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Our team of multi-lingual dental/cosmetic experts offer patients from all different backgrounds a bespoke, inclusive dental experience that they can always rely on, to help reach their optimal smile health & aesthetic.

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Doncaster Road Dental Practice

Meet Our Team

Here at Doncaster Road Dental Practice in Leicester, we take pride in having a highly skilled and experienced team. When you come in to visit our practice in Belgrave, Leicester our team will listen attentively to your dental needs and concerns. We promise every single one of our patients that we will provide the best quality of dentistry. Our team of multi-lingual dental/cosmetic experts offer patients from all different backgrounds a bespoke, inclusive dental experience that they can always rely on, to help reach their optimal smile health and aesthetic.

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Here at Doncaster Road Dental Practice in Leicester, we take pride in having a highly skilled and experienced team. When you come in to visit our practice in Belgrave, Leicester our team will listen attentively to your dental needs and concerns. We promise every single one of our patients that we will provide the best quality of dentistry.

Doncaster Road Dental Practice

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Dr Urvi Bhawsar

Principal Dentist

Dr Neelam Solanki

Associate Dentist

Dr Sushma Gandla

Associate Dentist

Dr Milin Damani

Dentist - Specialist Interest In Dental Implants

Dr Urvi Bhawsar

Dr Neelam Solanki

Dr Sushma Gandla

Principal Dentist

Associate Dentist

Associate Dentist

Dr Zeanab Chaer

Foundation Dentist

Bhavna Patel

Practice Manager

Jeromini Desmanramesh

Dental Therapist

Dr Milin Damani

Dr Zeanab Chaer

Bhavna Patel

Dentist

(Specialist Interest in Dental Implants)

Foundation Dentist

Practice Manager

Anuradha Sridhar

DENTAL THERAPIST

Hema Chauhan

Head Receptionist

Bhagyashri Rami

Dental Nurse

Jeromini Desmanramesh

Anuradha Sridhar

Hema Chauhan

Dental Therapist

Dental Therapist

Head Receptionist

Pravina Bhatt

Dental Nurse

Alakananda Bhagyanagar

TRAINEE DENTAL NURSE

Tamara Cummins

DENTAL NURSE

Virali Darbar

DENTAL NURSE

Nilima Vaghela

TRAINEE DENTAL NURSE

Hinal Gopani

Receptionist

Bhagyashri Rami

Pravina Bhatt

Alakananda Bhagyanagar

Dental Nurse

Dental Nurse

Trainee Dental Nurse

Tamara Cummins

Virali Darbar

Nilima Vaghela

Dental Nurse

Dental Nurse

Trainee Dental Nurse

Hinal Gopani

Receptionist

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Doncaster Road Dental Practice

Our Dedicated Team Are Here For You

Located in the heart of Leicester’s ‘Golden Mile’, DRDP have been offering patients the highest quality of cosmetic & restorative dental treatment since 1896. If you’re looking for any dental/aesthetic treatment, please feel free to fill the form below with your details.

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Doncaster Road Dental Practice

Our Dedicated Team Are Here For You

Located in the heart of Leicester’s ‘Golden Mile’, DRDP have been offering patients the highest quality of cosmetic & restorative dental treatment since 1896. If you’re looking for any dental/aesthetic treatment, please feel free to fill the form below with your details.

By submitting this form you understand that your data is processed in accordance with our privacy policy 

