Meet the team

Corrie Stock

MSc BDS FDS RCPS MOrth RCPS

GDC No. 65804

Corrie graduated from Dundee University in 1991. She spent the early part of her career in Oral Medicine. She qualified from Kings Hospital London in Orthodontics winning the MSc research prize and the British Orthodontic Society prize for best-treated cases in the MOrth examination. She was awarded her Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow in 2001.

Corrie is a members of the British Dental Association(BDA), British Orthodontic Society(BOS), World Federation of Orthodontist(WFO) and the American Association of Orthodontist(AAO).

Trevor Wynne-Hughes

MSc BDS FDS RCS MOrth RCS

GDC No. 66603

Trevor graduated from Cardiff University in 1991. He spent several years in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery field before transferring to children’s dentistry. He attended the Eastman Dental Institute where he gained his MSC for work on surface receptors in muscle cells. He was awarded his Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2001. Trevor takes a special interest in adult orthodontics using all types of clear or invisible braces. Trevor is certified in the Incognito and WIN lingual brace systems along with Invisalign aligner system and conventional clear braces. He was part of the UK research into Damon Self-Ligating Bracket System and has an active role in post graduate education.

Trevor is a members of the British Dental Association(BDA), British Orthodontic Society(BOS), World Federation of Orthodontist(WFO) and the American Association of Orthodontist(AAO).

Elaine Brough

BDS MSc Mphil MOrth MFDS

GDC No. 80576

A GDC Registered specialist orthodontist who before specialising in orthodontics completed a Masters Degree in working with and treating nervous patients in order to overcome their dental anxieties. Treating both adults and children Elaine is a certified user of both the Invisalign and Incognito appliances.

Izabela Kurczak

GDC No. 132627

Iza joined our practice in 2009 as a Dental Nurse; she brought her qualifications in dental radiography and dental nursing with her and gained her certificate in specialist orthodontic nursing whilst here.

More recently she was studying at Warwick University and is now a fully qualified Orthodontic Therapist, having achieved her diploma in 2013.

Asma Ashraf

Asma joined the practice in 2015 as our Practice Manager. Whilst Asma is a qualified Dental Nurse registered with the GDC, she also has several years of experience in administration, customer services and financial management. She has 3 years of Orthodontic Nursing & Dental Radiography experience which is a great help in managing the practice. Asma completed a Master’s in Business Administration in 2007 & Bachelor’s in Science in 2005.

In her spare time Asma likes to cook, spending time in the gym and taking time to go sightseeing.

Carol Parckar

Carol has been working with Trevor and Corrie since 2006.

She has worked in the medical industry since 1991 the first 3 years were spent as a dental nurse and then she moved in to customer care and reception.

Rhian Somner

Rhian has worked in customer services since 2005 giving her excellent people management skills and a great insight into ensuring patients are being looked after.

Rhian joined the team at Cygnet in 2013.

Rachel Lynch

Rachel joined the team in 2016. She has over 4 years customer service is experience and is currently studying to become the Practice Manager, she will complete her Level 4 NVQ in Dental Practice Management in 2021.

Rachel has a passion for delivering excellent customer service and previously worked within the visitor attractions industry where she focused on providing VIP tours and experiences.

Will Ramos

Will joined the team in 2016. He has been working in customer services since 2013.

Will studied Biomedical Science at Kingston University for three years and graduated in 2015. He has also previously worked as a laboratory technician in 2015. In his spare time, Will enjoys watching film and television. He is also a keen traveller.

Lisa Stout

Lisa joined the team in June 2018. She is a law graduate with several years of reception experience and likes to write in her spare time.

Joanne Parckar

GDC No. 115571

In 2016, Joanne took on the role of our practice Treatment Coordinator. Jo has been a dental nurse since 1998 and is registered with the General Dental Council.

Jo gained her NCBDN Certificate in dental radiography in 2009 and qualified as an Orthodontic nurse in 2013. Jo also has a Level 4 in British Sign Language.

Courtney Jones

GDC No. 238822

Courtney joined the practice in 2013, she has been a dental nurse since 2011 and is registered with the GDC.

Courtney completed her NCBDN Certificate in dental radiography in 2014.

Karen Goldswain

GDC No. 257507

Karen joined the practice in 2013, and completed her dental nurse training in 2014, she is registered with the GDC.

Karen completed her NCBDN Certificate in dental radiography in 2016.

Sabina Kowalczyk

GDC No. 161606

Sabina comes from Poland and speaks fluent English.

Sabina joined Cygnet Orthodontics in 2009 and gained her NCBDN Certificate in dental radiography in 2009 and as a qualified as an Orthodontic Nurse in 2013. In 2017 Sabina successfully complete her diploma from Kings College London and is now a fully qualified Orthodontic Therapist.

She is a personal fitness enthusiast and has achieved a qualification as a personal gym instructor.

Amy-Louise Farr

GDC No. 240322

Amy has been part of our team since 2014. She has been working as a dental nurse since 2011 and is registered with the GDC.

Amy Bull

GDC No. 227753

Amy joined the team in 2016. She has been a dental nurse since 2009 and is registered with the General Dental Council. Amy also gained her NCBDN Certificate in dental radiography in 2014.

Suzie O’Grady

GDC No. 269101

Suzie joined Cygnet Orthodontics in 2017 having previously worked at Guy’s and St Thomas hospital.

She has been a full time dental nurse since 2015. She completed her BDA Education Certificate in Dental Radiography in December 2017

Karen Machorro Valtierra

Karen joined the team in July 2019.

Although she graduated from law school in 2015, Karen also has 4 years of experience working in reception and administrative roles.

Karen likes going to the gym and enjoys going to the cinema.

Holly Blackwell

GDC No. 134873

Holly joined Cygnet in April 2018 having worked in the dental industry since 2000. She has been a registered dental nurse since 2002 gaining her radiography certificate in 2006, sedation in 2010, oral health education in 2015 and orthodontic nursing in 2019.

Holly is currently studying to become a qualified Orthodontic Therapist and will be completing her course in 2021.

Dominika Pluta

GDC No. 260063

Dominika joined the practice in July 2019. She has been working as a dental nurse since 2013 and registered with the GDC in 2015. She gained her SAAD (sedation) qualification in 2015 and is currently working towards her qualification in Dental Radiography.

Debs Thomas

GDC No. 67706

Debs qualified in 1992 from Edinburgh University.

Since then she has spent most of her working life doing Oral Surgery, both in the hospital service and in private practice, but is now following an exciting new pathway in Orthodontics.
She also runs a sports mouthguard company, called Top-Guards.

Sonal Dodhia

GDC No. 77827

Sonal graduated from the School of Dentistry- Cardiff University in 2000. She worked as a General Dental Practitioner for six years before making the move to her true dental interest – Orthodontics.

She is very passionate about Orthodontics and what it can do for patients. Sonal says “I have seen it work its magic on children, bringing out the biggest smiles and lifting their self confidence! This gives me immense pleasure and great job satisfaction.

After completing a postgraduate course at the University of Warwick, Sonal obtained her Masters degree in Orthodontics in 2010. She has also worked as an Associate Clinical Teacher at the Institute of Clinical Education, Warwick Medical School.

Sonal has 2 children and in her spare time she enjoys reading, yoga, tennis and adventures under water or up a mountain.