Dr. Reena Wadia

Reena Wadia BDS Hons (Lond) MJDF RCS (Eng) MClinDent (Perio) MPerio RCS (Edin) FHEA (born 12 November 1987) is a British-Indian specialist periodontist, writer, contributing editor, lecturer and a mentor. She is a co-editor of the ‘Other Journals in Brief’ section of the British Dental Journal. She is the principal at RW Perio, based at 75 Harley Street, London. She was born in London, England.

She was voted by dental professionals for Dentistry FMC (2019–20) as the 13th most influential dentist in the UK.

Education
She graduated from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry[3] in 2011 and was awarded with the University of London Gold Medal. Following general practice and a hospital placement, she carried out a four-year specialist training programme at King's College London, Guy's Hospital. She passed her specialist qualification with a distinction.

Early career
From 2011-12 she completed her Dental Foundation Year 1 at MK Vasant and Associates in London. Later in 2012, she was a senior house officer at Guy's Hospital[4l, where her time was split between the restorative and oral surgery department, before completing a part-time four-year specialty training programme in periodontology, whilst working in practice. She spent several years working with Harley Street Dental Group (2014–16) and Woodford Dental Care (2012–18).

Dr. Reena was a part-time Clinical Tutor for the undergraduate as well as the Hygiene Therapy students at Barts and The London.

Specialist Practice
Dr. Reena leads her own specialist clinic as the principal periodontist at RW Perio, located at 75 Harley Street, renowned for working with a global patient base. She particularly specialises in and is recognised across the industry for treatment of complex periodontal conditions and maintaining optimum gum health.

Lecturing
Dr. Reena is the founder and director of Perio School, an internationally celebrated teaching academy. Masterclasses are held both on a digital platform and exclusively within her flagship RW Perio clinic at Harley Street.

Mentoring
Dr. Reena is well known for her mentoring contribution across the full dental industry and as a result has developed a sought after mentoring programme at her clinic.

Industry Collaborations
Dr. Reena also works as an associate specialist at King's College Dental Hospital. She holds a position at the Faculty of General Dental Practice and the British Dental Association. Her other roles include being the co-abstracts editor of the 'Other Journals in Brief section of the British Dental Journal, which features short summaries of papers published in other dental and scientific journals. This is published on a bimonthly basis. Reena is also the Social Media Lead for the European Federation of Periodontology.

Radio
In June 2018 she was the dental expert for a 1 hour interview slot on BBC Asian Network as part of ‘The Big Debate’.

Television
Reena appeared in the Sensodyne Repair and Protect TV advert throughout 2016-17.

Awards

 * Joy Harrild Award, British Dental Association - 2019
 * BSP Clinical Poster Prize - 2017
 * John Zamet Memorial Prize in Periodontal Research, Certificate of Commendation - 2016
 * BSP Clinical Fellowship Award - 2016
 * Young Communicator Award - BDEF, BDA - 2015
 * KCL Clinical Audit Poster Presentation, First Prize - 2013
 * Best presented DFY1 Case Presentation, Kingston Scheme - 2012
 * Dentsply Ceram ∙ X Case Contest for Clinicians - 2012
 * University of London Gold Medal Winner - 2010/2011
 * Best Overall Student Award: Part 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - 2006/2011