Our People|Ein Pobl

Meet the
team

A multidisciplinary group of dentists and support staff united by a shared commitment to patient-centred care.

We aim to treat every patient as we would wish to be treated ourselves — with honesty, respect and unhurried attention. That commitment runs through the whole team, from reception to the surgeries.

Dentists|Deintyddion

Principal Dentist

GDC: 176454

Dr Owain Dimmick

Raised and schooled in Ceredigion, Owain gained his BDS with Honours from Cardiff University and founded Pont Steffan Dental in 2012. He has been placing orthodontic appliances since 2013 and continued to develop his skills through extensive postgraduate training, culminating recently in a Level 7 postgraduate diploma.

Outside of work Owain enjoys fly-fishing and is Vice Chairman of Aberaeron Town Angling Club. He also plays guitar and spends quality time with his wife Laura and their two daughters.

Associate Dentist

GDC: 191410

Dr Charlotte (Charley) Smith

Charley graduated from Liverpool Dental School in 2010 and completed her foundation training in North Wales, where she grew up. She became a partner in a practice in North Wales and is experienced in providing private dental care. Charley enjoys putting anxious patients at ease and is working towards a postgraduate diploma in restorative and aesthetic dentistry.

Associate Dentist

GDC: 66263 · BDS Hons (Lond) Dip Imp Dent (Lond) MFGDP (UK)

Dr Huw Davies

Huw qualified from Guy’s Hospital in London in 1990 and returned to his hometown of Aberystwyth in 1991. Having sold his practice in Aberystwyth in 2020, he joined Pont Steffan Dental in October 2020.

Huw has previously held posts in the Restorative Dentistry department at Morriston Hospital and as a lecturer at Cardiff Dental School. He has been a Vocational Trainer from 2000 to 2020 and was the first dentist in Wales to be awarded a three-year training contract. He holds the Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry (2014) and is a full member of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (2016). He also serves as a Clinical Advisor for the General Dental Council.

Associate Dentist

GDC: 210345

Dr Eleri Marks

Eleri qualified with a BDS (Hons) from Cardiff University in 2011. She hails from Carmarthenshire and is a fluent Welsh speaker. Clinically, she is interested in preventative and restorative dentistry. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, walking, rugby and water sports.

Associate Dentist

GDC: 271966

Dr Eilish Thomas

Eilish qualified from Cardiff University Dental School with a BDS (Hons) in 2017. Following her vocational training year in Bristol, she worked as a Senior House Officer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Royal Gwent Hospital. Eilish enjoys all aspects of dentistry, with particular interests in oral surgery and work with anxious patients. She hails from the Ceredigion coast.

Associate Dentist

GDC: 57340

Dr Gareth Rhidian

After over three decades establishing and running three successful dental practices in the South East of England and London, Gareth has returned home to Wales. A fluent Welsh speaker and avid rugby supporter.

Associate Dentist

GDC: 259402

Dr Alyn Morris

Alyn is a valued member of our associate dental team, providing general and preventative dentistry with care and attention to each patient he sees.

Advanced Treatments|Triniaethau Uwch

Dentist with a special interest in periodontics

GDC: 271760 · BDS Hons (Cardiff)

Dr David Fealey

David grew up in Merthyr Tydfil, completed a biomedical science degree at Cardiff University in 2011, then returned to Cardiff Dental School, graduating in 2017. After four years in general practice he developed a special interest in periodontology, completing a certificate in restorative dentistry and pursuing a Masters Degree in periodontology at Plymouth University.

Outside of dentistry David has a passion for rugby. After retiring from playing in 2014, he turned to coaching and is currently head coach of his local youth rugby side.

Dentist with a special interest in oral surgery

GDC: 244256

Dr Sagar Shah

Sagar qualified from the University of Birmingham in 2013 and trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery across hospitals in Nottingham and London. He is Clinical Lead in Acute Dentistry at University Dental Hospital, Cardiff.

He has worked as a Specialty Dentist and Clinical Tutor in Oral Surgery at King’s Dental Institute. In 2019 he joined the Chief Dental Officer’s Clinical Fellowship Scheme. He has published multiple papers in peer-reviewed journals and was included in the BDA Honours and Awards list (2021).

Dentist with a special interest in endodontics

GDC: 256106

Dr Steffan Thomas

Born and raised in Aberystwyth, Steffan is a fluent Welsh speaker who qualified from Cardiff University in 2016. After gaining experience in general practice across South Wales, he developed a special interest in root canal treatments, completing a Masters degree in Endodontology with SimplyEndo and Chester University.

Hygiene & Therapy|Hylendid a Therapi

Dental Hygienist

GDC: 3606

Deanna (Dea) Saddington

Born and raised in North West Wales, Dea worked in Manchester, Liverpool and King’s College dental hospitals before settling in Wales. She has two children and her interests include fitness training, music, going to concerts and films.

Dental Hygienist

GDC: 6741

Natasha Dennis-Martin

Natasha provides Airflow GBT hygiene care and works closely with patients to develop effective home care routines that support their long-term oral health.