Meet our Team at Rugby Dental Practice

Other Qualifications:
Stat Ex, MSc (Imp Dent), AssocFCGDent

Manoj has completed his initial dental education (BDS) in 1995 and his MSc (Implantology) in 2011. His work is exclusively limited to Implantology, and he has been placing and restoring implants since 2001.

Dr Bhatia's special interest is Dental Implantology. He has completed his Diploma (2009) and Masters (2011) in the same from the University of Central Lancashire (Preston – UK) and is an Associate Fellow of the College of General Dentistry. In addition, he has attended various advanced courses nationally and internationally including the Masters course in Bone grafting and Sinus lift from the University of Bern (Switzerland).

Dr Bhatia is one of only a few dental surgeons to hold a Master of Science (MSc) in Implant dentistry. He has placed and restored many implants from straightforward to more complex cases. His case portfolio includes a complete range of cases including full mouth rehabilitation, guided implant surgery, sinus lifts and bone grafts.

He is involved in Implant research and has published papers in the same.

He is a Senior Clinical teacher (Implantology), a Clinical Supervisor and an Examiner for the Implant MSc at the University of Central Lancashire. He is the University Clinical Training Centre lead at Halesowen Dental. He runs a referral unit for Implants in Rugby and Halesowen and is involved in mentoring clinicians in their practices in Dental Implant placement. He is an implant mentor for VSS Academy, Rodericks Dental, Osstem UK and The University of Central Lancashire and. He is a Key opinion leader for Osstem Implants UK and a visiting Implant Dentist in Solihull, Kenilworth, Kinver, Croydon, Andover and Aldridge.

Through his company MB Implants Ltd, he runs an Implant mentoring program and has trained and mentored many dentists and dental practices. He runs many courses in Dental Implants and lectures for UCLAN, VSS Academy, Osstem Implants UK and Straumann Implants UK.

In the field of General Dentistry, he has been an FD trainer with West Midlands Deanery and North Wales.

His other interests away from dentistry include travelling, golf and swimming. He is also involved in alternative healing and is a trained Reiki Master.