Meet Our Specialist Orthodontists
Our Specialist Orthodontists have undertaken additional postgraduate training dedicated to orthodontics and are registered as specialists with the General Dental Council. Together, they bring extensive experience in treating children and adults using fixed braces, clear aligners and a wide range of specialist orthodontic techniques.
What is a Specialist Orthodontist?
A Specialist Orthodontist is a dentist who has completed several years of additional, full-time postgraduate training dedicated purely to orthodontics, and is listed on the General Dental Council’s specialist register. It means your treatment is planned and delivered by a clinician who focuses entirely on straightening teeth and correcting bites, rather than offering it as one of many general services.
Dr Matthew Clare
Practice Principal and Specialist Orthodontist
DDS, MOrth RCS (Edin), MFDS RCS (Edin), BDS BSc (HONS)
GDC reg. no. 72274
Dr Clare qualified in dentistry in 1996 from Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital, London. Whilst at dental school he also completed an intercalated BSc at University College London, presenting work at the International Conference of Vertebrate Anatomy, Corpus Christi College Cambridge. After qualifying as a dentist, he joined the RAF and served until 2002. During this time he was stationed in the UK and abroad, including within the military hospital system where he worked within the Maxillofacial Surgery Department. After leaving the military he worked for three years as a Specialist Registrar at Bristol Teaching hospital within the Orthodontic Department. In 2005 Dr Clare was awarded a Doctorate in Dental Surgery, after publishing work in the field of bone cell metabolism and intracellular signalling manipulation. Dr Clare has been registered on the General Dental Council’s website as a Specialist in Orthodontics since 2005 and has membership of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Dr Clare has presented work in the UK and abroad, most recently at the British Orthodontic Conference in 2025 and again in 2026 in the specialist topic of early treatment intervention for children to promote skeletal harmony, and also in the topic of treatment of complex adults.
When away from work, Dr Clare enjoys playing tennis, skiing and spending time with his long-suffering family!
Professional memberships
- British Orthodontic Society
- British Dental Association
- American Association of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
- World Federation of Orthodontics
Dr Hamza Parvez
Specialist Orthodontist
BDS, MSc DPH, MSc Ortho, RCS
GDC reg. no. 269371
Dr Parvez qualified in dentistry in 2009, gaining broad experience in hospitals and private clinics across Asia, Africa and the UK. He specialised in Orthodontics at King’s College London, earning a Master’s in Orthodontics and training at both King’s College Hospital and Guy’s Hospital. He is also a proud member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh with an MOrth qualification.
Hamza is skilled in all aspects of orthodontics, from conventional braces to advanced surgical and restorative cases, as well as modern aligner treatments. A lifelong learner, he regularly attends global conferences to stay at the forefront of orthodontic technology, ensuring each patient receives the best possible care.
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