Dr Hiten Halai
Dr Hiten Halai
Specialist in Periodontics
BDS(Lond) MFDS RCS(Ed) PGDip.
GDC No. 229956
Hiten graduated from Bart’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2012 and
completed his vocational training in West Sussex.
Following this, Hiten worked as a Senior House Officer in Restorative Dentistry at the Royal
London Dental Hospital where he gained extensive experience in the management of
complex multi-disciplinary cases and developed a strong interest in the field of Periodontics.
During this time he also completed the membership exam for the Royal College of Surgeons,
Edinburgh (MFDS RCSEd) and the Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Dental Care with
Distinction at the University of Kent.
Hiten then worked as a dental surgeon for a group of private practices in Singapore, whilst
also travelling across South-East Asia and participating in oral health based volunteering
projects.
In 2015, he returned to Bart’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry to
commence his Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry in Periodontology, which he completed in 2018. n the same year he also passed the Specialty Membership in Periodontics exam by
the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
During his training, Hiten has won a number of awards including the British Society of
Periodontology (BSP) Audit Award, BSP Clinical Fellowship Award, Queen Mary Postgraduate
Research Award and was highly commended for his clinical research through the John Zamet
Research Award. Most recently, he has completed an internship at the renowned Harvard
School of Dental Medicine and Forsyth Institute in Boston, USA.
Aside from private practice, Hiten is also a clinical lecturer at the Queen Mary, University of
London. As a research fellow at Great Ormond Street Hospital, his key research interests
include the diagnosis and management of gum disease in young children.
Hiten’s extensive training in the field of Periodontics allows him to offer a wide range of
treatments for patients who may be suffering from advance gum diseases, receding gums,
cosmetic gum issues and problems around dental implants.
In his spare time, Hiten likes to travel, and has recently developed an interest in hiking.