Meet our Team at Apple Dental Practice, Abbotswood

Services: Oral Hygiene

Alla qualified from Bristol University as a Dental Hygienist in June 2012. Before joining the established Apple team in 2016, Alla has been working in busy NHS/private dental practices in Bristol and South West.

She loves her job as a Dental Hygienist in which she helps patients to improve and maintain their oral health. She helps to develop personal effective home oral care regime. Also, under the treatment plan from the dentist, she treats periodontal disease to prevent it from progression which may lead to a tooth loss.

Outside of work she loves growing Koi-fish and fish-pond plants. She enjoys meeting with friends and visiting places as well as the solitude of fine needlework, especially knitting. 

Other qualifications:
BSC, Currently undergoing diploma in aesthetic and restorative dentistry

Services: General Dental Practitioner, including restorative dentistry, periodontal, prosthetic and endodontic treatment.

Wendy graduated from the University of Oxford in 2003 and entered the management development program for a multinational insurance company.  After 5 years, she realised that an office job was not for her and decided to take a break by travelling around the world.  During these travels, she worked in a dental surgery in Australia where she found a passion for dentistry.

Wendy returned to further education and completed her BDS qualification at the University of Bristol.  She graduated in 2018 as the top student in her year winning 10 individual awards as well as the overall Gold Medal.  Wendy has also published an article on posture in the British Dental Journal.

In her spare time, Wendy enjoys yoga and weekends away in her caravan.  She has two daughters with her partner and enjoys spending time with her family. 

Wendy works at the Wellington Road and Abbotswood practices.