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 Hygienist/ Practice manager.

In 2005 together they acquired the Framlingham Dental Practice. Both practices have developed considerably, expanding to multiple state of the art treatment and sterilisation rooms. The two practices work closely together and patients have the freedom to attend either site.

Both practices combine the very best of established techniques and procedures with the latest technological advances in equipment and materials. Our aim is to offer you all the benefits of modern pain free dentistry.

Paul Brown
BDS (Univ.London) LDS.RCS.Eng.
Practice Principal Dental Surgeon
GDC 65549

Ciara Howard  GDC Number 251916
Dental Surgeon

Ciara is our very popular experienced children and young people’s dentist. Ciara is extremely capable and treats her patients with calm thoughtfulness.  She is delighted to welcome new children as NHS patients to our practice. Ciara also sees private adult patients and Deplane members. She is particularly popular with nervous adults as she has wonderful empathy coupled with excellent practical skills. She works 4 days at our Framlingham family practice but is also available in Aldeburgh on Tuesdays. For more info

Leon Loh        GDC Number 177676
Dental Surgeon
Leon graduated from the prestigious Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Dental Institute in 2009. Since then, he has lived in Suffolk where he completed his NHS Vocational Training and worked in general practice. He enjoys providing dental care for families and watching them grow over the years.

Leon keeps up to date with the latest evidence-based dentistry and continues to attend postgraduate courses, which keeps him at the forefront of his profession. He has qualified from the UCL Eastman Dental Institute with a Postgraduate Diploma in Implant Dentistry in 2015.

Outside of dentistry, Leon enjoys an active lifestyle. He is a qualified fitness instructor and enjoys teaching about physical well being, especially posture and prevention of exercise related injury. He is a certified PADI scuba diver and a keen trekker, which has taken him to the heights of Machu Picchu in Peru and the Everest Base Camp in the Himalayas.

Cheryl Brown
Qualified Registered Dental Hygienist
GDC 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.

Rachel Barnes
Qualified Registered Dental Hygienist

I’m a graduate from The University of Essex. I previously worked as a dental nurse for many years before progressing my career in dentistry as a dental hygienist.  I have a keen interest in nutrition and its effects on oral and general health and I enjoy helping you to improve your smile.  When I am not doing that I enjoy showing my dogs, riding my horse, going to the gym and spending time with family and friends.

Olivia Bugg
Practice Manager.

She will help coordinate your appointments and her kind efficient character will put you at ease.
Olivia’s customer care experience will help you co ordinate your dental treatment and appointment schedule.
We are pleased to have such a well mannered, efficient staff member as the first point of contact for our Aldeburgh patients.

Ione Scott
Framlingham Reception Manager
Ione is our very capable receptionist who will co ordinate your appointments.
She is based predominantly at our Framlingham site but appears in Aldeburgh especially during the busy summer period to help support the Aldeburgh team.

Iris Davenport
Business Manager
Iris is our super efficient business manager responsible for the overall quality of the service we provide our patients.  She is your point of contact if you need any advice or help relating to the service we provide.

Carolyn Garrett
Qualified Registered Dental Nurse/Receptionist

Carolyn has worked in dentistry all her adult life. Her kind manner and thoughtfulness makes her very popular within the team. She is exceptional and a wonderful employee having been a part time member of our team for several years whilst raising her family.

Emily Holland
Qualified Registered Dental Nurse

Ally Buglioni

Receptionist & Trainee Dental Nurse

Lauren Courtnell 

Qualified Registered Dental Nurse