Meet The Team

Lina Kotecha

Principal Dentist

BDS (Birm) 2000

GDC No. 078081

Lina is dedicated to helping her patients achieve beautiful and healthy smiles. She gets a tremendous amount of satisfaction from seeing patients feel more confident about themselves and their smiles. She feels it is really important to listen to her patients and work with them to find a solution to their problems which meets their individual needs whether they want routine preventative dental care, smile makeovers or facial rejuvenation via her Faces by Lina brand.

Dr Lina Kotecha is a Dental Phobia Certified Dentist Click Here to verify.  

Lina is interested in achieving only the very best she can for her patients and the practice. This means ‘getting things right’, and continuously moving forward, utilising new technologies and skills. She is always keen to develop her skills further and spends a lot of her spare time on dental courses.

She has a reputation for consistent and high quality work and Lina’s passionate, professional yet relaxed approach will put patients at ease during consultations and treatment.

She enjoys all aspects of general practice and has a particular interest in facial aesthetics, cosmetic dentistry and treatment of nervous patients. Lina believes in treating patients with total understanding and empathy to their needs. She says “I would always treat patients the same as if I were to treat my family – with total care and respect whilst providing them with the best dental care and choices they deserve”. She approaches dentistry in a unique way that involves positive change, minimal intervention and lots of laughter along the way.

Lina provides our facial rejuvenation treatments, including anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers and thread lifts. She has completed a Masterclass in Facial Aesthetics run by the Faculty of General Dental Practitioner in 2015 passing with a distinction. Lina believes that as dentists they are dually trained and qualified as dentists as well as facial aestheticians therefore, they have a very in-depth knowledge of the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the head and neck along with the necessary medical background & educational knowledge to support this.

So, the reassurance you have is that as a practising dentist of over 18 years, Lina is highly skilled when it comes to pain free injection techniques for the comfort of her patients and is a Dental Phobia Certified Dentist.

Outside of dentistry Lina is married to Shrik and has two daughters-Siyana and Anya. She enjoys travelling, walking and keeping healthy through practicing mindfulness.

Lina currently holds membership of the following bodies:

• General Dental Council
• Dental Phobia Certified Dentist
• Dental Protection Society

Shrikesh Kotecha

Principal Dentist

BDS (Lond) 2000

GDC No. 78389

Passionate, empathising, enthusiastic and extremely personable, Principal Dentist, Dr. Shrikesh Kotecha affectionately known as ‘Shrik’ endeavours to create beautiful smiles with a dedication to providing a pain free and enjoyable patient experience.

Shrik truly cares about his Leicester dental patients, placing their comfort and satisfaction above all else. He takes the time to get know all of his patients individually to offer tailor made solutions and personalise the dental experience taking the fear and intimidation out of dentistry. He is also a Dental Phobia Certified Dentist and has treated hundreds of anxious/phobic patients.

Dr Shrikesh Kotecha is a Dental Phobia Certified Dentist Click Here to verify.

He has a special interest in cosmetic dentistry, tooth whitening and smile makeovers is known for his gentle laid back chair side manner especially when treating nervous patients.

Since his graduation from the prestigious Guy’s Dental Hospital in London in 2000 where he was awarded the Alfred Woodhouse Prize for Dental Public Health Studies and Dental Defence Union elective travel award he has stayed at the forefront of the latest advances in dentistry by attending Conferences and Postgraduate Courses across the world. These include a one year training programme at the Eastman Dental Institute in London leading to a Certificate in Restorative Dentistry and The Restorative Course (Smile Design) at The Centre for Advanced Dental Education in Manchester. Shrik has also undergone extensive training in cosmetically focussed orthodontics including Six Month Smiles, Invisalign Go, ClearSmile Braces/Aligners and Quick Straight Teeth and regularly attends postgraduate courses.

Shrik’s dedication to his patients has been rewarded by being a finalist in the esteemed Dentistry Awards for the category of ‘Best Young Dentist’ for two consecutive years in 2009 and 2010.

As you can tell, Shrik is very passionate about dentistry! It gives him immense satisfaction to help patients with their dental needs using a wide range of modern techniques and treatments. He particularly enjoys treating nervous patients and goes to great lengths to put everyone at ease to ensure a comfortable dental experience. His philosophy is to help patients to gain optimum dental health. To Shrik, the best thing about dentistry is meeting and interacting with patients.

