
Dr Sachin Shah
Practice Principal & Dentist
GDC Number: 83708
Qualifications
Sachin qualified from Guy’s, Kings & St Thomas’ Dental Institute (King’s College, London) in 2004. He has a keen interest in cosmetic dentistry, having completed a comprehensive course in this field. Sachin is able to provide adult orthodontics treatment on selective cases using Inman aligners, clear aligners and fixed orthodontic appliances.
Straightening the teeth along with tooth whitening can truly transform a smile and treatment is usually completed within 6 months.
Sachin is committed to professional development and, to that extent, continues to attend many courses and conferences in order to provide the latest techniques and treatments.
Outside of the practice, Sachin enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys playing golf in his spare time.

Dr Jasminder Singh Sharma (Jas)
Dental Surgeon
GDC Number: 71374
Qualifications
- BDS Lond (1995)
- MSc Con Dent Lond (2004)
- MFDS RCS (Eng) (2005)
Jas graduated in 1995 from The Royal London Hospital Medical College.
In 2004, he obtained a master’s degree in Conservative Dentistry from the Eastman Dental Institute (London).
In 2005, he obtained his diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. From 2003 to 2010 he owned and ran a multidisciplinary specialist referral practice.
Since that time, much of his career has been spent as a part-time private practice owner, a part-time teacher, and a part-time associate. He worked in Harley Street for five years before pursuing his passion for teaching. He held a role as a Senior Clinical Teacher at the Faculty of Dental and Craniofacial Sciences, Guys Hospital, for five years, teaching restorative dentistry to undergraduate students.
He has attended many post-graduate lectures, seminars, and workshops, mainly in the field of implant dentistry, in the U.K as well as in France, Italy, Austria and USA. His main interests within dentistry include Fixed-prosthodontics, Oral surgery and Implantology.
Outside of dentistry, Jas enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 children.

Alexandra Schnapp (Alex)
Dental Hygienist
GDC Number: 5055
Qualifications
- CEB Dip Dent Hygiene 1996
Alex qualified from Kings College, London in 1996 and has been with the practice since 2000. Alex enjoys every part of her job, including meeting new people, working with the team and making noticeable improvements to her patients’ oral health.
She particularly likes educating patients about their oral health, and seeing the results when they visit for their regular hygiene appointments.
Outside of the practice, Alex enjoys dog-walking and reading.

Forozan Jahangiri Majd
Dental Nurse
GDC Number: 237662
Qualifications
- National Certificate NEBDN 2010
Forozan was awarded her NEBDN National Certificate for Dental Nursing from Tempdent Nursing College in September 2010. She has been a member of the Chiltern Avenue Dental Practice team since 2020.
Forozan enjoys all aspects of her role, particularly cosmetic treatments and seeing the transformation in patients’ smiles.
Outside of the practice, Forozan enjoys reading, baking and gardening.

Karen Kitamura
Receptionist
Karen has gained a wealth of knowledge during her time as a dental receptionist and joined the Chiltern Avenue team in 2016. She has a reputation for building great relationships with our patients and will always greet them with a warm smile. She will ensure that you feel at ease during your time at the practice.
Karen’s favourite part of her role is meeting and greeting patients and she loves that every day is different.
Outside of the practice, Karen enjoys cycling, travel, dining out and watching movies.