What Our Patients Say

Patient Testimonials

“Our family has been coming here for around 35 years, and we've always been happy with the service provided. The reception team are friendly and welcoming, and extremely efficient. Baz is the friendliest dentist you're ever likely to meet! In these times of Covid, the staff are extremely vigilant with safety measures so I've felt very safe having treatment there. Highly recommended.”
Gillian HolderDRDP Patient
“My dentist Urvi is a master of her craft, she has excellent communicational skills and of course she's a brilliant dentist, very knowledgeable and understanding. I would highly recommend this dental practice because of their reception staff and my dentist Urvi who is the best in the industry as far as my personal experiences.”
Bilal PatelDRDP Patient
“I have been with this dental Surgery for a long time now. The girls in reception are polite & work with you to make appointments. My actual Dentist Dr. Urvi Bhawsar is brilliant & a great asset to this Surgery with her brilliant assistant Emma. Thank you to the both of you for a great experience & your caring approach keep it up.”
Vikram SinghDRDP Patient
"During our various conversations, pre-treatment, she provided me with a couple dental options and always allowed me to make the final decision. I was able to go away, think about the treatment and come back. I would definitely recommend Dr Bhawsar to anyone, as she is honest and trustworthy."
Harin MaisuriaDRDP Patient
"I wish to say how grateful I am for the kind and professional treatment I received from Dr Urvi Bhawsar and her colleagues. As a very nervous patient they put me at my ease, as they explained very carefully every procedure as it took place. I am very happy with the result and no longer have to wear a denture."
Margaret HamoreDRDP Patient
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What Our Patients Say

Patient Testimonials

“Our family has been coming here for around 35 years, and we've always been happy with the service provided. The reception team are friendly and welcoming, and extremely efficient. Baz is the friendliest dentist you're ever likely to meet! In these times of Covid, the staff are extremely vigilant with safety measures so I've felt very safe having treatment there. Highly recommended.”
Gillian HolderDRDP Patient
“My dentist Urvi is a master of her craft, she has excellent communicational skills and of course she's a brilliant dentist, very knowledgeable and understanding. I would highly recommend this dental practice because of their reception staff and my dentist Urvi who is the best in the industry as far as my personal experiences.”
Bilal PatelDRDP Patient
“I have been with this dental Surgery for a long time now. The girls in reception are polite & work with you to make appointments. My actual Dentist Dr. Urvi Bhawsar is brilliant & a great asset to this Surgery with her brilliant assistant Emma. Thank you to the both of you for a great experience & your caring approach keep it up.”
Vikram SinghDRDP Patient
"During our various conversations, pre-treatment, she provided me with a couple dental options and always allowed me to make the final decision. I was able to go away, think about the treatment and come back. I would definitely recommend Dr Bhawsar to anyone, as she is honest and trustworthy."
Harin MaisuriaDRDP Patient
"I wish to say how grateful I am for the kind and professional treatment I received from Dr Urvi Bhawsar and her colleagues. As a very nervous patient they put me at my ease, as they explained very carefully every procedure as it took place. I am very happy with the result and no longer have to wear a denture."
Harin MaisuriaDRPD Patient
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Dr Urvi Bhawsar

Principal Dentist - GDC registration number: 82980

Urvi was awarded a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S) qualification in 2000 from the University of Mumbai, and passed her International Qualifying Exams (IQE) in 2004 from Guy’s Hospital, London. 

She worked as a General Dental Practitioner in Chelmsford, Essex and also in Shanghai and Bahrain with special interest in Cosmetic Dentistry. 

Urvi joined Doncaster Road Dental Practice in 2014 and became Principal Dentist in 2021. She has gained tremendous knowledge and expertise in dentistry and enjoys the challenges. She prides herself on driving for excellent results. Having worked in various countries has further strengthened her cultural knowledge, and enables her to practice with diverse cultures in a successful manner to achieve desired results.

Urvi lives in Leicester with her husband and has two children. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family and reading. She is fluent in English, Gujarati, Hindi and Mandarin. She enjoys travelling, cooking and practicing classical Indian dancing. 

Dr Neelam Solanki

Associate Dentist - GDC registration number: 272841

Neelam was awarded a Masters in Dentistry (DMD) from Debrecen University, Hungary where she established her art and skills in dentistry. She found this to be an amazing experience living and learning in the heart of central Europe. Since graduating, she has been working as a General Dental Practitioner in other parts of England and has recently relocated back to her home city of Leicester.

Being well-travelled; she’s multi-lingual, enabling her to better communicate and understand others. Neelam’s interest lie in paediatric dentistry as well as oral surgery. Outside of her work, her hobbies include travelling, health and fitness and spending quality time with her family and friends.

Dr Sushma Gandla

Associate Dentist - GDC Registration Number: 186874

Sushma was awarded BDS qualification from Rajiv Gandhi University. She has passed her overseas registration exam (ORE) from Eastman Dental Institute in London. She worked in maxillofacial department as a senior house officer then moved to general dentistry. Sushma enhances her patients experience with her caring and enthusiastic approach to dentistry.

