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day in the life of

I live in a small countryside village 10 minutes from where I work
at 'Dental Excellence at Harewood'.
The practice is situated within the beautiful grounds of the Harewood
House estate, 20 minutes outside of Leeds on the West/North Yorkshire
border in Wharfedale. The views from my surgery window of the estate,
with rolling fields populated by roaming deer and red kites soaring
overhead, are simply to die for!
I eat a fruit/greens smoothie and an omelette for breakfast, because
I don't stop to eat lunch on workdays. I drive to work in a Range Rover
(muddy country lanes, sometimes snowbound in winter).

Name: Dr. Ruth Brady
Age: 58
Qualified: December 1981,
Liverpool University Dental School
How would you sum yourself
up in just three words? Hard-worker.
Compassionate. Perfectionist.

What are your favourite areas
of dentistry, and what do you
find most challenging?
I have spent 35 years in general
practice, and so my favourite areas
have changed over time. I originally
enjoyed treating nervous and phobic
patients, then did a lot of postgraduate training in advanced restorative
procedures including implantology
and occlusion.
Facial aesthetics, however, has
become the work that I most enjoy.
I use much of the knowledge that
I've gained during my long career in
dentistry to assist me in analysing
the face from all the angles.
I don't know how I would analyse the features to the degree that I
do without my dental background.
I now limit my work to this
field and to the treatment of TMJ
disorders and headaches, and
refer standard dental treatments
to other clinicians.
I correct facial abnormalities
using dermal fillers and other nonsurgical techniques in the most
natural-looking way possible and
according to the correct anatomy.
I improve profiles by correcting
nose, lip and chin projections.
I rejuvenate the aged face by
restoring the volume and projection
of the tissues that have become
lax over the years and control
unwanted, negative muscle actions.

I treat TMJ disorders and headaches
using botulinum toxin and occlusal
appliances, and also treat excessive
sweating conditions (anhydrosis).
By correcting features or rejuvenating the tissues of the face, I
consider that I am now treating the
'frame' rather than the 'picture',
(the teeth being the picture). I find
it both challenging and rewarding.
I believe in the natural look. I
don't like the false look of 'done'
faces which frequent our television
screens. My hallmark is 'natural
treatment done in accordance with
correct anatomy'.
It is now very much considered
to be a field within dentistry, as
demonstrated by the FMC Aesthetic
Dentistry Awards, where it forms
no less than three of the categories
alongside others such as orthodontics and restorative categories.
I won the Full Face category in
March 2017, and was highly commended in the Botulinum toxin
and perioral categories.
Since winning three further
awards in November 2017, I was
approached by an impressive practice in Leeds called 'The Yorkshire
Dental Suite' and I decided to join
their dynamic team. This practice is
owned by an amazing oral and max
fax surgeon called Dr. Dalghous.
My role includes working
with him on some very interesting
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