Our Team
JIM BLANKENDAAL
Principle Dentist
Dental Surgeon, Amsterdam 1987 – GDC 62493
Jim qualified from the Free University in Amsterdam in 1987 and has been principle of Colegrove Dental Care since 1989. He is a very enthusiastic person and enjoys his role as a practice principle working in Primary dental care. Jim has been a vocational trainer and is committed to post graduate dentistry. He now provides private general dental care including cosmetic dentistry. He is committed to continuing professional development and attends regular post graduate courses and seminars to keep up to date with current skills and changes in dentistry. Patient centred care is his priority and he aims for all patients to receive the best possible dental care at the practice.
Outside dentistry, he enjoys family life, watching football and as a true Dutchman cycling.
AVI NAGA
Dentist
Dentist, BDS (lond) Cert MOS FGDPGDC 104343
Avi qualified from Guys, Kings & St Thomas’s in 2006. He began vocational training here at the practice once qualified and has been here ever since. He took a CADE implant course for a year in 2011, and completed a post graduate certificate in Minor Oral Surgery in 2014 at the Royal College of surgeons. He has a special interest in restorative dentistry, implantology and oral surgery.
Avi is currently enrolled in an implantology course to be held in September 2016. Outside of the surgery, Avi has interests in fitness and football, and has been organising and playing 6 a-side games for 7 years. He also enjoys travelling and exploring different cultures, and is a keen cook.
SHEHAN GUNASEKERA
Dentist
Dentist, BDS (lond) BSc (Hons) – GDC 86011
After gaining his qualificaion from King’s College London in 2005, Shehan began work at Colegrove Dental Care and has been an ever present member of staff at the practice.
He takes pride in caring for the local population of Peckham and the surrounding areas.
He believes in providing high quality preventative and functional dentistry with a particular focus on the continuity of patient care.
He attends various lectures and seminars throughout the year to keep up to date with continuing professional development.
His main interests outside of the clinical setting include art, travelling and keeping fit.