A team of Specialist

Siobhan undertook her dental training at Trinity College Dublin. She was awarded the prestigious academic title of Scholar in 1997 and graduated with honours in 2001. She obtained a Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery and was made a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland) in 2003.

As well as General Dental and Health Board dentistry her resume includes twelve months as a Senior House Officer in Maxillofacial surgery in Manchester; six months as a Locum Registrar in Orthodontics in Manchester and two years as a Specialist Registrar in Orthodontics at Leeds Dental School.

Her specialist interest is in Adult and Child Orthodontics and has a Masters in Orthodontics from Warwick University. She is currently studying  for a postgraduate certificate in Cone Beam Computerised Tomography through Kings College London

Catherine spent 10 years working in a busy dental practice in Galway City before settling in County Donegal.

Brendan likes travel, hill walking, and traditional Irish music, and plays piano accordion and fiddle. He has also played chess at county level in the UK, and as a member of MENSA enjoys problem-solving, especially in relation to dentistry.

Hengjia enjoys keeping fit and he lost 30 kg of his weight successfully. Hengjia likes travelling and have been to more than 20 countries. Hengjia has Wine & Spirit Education Trust Award in wines from School of Wine in London and likes enjoying nice wines with classic music.

Leah has a great passion for music and dance. She enjoys playing guitar, singing, dancing and coaching gymnastics. She has enjoyed performing locally and nationally since a young age.
Outside of the surgery and studio, Leah enjoys baking and spending time outdoors with family and friends.

Having worked in many different settings I have always enjoyed working with people and in the clinical environment. I gained great communication skills and excellent customer service skills. I have experience in retail,healthcare and manufacturing. 

 

I pursued a career in dental nursing and enjoy all elements of the job.

 

I enjoy interacting with patients of all ages from kids first visit to the surgery right up to the more senior patients who have been a time or two before! 

I like to ensure that all patients have a positive dental experience. 

It is important to me that every patient feels at ease when they visit blue poppy dental.

Chloe worked in retail throughout her time in college and was there for 4 years. She started off as a Sales Assistant where she got the chance to climb the Retail ladder to become the shop’s Supervisor in 2019. She got the chance to travel around Ireland with the company to set up different store’s and also manage store’s when help was needed.
Chloe enjoys chatting to the patients making sure they receive the best customer service possible.

Susan is a qualified trainer, and has designed a course for cross infection control in the dental surgery.

Susan was the first Dental Hygienist to work in Donegal Town. She has worked in Donegal Town since 1995 and is a founder member of The Blue Poppy, Donegal team. She has enjoyed participating in building a professional and dynamic practice.

Her friendly, empathetic manner and passion for her job makes patients feel completely at ease. Catherine prides herself on treating nervous patients sympathetically. She offers a high standard of care while managing all types of worries, thereby ensuring her patients are always comfortable in the dental chair. Preventive oral hygiene and education are core to Catherine’s ethos in treating her patients.

Susan is a qualified trainer, and has designed a course for cross infection control in the dental surgery.

Susan was the first Dental Hygienist to work in Donegal Town. She has worked in Donegal Town since 1995 and is a founder member of The Blue Poppy, Donegal team. She has enjoyed participating in building a professional and dynamic practice.

Since then, Letitia has worked at Blue Poppy Dentistry working in surgery. Letitia really enjoys restorative dentistry, implantology and orthodontics.
Following on from this Letitia finished her studies in December 2021 at the University College Cork undertaking a course in radiology to expand her knowledge in dentistry.

Since starting, she has worked on reception and in the surgery. Chelsea has a keen interest in Cosmetic dentistry and enjoys assisting with the dentist whilst they are transforming a patients smile.

Shania is Interested in all aspects of dentistry especially cosmetic dentistry and has seen many smile transformations since starting at Blue Poppy.