Who's Who

Ian qualified at Birmingham University in 1971. Whilst still a dental student at, Ian represented Great Britain in cycling at the Olympic Games and became Commonwealth Champion.

After qualifying Ian worked in general practice in Nottingham and Derby and went on to win Olympic, Commonwealth and World Championship medals.

He was awarded an MBE for services to cycling in 1978.

Ian moved to the South Coast in 1976 joined Westleigh Dental Practice in 1979, and became the Principle in 1984.

After retiring from cycle racing, Ian took up windsurfing and soon began racing. He went on to compete nationally and internationally and finished fifth in the windsurfing World Championships.

Ian has continued his post graduate training and developed an interest in cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry. Today his special interest is implantology and places the majority of implants for the dentists at Westleigh Dental Practice, before proceeding with the final reconstructions. Ian is a member of the Association of Dental Implantology.

Ian is married with three children and even today can be seen cycling to work. 

Wyndham Collins BDS (GDC-43607)

Qualifying from Manchester in 1979, Wyndham moved to the West Midlands where his wife, who is a hospital specialist, had her first job. These first practices influenced Wyndham's career pathway developing an interest in endodontics (root canal therapy) and prevention dentistry.

Being from rural Pembrokeshire the call of the sea was too much, and he moved to the South Coast and joined Ian Hallam as a partner in 1988, further developing his dental interest and spending more time windsurfing.

To improve the quality of care that Wyndham provides in endodontics he embarked upon using a surgical microscope some five years ago. This and digital radiography is now used routinely for all aspects of his dental care improving diagnosis and quality of care.

Recently Wyndham has become a member of the British Society of Occlusal Studies, after discovering the links between how our teeth bite together and its influence on such things as headaches, neck aches and painful jaw joints.

Wyndham is a member of the British Dental Association, the British Endodontic Society and the Society of Periodontology.

Cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry as well as preventative care hold a special interest for Wyndham.

Patients may very well remember his two children sitting in the waiting rooms towards the end of the day, waiting for their father to finish. Today Gareth is an investment banker and Katie has followed her fathers footsteps and works as an associate dentist in a practice in Lincolnshire. 

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Originally from Swansea, Paul went to London to study dentistry and qualified in 1979. On qualifying, Paul undertook several hospital positions in surgical dentistry, which influences Paul practicing philosophy even now.

Afterwards, Paul embarked on a career in general practice moving to the South Coast where he joined Westleigh dental Practice as partner in 1988.

Paul enjoys all aspects of family dental care and gains great satisfaction from treating various generations from the same family and seeing an ever improving state of their dental health.

Outside dentistry Paul enjoys sub-aqua diving, being a leading figure in his local club where his wife and teenage children are also active members.

In recent years Paul has become an active member of the local dental council.

Gill qualified in 1986 from Cardiff and undertook further training in oral surgery as a house officer at QA hospital in Cosham before spending time studying and working in Australia.

On returning to the UK in 1991, Gill began a career in general practice, joining Westleigh Dental Practice as a partner in 1995.

Now the mother of two young children, Gill has a keen interest in family preventative care, but is highly skilled at cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry for which she has a special interest.

Hobbies include skiing and cycling as well as yoga.

Rhodri qualified in 1999 from Cardiff. Following his vocational training in Brecon, Wales, Rhodri moved to London to further his special interest in cosmetic dentistry, working in a prestigious city practice.

Rhodri moved to the south coast with his wife, Sirisha, as she had gained a position for advanced training in orthodontics at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. Sarisha is now an accredited specialist in orthodontics and hopes to join Westleigh Dental Practice in the future as a part-time orthodontist, after the birth of their first baby in August 2007.

Rhodri enjoys following Wales international rugby side. Even more if they are winning!

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