About Ian Grime

Dr. Ian Grime, graduated from Sheffield University in 1981 with a Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) and an LDS RCS) from the Royal College of Surgeons (England). For the next three years he worked in hospital training posts at the Birmingham Dental Hospital, The Ipswich Hospitals and finally as a Registrar in Oral Surgery in Middlesborough General Hospital. In 1984 he attained his Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FDS RCS) from the Royal College of Surgeons and started a five year medical course at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He qualified as a Doctor in 1989 and worked as a House Officer in ENT and General Surgery in the Freeman Hospital and in General Medicine at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle before returning to work in dental practice in July 1990. Dr Grime has special interests in replacing missing teeth using dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery and sedation for the treatment of anxious patients. He regularly attends postgraduate courses and national and international conferences. In 1995 after two years study he was awarded a Diploma in Conscious Sedation from the University on Newcastle upon Tyne and in 1996 attained the Diploma in General Dental Practice (DGDP UK) from the Royal College of Surgeons. He joined Kyleville Dental Practice in July 1990. In addition to providing dental care for his regular patients he takes referrals from other dentists in the North East to provide treatment with dental implants and oral surgery. He also has an Oral Surgery Practice in Durham and has an Associate Specialist post in the Oral Surgery Department at the Newcastle Dental School. Dr Grime is recognised as a specialist in Surgical Dentistry by the General Dental Council and is a representative for surgical dentistry at The Royal College of Surgeons in London. When he is not working he enjoys spending time with his wife Bridget and daughter Alex. He is an enthusiastic, if not very accomplished skier and likes to relax walking in the Lake District.