Smiles Dental Bath Avenue (Ballsbridge) – Meet the team

Dr Bogdan Florea graduated with a degree in Dentistry (D.D.S.) from Ovidius University of Constanta in Romania in 2013. He then worked in general dentistry as both a private practitioner and in the public sector as a dentist at the local hospital of Mangalia.

In 2017, Dr Florea relocated to Ireland to continue his career in dentistry within the private sector. He’s committed to his patients and to continuing his professional development. His main interests include endodontics and aesthetics.

Dr Luis Suarez earned his B.A. in Biology from St. Louis University in the U.S.A in 2007. Dr Suarez went on to pursue a degree in Dentistry (D.D.S.) where he graduated from the European University of Madrid in 2013. He then worked for the University as a general dentist. Dr Suárez completed his Masters Degree (M.S.) in Advanced Oral Implantology in 2013, also from the European University of Madrid alongside two weeks of advanced training in Implantology, Aesthetics and Oral Rehabilitation from New York University NYU – U.S.A. He worked as both a general dentist and an implantologist in Madrid for two years. In 2017, Dr Suárez moved to Ireland and has been working in private practice since. Dr Suárez is committed to his patients and continuing his professional development and has a main interest in dental implants, aesthetics and different surgical procedures.

Dr Arkan Al-Qudsi graduated from the University of Tuebingen in 2007. He then spent seven years in general dentistry in Germany, before moving to a focus on dental implants and surgical practice.
He completed two years of postgraduate training in Oral Implantology at the German Society of Implantology DGI and was awarded his diploma. He is certified as a laser safety officer in the use of dental lasers for treatments such as root canal, gum and surgical laser treatment.

Specialist Orthodontist, IDC: 11605, BDS (NUI), MFDS (RCSI), MSc (ULon), MOrth (RCSEd), FDSOrth, (RCSEd)

A registered orthodontic specialist, Dr John O’Mahony is a member of the European Orthodontic Society and the Orthodontic Society of Ireland. Alongside his specialist practice, he teaches orthodontics for a master’s programme at Trinity College Dublin.

After qualifying from University College Cork in 2003, John worked in general dental practice, children’s hospital dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery. He was accepted onto the orthodontic specialist training programme at King’s College London and qualified with a master’s degree in orthodontics in 2010. He then undertook further advanced orthodontic training at hospital consultant level.

John has a broad range of orthodontic experience and a strong interest in the treatment of jaw abnormalities and impacted and missing teeth. During his career, he has gained both Membership and Fellowship in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons. He has also presented orthodontic research at international conferences and currently provides academic peer reviews for the European Journal of Orthodontics.

Specialist Orthodontist, IDC: 13DS17, BDS, PhD, Ms Orth, Diploma Implant Dent

Dr Eduardo Tapia Vidal qualified from the University of Sheffield in 1997, before working as a general dentist in Madrid. In 2000, he completed a postgraduate course in Dental Implantology and began working as an assistant lecturer in orthodontics and paediatric dentistry at the European University of Madrid.

In 2002, Eduardo started a PhD in Orthodontics at the Complutense University of Madrid. Since then, he has worked exclusively in orthodontic private practice. Eduardo received his doctorate “Cum Laude” in 2008 and finished his three years’ master´s degree in Orthodontics at the European University of Madrid. He is trained to provide incognito lingual braces and has the official Invisalign aligner and Damon braces accreditation.

Eduardo is a registered orthodontic specialist with the Irish Dental Council and a member of the Spanish Society of Orthodontics. He’s now the undergraduate orthodontic head of department at the European University of Madrid and a clinical lecturer for the orthodontic postgraduate master’s degree at the CEU San Pablo University, Madrid. He also works exclusively in orthodontic private practice in both Dublin and Madrid.