Elaine Halley

Dr. Elaine Halley graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1992 and achieved membership of the Royal College of General Dental Practitioners in 1995. She is a founder and past president of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and an accredited member of the International College of Dentists.

She has a Masters of Science degree in Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry with distinction from the University of Manchester. She is a Digital Smile Design master accredited by Christian Coachman and is an official DSD instructor. She teaches Digital Smile Design on the Tipton Training Level 7 Post-graduate certificate for dentists who wish to further their skills in dentistry in Watford, Manchester and Dubai. She is a member of Align Technology’s Global Faculty and teaches the Comprehensive Invisalign certification courses throughout the UK.

She is an Opinion Leader for many dental companies, including DMG, Ivoclar Vivadent, Optident and Align Technology (Invisalign) and lectures throughout the UK, Europe and the United States. She has authored numerous articles on clinical dentistry, smile design, treatment planning, digital dentistry and the business of dentistry. She serves on the board of the Digital Dental Society UK.

Elaine opened Cherrybank Dental Spa in Perth in 1995, and she opened a second practice in 2010 in Edinburgh, which she has since sold into the Pain Free Dentistry Group. She is Clinical Director for the Pain Free Dental Group, a group of practices across Scotland which involves mentoring the associates who work there. Many of them visit our Perth practice to see how we work. Cherrybank Dental Spa Perth remains an independent, private practice.

She is the author of “Smile Analysis”, published in February 2022. This is a textbook for dentists which gives a pathway for progression from single-tooth treatment to comprehensive diagnosis and treatment planning.