Dr Lisa Currie – Clinical Director

I was born in Australia, then grew up in Malaysia and Scotland. As a hybrid of my Chinese-Malaysian mother and my Scottish father, I like to think I have inherited the best bits of both of these wonderful cultures! I have settled in Scotland and been here since the age of 12, but I still go back to Malaysia every year to visit family.

I qualified as a dentist in 1996 but I knew that general practice was not where I would stay as orthodontics has always been a passion for me. After 10 years of postgraduate training, I took up the position of Consultant Orthodontist at Borders General Hospital/ Edinburgh Dental Institute and held that post for 4 years.

I moved out of the hospital service and came to Aberdeen in 2010 when I became Clinical Director at The Orthodontic Clinic. In 2014, my business partner, Ivin Tan, and I bought over the clinic and in the autumn of 2018, we moved our practice to the brand new premises where we are today.

I'm very proud of the clinic and all our team. It's a dream job to be able every day to do what I do - I love giving patients the smile that they've always deserved. Actually when I think back to my own experience, I remember being really inspired my own orthodontist when I was 12 years old having braces.

All I remember thinking was that I wanted to be just like him. I was amazed at what braces could do, and how he was able to help me transform my smile. From there, my ambition was to not just become a dentist, but to specialise in orthodontics to be able to do just what he did, and be able to create amazing smiles! I became a dentist at the age of 23, then kept going with my postgraduate studies to become an orthodontist at age 30. I have never looked back, it’s a wonderful profession.

Ivin Tan – Managing Director

“Patient care is our number one goal. I’m so happy to run a clinic where both patients and staff feel welcome, comfortable and valued.”

Ivin has a varied business background, having owned design and printing companies in the past. She has owned several businesses, mostly based in South-East Asia and still runs a couple of these, although is less hands on and more remote in her directorship, as she has been UK based now for over a decade.

Although Ivin's specialty training has been in Art and Design, she has a keen business acumen and her motivational spirit is one that filters through to the whole team. Ivin is co-owner of the clinic together with Dr Lisa Currie and she leads our team, keeping us inspired through her vision for our clinic.

All the orthodontists in The Orthodontic Clinic are specialists, having completed postgraduate specialist training in Orthodontics involving a Master of Science degree in Orthodontics, on top of a 5 year Dentistry degree.

In the UK, the completion of specialist training is marked by the Membership in Orthodontic examination, accredited by the Royal Colleges of Surgeons.

In addition, Dr Lisa Currie has further trained to the level of Consultant Orthodontist, which involves further training within hospital, beyond specialist level in Orthodontics. She has lectured widely on Orthodontic subjects and published in national and international journals.

As part of their training, our orthodontists have been exposed to the full range of orthodontic techniques on a complete spectrum of patients. Through further courses and training, their experience has widened to include Invisalign, Lingual appliances, Self-ligating brackets and the Somnowell anti-snoring appliance.

Dr Lisa Currie

GDC No. 72073 (1996)

Clinical Director/ Consultant Orthodontist

BDS (Hons) (University of Dundee, UK)
MFDS RCS (Edinburgh)
MSc (University of Edinburgh)
MOrth RCS (Edinburgh)
PCME (University of Warwick)
FDS (Orth) RCS (Edinburgh)
FDS (Orth) RCPS (Glasgow)
FCGDent (College of General Dentistry)

Lisa Currie is our Clinical Director. She gained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honours at Dundee Dental School in 1996. After completing her Vocational Dental Training in the South-East of Scotland, and various hospital posts, she joined the Orthodontic Postgraduate/SpR Training Programme at Edinburgh Dental Institute/ Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. She was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Orthodontics, from the University of Edinburgh for her research in sleep apnoea. Having completed her specialist training, she gained the Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. This was followed by entry onto the Specialist list in Orthodontics of the General Dental Council in 2003.

Lisa then worked as a Fixed Term Training Appointment (FTTA) at Birmingham Dental Hospital and University of North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke on Trent. During this time she gained the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship in Orthodontics of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and accreditation as a Consultant Orthodontist.

She took up the position of Consultant Orthodontist at Borders General Hospital/ Edinburgh Dental Institute in 2006. She was Audit Lead in the department and Educational Supervisor for the Orthodontic Postgraduate Programme. Lisa holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from Warwick University and has lectured extensively and been very active in training and examining at all levels; including of general dentists, undergraduate and postgraduate dental students, as well as dental care professionals. Lisa has also been, and continues to be involved in the training of Orthodontic Nurses and Orthodontic Therapists.

Lisa moved to Aberdeen to take on the job of Clinical Director at The Orthodontic Clinic in 2010 and became co-owner of the clinic in 2014. She also holds the post of Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen (School of Medicine and Dentistry) and regular delivers teaching sessions to the dental postgraduate students there. She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow in 2019, in recognition of her work and dedication to dentistry and the specialty of orthodontics.

She is a "Gold" Invisalign accredited practitioner, Incognito and Somnowell Platinum Practitioner.

Dr Daria Rodolfino

GDC No: 242628 (2013)

Specialist Orthodontist

Dip Dent Chieti (Italy)

Daria Rodolfino is our Specialist Orthodontist. She gained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery with Honours at University of Chieti, Italy in 2009. She completed her Post-graduate Course in Orthodontics in 2012. This was followed by entry onto the Specialist list in Orthodontics of the General Dental Council in 2013. Between 2012 and 2013, Daria completed her scholarship entitled "Valuation of body response to emotional stimuli analyzed by posture-stabilometric exam, electrocardiography and thermography" at University of Chieti, Italy in 2009.

Daria is co-author of several scientific articles published on International Journals with interest in Orthodontics. She moved to Scotland in 2013, becoming a Specialist Orthodontist at The Orthodontic Clinic. She is truly an asset to our team and a very well-respected clinician who always puts her patients first.

She is a "Gold" Invisalign accredited practitioner, Incognito and Somnowell Certified Doctor.

Dentist with Special Interest

Magda Lellou

GDC No: 106014 (2006)

Dentist

BDS (London)

Orthodontic Therapists

Orthodontic Therapists are registered with the General Dental Council and work alongside a specialist orthodontist under prescription. They are able to carry out procedures such as changing of arch wires, bonding and debonding (removal) of fixed braces.

The role of an Orthodontic therapist is to help a specialist orthodontist. They will not do any treatment planning of patients, but instead will work under the supervision of a specialist to their treatment plan. This will free up surgery time and allow more of our NHS patients to be treated, which will help reduce waiting lists and ensure that braces can be fitted quicker for our patients, allowing more quality time being spent with patients.