Outside of work she is a mother of two. She enjoys cooking and performing Indian classical dance.

Dr Milin Damani

Dentist With Specialist Interest In Dental Implants
GDC registration number: 244890

Milin is known for his thoughtful and uncompromising approach to patients requiring dental treatment. His detailed use of digital technology for diagnostic and treatment planning help reach functional and aesthetically pleasing results. Long-standing patients know Milin to be caring and very approachable general dentist. His multidisciplinary team often involves the hygienist or general dentist to stabilise your oral health prior to embarking on dental implant therapy. Milin qualified in 2013 at Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry, winning the first Rayna DiModica Contribution to Society award. Between 2013-2017 Milin progressed in his career by working in general dentistry equipping his experience and knowledge of post graduate qualifications in adult orthodontics and restorative dentistry. At the end of 2014 he completed his diploma to join the Royal College of Surgeons. Since he has worked in private practices across Leicester and Rutland. 

In 2023 Milin has purchased a dental practice in Stamford. He has since been in practice dedicated to quality dental care, having special interest in dental implant therapy. Milin completed his Master of Science degree in Dental Implantology from Edgehill University and his thesis was to improve a more sustainable approach to dental implantology. Milin continues to undergo extensive postgraduate education in varies disciplines of dentistry and dental technology with world leaders to improve his patient care.

In his spare time, Milin focuses on spending time with his dog ‘Nandi’. He has a strong
passion on living a healthy lifestyle and travelling. Milin is a regular meditator and is often interested in volunteering activities.

Dr Zaenab Chaer

Foundation Dentist - GDC Registration Number: 318431

Zeanab is a Foundation Dentist who recently graduated from King’s College London. She is passionate about empowering patients to take control of their oral health and provides patient-centred care.

Bhavna Patel

Practice Manager

Bhavna has been at Doncaster Road Dental Practice since 2013. She is a Law graduate, with a Master’s degree in the subject. She manages the practice day to day and ensures that patient care is always given the highest priority. In 2017, Bhav studied for the Institute of Leadership and Management Level 4 qualification and achieved top marks.

Outside of work, she enjoys listening to R&B music, travelling abroad, dining out and socialising with her family and friends. She also takes a keen interest in understanding spirituality to develop and help liberate the self. If the daily challenges faced at work was not enough, by the weekend, Bhav actively helps the family décor business in organising wedding/reception parties and thoroughly enjoys creating bespoke events for their clients.

Jeromini Desmanramesh

Dental Therapist - GDC Registration Number: 297312

Jeromini (also known as Mini) qualified with a BSC in Dental Hygiene and
Dental Therapy from University of Birmingham in 2021. She joined Doncaster Road Dental Practice in April 2022. She is a young clinician with proficient clinical and interpersonal skills developed through three years of clinical practice at Birmingham Dental Hospital and experiences from various community placements. She is dedicated in providing an exceptional patient care and working in patient’s best interest. A very friendly, self-motivated, hard-working, and an enthusiastic team worker.

Outside of work, Mini has an immense passion for Modelling and fashion, she aspires to be a successful fashion influencer and model. She also likes spending time with her family, friends, and cousins. She also loves fitness and is a huge fan of food!

Anuradha Sridhar

Dental Therapist - GDC registration number: 103566

Anu qualified with a BSc in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy from the University of Birmingham in 2006.

She is very passionate about maintaining patients’ oral health by preventing and treating gum disease and with an emphasis on promoting good oral health practice. She always wants to achieve optimal oral health for the patients by oral hygiene education tailored to individual needs of the patient. She treats patients with mild, moderate and advanced gum disease and help patients to keep their teeth for life. 

She is qualified in tooth whitening and has extensive experience in treating nervous patients and children. She also does permanent fillings in both adults and children. Anu was a former Council representative for BSDHT – British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy, Midlands which she thoroughly enjoyed. 

Anu is married with two children and loves to spend time with them. She enjoys listening to music, watching movies and most of all she loves to sing.