Shrik has an amazing enthusiasm and passion for his dentistry which results in him providing world class dentistry of the future. Today he feels extremely happy and privileged in his profession, being able to help and work together with patients.

Outside of work, Shrik is married to Lina and has two daughters, Siyana and Anya. He is actively involved in school events and a lot of his spare time is spent with his family. He enjoys travelling and has been to many parts of the world including the Caribbean, America, and Europe. He is an avid collector of vinyl records and presents a radio show/podcasts on the internet.

Shrik currently holds membership of the following bodies:

• General Dental Council
• Dental Phobia Certified Dentist
• Dental Protection Society

Victoria Chandler

Dental Hygienist and therapist

Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy (Sheffield 2007) with Distinction

GDC No. 114831

Victoria has worked as a dental hygienist at Glen Dental since 2011.

Victoria enjoys working alongside our dentists to help patients achieve and maintain healthy mouths. A regular attendee at dental meetings and courses, Victoria enjoys keeping up-to-date with our dynamic profession. She has a calm and caring nature and gets satisfaction from helping patients to overcome their fears and anxieties related to dentistry. Her aim is to improve and maintain her patients’ oral health through evidence based care.

She focuses her treatments as being both effective and comfortable and feels that patient education is a large component to treatment.

Outside of work, Victoria loves spending time with her two young children and enjoys all aspects of food. Cooking it, eating it, reading about it, looking at it!

Jo Holtom

Practice Administrator/ Receptionist

National Certificate in Dental Nursing (NEBDN), Dental Radiography and First Aid

GDC No. 155679

Jo is a familiar friendly face to many of you. She is our ambassadors of first impressions, our patient co-ordinator and practice administrator. She has a warm, welcoming and kind nature which means she is very easy to get on with and has the ability to make people feel at ease.

Jo started out her dental career as a dental nurse in 1999 and joined Glen Dental in 2013, taking an administrative role. Jo is always at hand to deal with any enquiries and is happy to help all the time. She enjoys the daily contact with the patients and prides herself on putting them at ease.

Jo ensures that all patients receives a warm welcome and is made to feel completely at ease with her calming persona. She always endeavours to make your visit to the practice as comfortable and informative as possible. She particularly appreciates seeing the impact we make to people’s lives in terms of their increased personal confidence following dental treatment

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and watching her children in their many clubs. Jo’s highlight of the year is when she has a family holiday to sunny Mablethorpe!

Nicole Harrison

Qualified Dental Nurse

Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 QCF City & Guilds 2017

GDC No. 273153

Nicole joined the practice in October 2014 and embarked on her journey to become a qualified dental nurse by starting her Dental Nursing Advanced Apprenticeship programme at Leicester College. She gained her Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 in August 2017.

Nicole’s enthusiasm for her job helps her strive to guarantee that patients receive the 5-star patient care and service that they deserve. She’s always on hand to ensure that nervous patients feel at ease during their visit and that their visit is a relaxed and enjoyable one. She is committed to putting all her effort in her work and with her caring nature and great sense of humour, she easily puts patients at ease by doing her utmost to help them feel relaxed and comfortable. Nicole is keen to continue to expand her knowledge as a dental nurse and wishes to further her education in oral health and radiology.

In her spare time, Nicole enjoys cooking for her family and friends.

Venetia Mistry

Qualified Dental Nurse

Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 QCF City & Guilds 2019

GDC No. 281551

Venetia joined the practice in October 2015 and began training to become a qualified dental nurse by commencing her Dental Nursing Advanced Apprenticeship programme at Leicester College. She gained her Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 in February 2019.

Venetia is a keen, enthusiastic and highly motivated part of the team. She has a caring manner with patients and is always willing to offer a helping hand in any situation. She possesses a caring and dedicated attitude and works extremely hard to ensure all patients are treated with the utmost care and attention. Venetia enjoys a variety of dental work and is especially interested in cosmetic dentistry when it leads to changing a person’s life.

In her spare time, she likes to be creative with her cooking and likes to keep fit. Her favourite things in life are to read, listen to music and most of all, enjoying taking little weekend breaks away with friends and family.