Supporting and embedding international dental professionals
June 2026
#DentalLeaders
Gauri Pradhan
Dr Gauri Pradhan is a Principal Dentist and Director of SGA Services Limited, operating three NHS and private dental practices across the Bristol area: Twindent Dental Care (Southmead), High Street Practice (Thornbury), and St Paul’s Dental Practice.
Qualifying with a BDS in 2000 and completing her MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2007, Gauri brought her surgical training to the UK through NHS OMFS posts before passing the GDC Overseas Registration Examination in 2013 and obtaining her MFDS from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2014.
A committed advocate for internationally qualified dental professionals, she is a founding member and Honorary Secretary of both IDO-UK and IDA-UK. She is also a newly appointed Educational Supervisor on the Bristol & South Cotswold Dental Foundation Training scheme and co-founder of GPS Digital Ltd, the company behind the DPS dental patient engagement platform.
Gauri combines active clinical practice with dental education, digital health innovation, and professional leadership, with a particular focus on access, inclusion, and the development of the next generation of dentists in the UK.
Qualifying with a BDS in 2000 and completing her MDS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2007, Gauri brought her surgical training to the UK through NHS OMFS posts before passing the GDC Overseas Registration Examination in 2013 and obtaining her MFDS from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2014.
A committed advocate for internationally qualified dental professionals, she is a founding member and Honorary Secretary of both IDO-UK and IDA-UK. She is also a newly appointed Educational Supervisor on the Bristol & South Cotswold Dental Foundation Training scheme and co-founder of GPS Digital Ltd, the company behind the DPS dental patient engagement platform.
Gauri combines active clinical practice with dental education, digital health innovation, and professional leadership, with a particular focus on access, inclusion, and the development of the next generation of dentists in the UK.