New team

The Team

Paul and Cheryl Brown would like to welcome you to the Aldeburgh and Framlingham Dental Practices and thank you for choosing us as your partner for oral and dental health care. Our philosophy is Total Dedication to Quality Dental Health Care. Paul qualified from Guys Hospital at the University of London in 1990. Highly commended by the BUPA quality assurance program, he joined Aldeburgh Dental Practice as principal in 1997. Cheryl qualified from The Eastman Dental Hospital London in 1998, where she joined Paul at the Aldeburgh Dental Practice working as locum hygienist / practice book keeper.

We are delighted to announce that Paul’s daughter Gwen has now joined the practice team as trainee dental nurse whilst she continues her sixth form studies.
She is determined to follow Paul and Cheryl into the profession and plans to start her training as a dental surgeon in London next year.
She will be assisting patients as Dental Nurse during school and University holidays.

Paul Brown the principal dentist and practice owner routinely carries out very successful complex treatment plans beyond what would be expected in many other High Street dental practices. These include high quality dental cosmetic enhancements using the latest crown techniques and where necessary the placement of dental implants.

Izak Hoffman

BSc Biomed (Univ. Lincoln) 2014, BDS (Univ. Madrid) 2021 GDC
Registration 297438

Izak qualified in Universidad Europea de Madrid in 2021 because he fancied an adventure after qualifying from Biomedical Science. In Izaks spare time he enjoys horseriding and camping. Izak works at both our Aldeburgh and Framlingham practices.

Basam joined our practice in February 2023 after recently obtaining a specialist degree in Endodontics in Madrid, Spain.

Outside of work, Basam is outgoing and a very sociable person who enjoys travelling, speaking different languages, and culture.

Basam also loves hunting for new dining spots and trying new things.

Dr Jocobus Johannes Hoffman

BChD (Univ. Stellenbosh) 1983 South Africa GDC 687171

Practice Manager

Ally joined the practices back in April 2018 as a receptionist but expressed how she’d like to become a Dental Nurse with the view to progress. Ally qualified in February 2020 and found the confidence to push herself to do more. In October 2021 Ally was promoted as Practice Manager for both the Aldeburgh and Framlingham sites. Ally has two children, Ralph and Marnie and enjoys supporting them in their sports, horse riding and rugby. In Ally’s spare time she enjoys seeing her friends and family and keeping fit.

Kate first started in dentistry in 1987 on a YTS program in Colchester as a trainee dental nurse. She then went onto train as a dental nurse at college in 1989. In 1991 she went on to train as an oral health educator. Kate has also trained as an implant nurse. Kate has worked alongside assisting lots of cosmetic work and full mouth make overs. Kate enjoys spending time with her family, taking her dogs for walks and knitting and crocheting for various charities.

Cheryl Brown

Practice book keeper and locum hygienist
GDC number. 5343

Cheryl looks after her patients in both Aldeburgh and Framlingham.
She has a gentle and caring approach much appreciated by her loyal patients.
Cheryl has vast experience being part of the team for over 19 years.
She uses the latest, state of art precision ultra sonic tools – but will also hand scale with incredible dexterity for nervous patients.

Katlyn started with us in January 2021 as a receptionist whilst completing her degree in Law and Criminology. After Katlyn started, she soon realised she wanted to become a Dental Nurse and didn’t waste any time in enrolling onto the Dental Nurse course. Katlyn in her spare time enjoys, shopping, site seeing and travelling. Katlyn’s also enjoys walks with Lolly her Samoyed rescue dog.

Sadie has been in the dental industry since 2013 when she started her apprenticeship at Colchester institute. She has since gained experience in both NHS and private practices and a wide range of procedures.

n her spare time Sadie enjoys Pilates, working out and going for long walks with her partner and cocker spaniel Leo.

Ione returned to work for us in December 2021 after leaving us in January 2020 to support the hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic as a team leader. Ione is super organised and loves working with the public and supporting our patients and management, there is nothing Ione cannot achieve.
In Ione’s spare time she enjoys keeping fit at Framlingham’s local boot camp ‘GFT’ and spending time with her loved ones and Skiing. We are so pleased to have Ione back!

Corinna has been with the practice since October 2021 and came onboard to progress as a Dental Nurse.
In Corinna’s spare time she enjoys, writing in her journal, and socialising with friends, Corinna’s hobbies include horse riding
and Crochet. Corinna has a lovely dog called Nelson and Saturn the horse!

Christian is a very capable and vetted medical profession with years of experience working in one of the busiest operating theatres in the country before moving to Aldeburgh. He enjoys spending time with his Daughter who he adores and enjoys trips to the park with. He also loves to play sport and is involved with local sports clubs within the Aldeburgh area, because being part of the community is a big part of his life. This is a belief he shares with the practice which enables him to give the best care possible.

Jess joins our team with bundles of experience working in health care, Jess has a kind, compassionate and caring manner, who will help
anyone. We are very excited for Jess’s future with us as she goes on to start her Dental Nurse qualification.

Jess best describes herself as an independent, sociable person – she loves spending time with her friends, eating out, going on holidays abroad with her partner Charlie, as well as having fun with her Nieces and Nephews.

Stephanie Rudge

Head Dental Nurse – Framlingham Site
GDC Registration: 274660

Stephanie is an experienced dental nurse having started working in dentistry in 2015. She has worked in both an NHS & private practice and enjoys interacting and supporting patients during their visits. Stephanie has joined the Framlingham Dental practice as Head Dental Nurse and will be in charge of the day to day running of our busy surgeries. In her free time, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her family and young son, Eddison, seeing friends and baking.

I’m university of Essex graduate in oral health sciences 2022. Before this I worked as a dental nurse.

I’m passionate about my work and giving the best advice possible to aid patients’ oral health.

Away from work I enjoy watching rugby and playing golf. Also cooking and spending time with our dog and pony.

Carley Gardner

Receptionist

After working in the NHS for 5 years, Carley wanted to continue caring for patients but with a new challenge. Carley is a very sociable and friendly person who loves to help. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, eating out and spending time with friends and family.