James Goolnik

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James Goolnik is the clinical director and founder of Optimal Dental Health in London. [1]

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Education

Goolnik studied at King's College London, qualifying in 1992. He worked for a year as a house office at King & St Georges before working in various NHS and mixed practices. Goolnik then studied for an MSc in Conservative Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Hospital under Derrick Setchel, qualifying in 1999. [2]

Career

Beginning in 1999, Goolnik worked as an associate until 2001 when he established Bow Lane Dental Group. He was named the UK's most influential dentist in 2011 and 2012 by Dentistry magazine. [3] [4] He was voted in top 50 dental people in 2024 by Dentistry magazine. [5]

In 2001, Goolnik introduced DVD glasses into his practice as a way of calming his patients down and providing dental care for them. [1]

Goolnik is a dentist [6] and clinical director of the Bow Lane Dental Group in London. He opened the practice in 2001 and developed it into a multi-specialist practice employing over 30 people. In 2004, Goolnik was voted onto the board of directors [7] of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) and became the president in 2008. [8] In 2021 he was given the freedom for the City of London for services to Dentistry.

He was the past dental advisor for Arm & Hammer in the UK. [9] His career was written as a cover story in the Business of Dentistry magazine in summer 2012. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ "James Goolnik,, Cosmetic Dentist @ The BACD". BACD. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Top 50". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dentistry's game changers – dental photography". Dentistry magazine. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Hiscott, Mr Guy (20 June 2024). "Dentistry Top 50 2024 - Dentistry". Dentistry.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Marsh, Stefanie (20 March 2006). "Have teeth, will travel". The Times. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "City bonuses fuel boom for dentists". Evening Standard. 15 November 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "NHS Online". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "The Business of Dentistry magazine - Issue 6" . Retrieved 27 January 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
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