The Gum Health team on the lawn outside the practice

The people looking after you

Our team

Specialist and non-specialist clinicians, hygienists, dental nurses and reception staff: a small team who will get to know you, your history and your plan. Every member is here because they care about saving teeth.

Our historyMore than twenty years

2006

Founded

Gaston King opens the Bath and Bristol Periodontal Clinic in Saltford.
2010

Microsurgery

Operating microscope and microsurgical techniques introduced.
2016

Ten years

Low-dose 3-D CT scanning, and a network of 500 referring dentists.
2026

New chapter

Dominic Sinson leads the clinical team; Gaston remains involved.

Clinical lead

Dominic Sinson

BDS(Hons, Cardiff) MFDS RCS(Ed) MClinDent(Perio) MPerio RCS(Ed)

Dominic leads the clinical team at Gum Health - Bath and Bristol Periodontal Clinic and has a wealth of experience in complex periodontal treatment. He is a GDC-registered specialist in periodontics. He accepts referrals for patients with periodontitis (gum disease) and treats the condition with non-surgical, surgical and regenerative therapies.

He has a particular interest in treating gum recession with soft tissue grafting and in improving patients' smiles with cosmetic gum contouring. He also provides dental implants and manages implant disease.

Dominic is passionate about periodontics. This shows in his approach to giving every patient the best possible care and in his teaching of fellow dentists across the UK.

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Founder

Gaston King

PhD MDSc(Perio) BDS MRACDS (Perio) · Senior ITI Fellow

Gaston came to the South West in 2002 providing his specialist services from within several general dental practices. However he saw the need for a higher standard of care for patients with gum disease, so he set up our dedicated specialist periodontal clinic premises in Saltford, Bristol in 2006.

He gained his periodontal specialist qualification in Melbourne, Australia in 1992 (MDSc). Gaston's expertise covers all aspects of periodontics and implant dentistry including regrowing bone and treatment of gum recession and gummy smiles.

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PeriodontalClinicians

Dominic Sinson

Clinical Lead | Specialist in Periodontics

Gaston King

Founder | Specialist in Periodontics

Carolyn Eaton

Associate | Specialist in Periodontics

Rachael Hinton

Associate | Dentist with a special interest in Periodontics