcare Scotland and the General Dental Council.