Hema Chauhan

Head Receptionist

Hema has been with the practice since 2001 and knows the practice like the back of her hand. She is definitely our loudest member of the team, and brings much needed ‘zest’ to dentistry. She champions the voice of our patients who love her as she makes sure that they are well taken care of. Hema has successfully been organising and holding annual charity fund raising events on behalf of the practice since 2014.

During her spare time, Hema enjoys cooking and of course ‘eating’ authentic food, taking long walks to help relax the mind, spending quality time with friends and family and on the odd occasion, engaging in retail therapy.

Bhagyashri Rami

Dental Nurse - GDC registration number: 284978

Bhagyashri (commonly referred to as ‘Shri’) joined DRDP as a decontamination operator in 2016. Thereafter, she developed her knowledge within this field, and in 2019 she successfully completed her Diploma in dental nursing. She also has a BSc qualification in Microbiology.

Shri’s interests outside of work include taking part in voluntary work, cooking, reading, listening to music and most of all having fun with her little children.

Pravina Bhatt

Dental Nurse - GDC registration number: 135186

Pravina joined DRDP as Dental nurse in 2024. She has been working as a Qualified Dental nurse since last 20 years. She has gained tremendous knowledge in dental nursing while working with specialist over 20 years of career span. She is very friendly to patients and try to help them and enjoys meeting new people. She is qualified to apply fluoride varnish on kids, taking impressions. She also qualified as phlebotomist in 2023. 

Interests outside of work -she loves baking, cooking, playing badminton love
travelling, listening to music and the most of all having fun with grandkids.

Alakananda Bhagyanagar

Trainee Dental Nurse

Alaka is a qualified dentist from India graduated from Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada (India) 2019 and practiced dentistry in India for 2 years. She joined this practice as a part time nurse in January 2023 and continued to be a full time nurse from July 2023. She likes serving people and loves to see them having confident smiles and relief with the treatment.

She enjoys working as a nurse and has joined Diploma in NEBDN in dental nursing, as she is willing to gain knowledge in the UK dentistry and looking forward to give her Overseas Registration Exam(ORE) to be qualified to practice dentistry in UK.

Besides dentistry, Alaka loves travelling and exploring new places. She loves to spend time with her family and also she is a mother of a boy. She loves cooking and watching movies. She is a nature-lover.

Tamara Cummins

Dental Nurse

Tamara chose dental nursing as she loves helping people and enjoys seeing people become the most confident version of themselves.

Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family & friends including time with her animals, which she has a lot of. Tamara loves listening to music, especially R&B and in her spare time, she also likes to read.

Virali Darbar

Dental Nurse - GDC registration number: 318105

Virali joined the team in 2022 and is qualified as a GDC nurse. She is a practical and hands-on person which is one of the reasons why she chose dental nursing. This will also give her the chance to progress in her career as her future aspiration is to become a dental hygienist. She enjoys meeting the patients and ensuring they have a good experience at the dentist and being a part of that experience, feels fulfilling for her.

In her free time, she likes to watch movies and wind down with loved ones. Virali is also passionate about street photography as she finds it therapeutic.

Nilima Vaghela

Trainee Dental Nurse

Nilima is a qualified dentist from India graduated from Vaidik Dental College and
Research Centre, Daman in 2013 and practiced dentistry in India for 8 years.

She has joined this practice as a Trainee Dental Nurse and will be qualifying by
November 2024. She is very confident in serving patients with her work. 
She is looking forward to giving her ORE exams to become qualified dentist and practice in UK. 

Besides dentistry, Nilima loves crocheting and knitting. She does it in her spare time
and she feels it more relaxing.

Hinal Gopani

Receptionist

Hinal joined DRDP as a receptionist in 2022. She is a very friendly person and can easily interact with strangers, hence is very keen to get to know the patients and meet new people. She graduated from Mumbai University (India), where she undertook a degree in Art. She was also interested in fitness so ended up doing a fitness management course there.

Since arriving in the UK, her interests lie in interacting with people from all walks of life and therefore she was ecstatic to join the practice and work alongside the front of house team. Outside of work, Hinal’s hobbies are travelling, exploring new things, watching Bollywood movies, shopping and listening to music-mainly Bollywood songs.