Assistant Credentialing Chair
Dr Richard Coates BDS (U’Ncle), Pg Dip Clin Imp Dent, ABACD, AAACD
Cosmetic / Implant and General Dentist
Riveredge Cosmetic Dentistry
Richard is our Geordie dentist with over 30 years of experience in Dentistry. Richard is one of only 2 dentists in the UK (and the only dentist in the UK outside of London) to be accredited with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. This is a world-renowned qualification held by very few dentists indicating his work has been scrutinised by the world’s most influential dental experts. More locally he is President of the North East Private Dentists.
He travels the world extensively to courses and has been a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry for 14 years and was a member of the European Society of Cosmetic dentistry for years before that. He is also one of only 20 dentists in the U.K. to be accredited with the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
He has also been a winner at the Aesthetic dentistry awards.
Richard lectures internationally both in Europe and North America and loves sharing the expertise he has learned over the years with fellow clinicians striving for perfection.
His credentials are undoubtably what patients deserve to provide the smile they desire.
In his spare time Richard keeps fit Road race cycling (when not track cycling to and from work). He is also an experienced advanced scuba diver and in the winter is the oldest Snowboarder on the mountain. Oh yes and he can play the trumpet terribly. He is married to Claire a Paediatric research Sister, has a son with a Neurobiology Masters degree and his daughter is studying Ancient History at St Andrews University.
