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Pretam Gharat B.D.S. M.Sc. D.P.H.(Lon.) D.D.P.H. (R.C.S., Eng.) M.J.D.F. (R.C.S., Eng.) F.R.S.P.H.(born 3rd July 1980) is a London based cosmetic dentist who has been practicing in the United Kingdom since June 2010.

He has been registered with the General Dental Council since 4th June 2010. He has over 14 years of experience in general dental practice, facial aesthetic procedures, cosmetic orthodontics, smile design and all-on-4 Implantology.

Early Life
He was born on 3rd July 1980 in Mumbai, India to a Maharashtrian kshatriya family. His father, Mr Arvind Yashwant Gharat, is a Chemical Engineer from The Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai (previously known as UDCT, Mumbai)1. His mother, Mrs Poonam Gharat is an Economics graduate from Mumbai University.

He completed his schooling from Mount Mary High School in Goregaon, Mumbai and then went on to study Sciences at Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Association's Sathaye College in Mumbai.

After completing his Bachelor degree in dentistry, he started his own practice at the age of 23 in Mumbai. Pretam married Neishaa Gharat in Mumbai in April 2006 and in September 2008, they moved to London so he could pursue further education.

Education
1998-2003		Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India. Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) 2008-09		University College London, University of London. Master of Science, Dental Public Health (M.Sc.D.P.H.) M.Sc. Research Project: Social Support, Social Networks: Effects on Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Older English People.

2009           Royal College of Surgeons of England & Diploma in Dental Public Health (D.D.P.H.) 2010           ORE (Overseas Registration Examination)

2011           MJDF (Royal College of Surgeons of England)

2012           FRSPH (Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health)

Professional Achievements
In 2008, he moved to London to pursue his M.Sc. from one of the world’s top three ranked universities, University College London. He completed his M.Sc. in 2010 with his dissertation to study the effect of Social Support and Social Networks on Oral Health. He completed the licensing exams in London and has been a registered General Dental Practitioner in London, UK since 2010. He then went on to finish the MJDF examinations in 2011 from the Royal College of Surgeons of Engand and is now the member of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) and the Faculty of Dental Surgery, in addition to acquiring another Diploma in Dental Public Health (DDPH). In 2012, he was incorporated as a Fellow member of the Royal Society of Public Health. He is proficient in the use of Conscious Sedation for dental treatments and is certified for placement of endosseous Dental Implants, affiliated to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He has gained extensive knowledge in treating complex full mouth cases with hands on smile design cases focussing on occlusion with soft and hard tissue augmentation. He completed his certifications and has been an Affiliated Licensed provider of multiple Removable Clear Aligner systems like Invisalign® and fixed orthodontic systems – Fastbraces®, QST, Inman Aligner, Delta Force and Cfast. Academics has been his passion and he has lectured fellow dentists for the Overseas Qualifying Examinations and the MJDF (Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties) examination of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is also trained on various veneer systems like Lumineers® and Edelweiss Venears®. He has undergone advanced training in the use of Dermal Fillers and Botulinium toxin (BOTOX®) for Facial Aesthetics using the Juvaderm range of fillers (Voluma, Volift and Volbela).

Publications
2016		Interviewed for facial aesthetic treatments in the magazine ‘She Canada’. http://shemagazine.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Feb-March-2016-low-res.pdf 8

2017		Published in ‘Young Dentist’, UK		Article titled ‘Five top tips to start your career in implant dentistry’ 				was published in the March 2017 edition of the magazine.2 http://www.dentistry.co.uk/2017/03/29/five-top-tips-start-career-implant-dentistry/ 2010		Published in 'The Dental Experts', India Article titled 'Study and Work in the UK Dental world: A first-hand experience' was published in the above mentioned magazine as a cover feature.3 http://www.thedentalexperts.net/online_newsletter_008.html

Media Appearances
Pretam has been featured as himself for the Sensodyne Marathi advertisements in India. His performance was widely appreciated.4

Pretam and Neishaa were featured on the cover of Asian power couples in 2015.

Pretam and Neishaa have been written about for their philanthropic work with the Food for Life Vrindavan (FFLV) charity organisation in UK.6

Pretam and Neishaa have also been mentioned on the Big Issue website for supporting the UK based charity as their social partners in 2018-19.7