Dr Yasser Khan - Littleborough Dental Practice

Dr Yasser Khan
Dr Khan is passionate about his work and always thrives for the highest possible standards of dentistry and patient comfort. He understands the importance of good communication and always ensures a calm and relaxing experience throughout your treatment. He aims to understand exactly what the patient’s needs are, in order to achieve the desired result.
Dr M Khalid Mushtaq
Dr Nazia Uddin has decidedly earned the trust and confidence of distinguished awarding bodies to be appointed, in partnership with Dr Khalid Mushtaq, to oversee and direct the Emergency Out of Hours Dental Care responsible for patients from Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale & Bury region. She holds practising dentistry dearly and is always asking what more can be done to keep her practice outstanding and leading from the front for both staff and patients.
Dr Haque enjoys spending time with his family and friends. His sporting interest ranges from Football, Basketball to Rock climbing. He enjoys meeting new people and trying out different cuisines. He is passionate about travelling and has visited the cold mountains of Japan, to the sun-kissed coasts of Croatia.
Dr Ruksana Begum
Dr Ruksana Begum graduated with an Honours from The University of Manchester in 2018. Having resided in Greater Manchester all her life, she is extremely keen to give back to her community.

Staff

Here at our practice in Littleborough, we are dedicated to making your visit to us an enjoyable experience. We have a dedicated team to help guide you through your treatment. We understand that not everybody is eager to visit the dentist, and that many patients feel anxious about treatment. All of our staff are trained to make you feel calm and ease any nerves. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your treatment, we are only a phone call away. Our dedicated staff will always be on hand to help.

Dr Yasser Khan

Dental Surgeon

Dr Yasser Khan qualified at St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK. He has been a part of the team here at Littleborough Dental Practice since summer 2010. Dr Khan works at the practice on a full-time basis and also provides Emergency Dental Services at BARDOC in Bury on a part-time basis.

Dr Khan is passionate about his work and always thrives for the highest possible standards of dentistry and patient comfort. He understands the importance of good communication and always ensures a calm and relaxing experience throughout your treatment. He aims to understand exactly what the patient’s needs are, in order to achieve the desired result.

Outside work Dr Khan enjoys all sports and is an avid fan of travelling.

Qualifications

BDS (London)

Member of

GDC membership number:193731

Date of registration

16 Jul 2010

Dr M Khalid Mushtaq

Dental Practitioner

Dr Khalid Mushtaq graduated St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry. Dr Mushtaq has proudly resided in Rochdale all his life and passionate about positively contributing to the local community which is immensely dear to him.

Dr Mushtaq is supremely trusted and such high regard has ensured him being appointed by distinguished awarding bodies the care of patients through Domiciliary Service, Prison Dental Care and in Partnership with Dr Nazia Uddin, oversees and directs the Emergency Out of Hours Dental Care responsible for patients from the area.

Dr Mushtaq is currently the Chair of the Bury & Rochdale Local Dental Committee.

Dr Mushtaq feels deeply passionate about the new generation of UK Dental Care Professionals.He is an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons. He was a Clinical Tutor for around 7 years at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).

The practice is recognised as being a safe & high standard practice  where the NHS trusts it fit for the newly qualified Dentists to receive an insight into the running of an approved practice. Dr Khalid is an approved mentor to newly graduated Dentists & Nurses as well as a BDA Good Practice Assessor & GDC Inspector amongst several other senior positions. Being steeped in such professionally highly responsible positions means Dr Mushtaq is fluent with the very latest dental training & protocol which in turn are incorporated by all staff and means the patients truly do get ‘the very best care’.

Dr Mushtaq zealously promotes a team building atmosphere at Littleborough Dental Practice and accounts the success of both the team and practice to ‘resolution achieved through heeding’ the needs both patients & staff.

Equally dear to Dr Mushtaq is his beloved family who also share his passion for Rochdale and have their home here; Dr Mushtaq values the health & fitness of others as well as his own & makes this fun through long distance runs and playing squash.

Qualifications

BDS (London)

Member of

GDC membership number:74685

Date of registration

01 Aug 1998

Dr Nazia Uddin

Dental Practitioner

Dr Nazia Uddin graduated from the University of Liverpool. Dr Uddin has proudly lived all her life in Lancashire & has immersed herself in activities that will help the local population.

Dr Nazia Uddin’s distinguished career as a Dentist spans through service including both Mersey and North West Deanery in regions traversing Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire. Dr Nazia Uddin was the first Associate Dentist to care for patients at Littleborough Dental Practice. She continues, as always, to be both an integral and instrumental force in seeing Littleborough Dental Practice go from strength to strength and now Bury Dental Practice.  She is an Educational Supervisor to newly qualified dentists

Dr Nazia Uddin offers more than her wealth of her valued experience, she is passionately remains acquainted with the highest possible dental standards of practice & quality-assured dental healthcare. She has achieved this in many ways including completing her studies for  the Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties (MJDF) examination.

Dr Nazia Uddin is passionate about offering and delivering the very best dental options to her patients and has realized this through attending UK courses such as at Harley Street in London, where the rich and famous of society attend for treatment. Dr Uddin has also successfully completed in her spare time a distinguished Restorative Course, which has produced increasingly high demand from patients for her coveted superior class of dental treatment both to NHS and Private patients.

Dr Nazia Uddin has decidedly earned the trust and confidence of distinguished awarding bodies to be appointed, in partnership with Dr Khalid Mushtaq, to oversee and direct the Emergency Out of Hours Dental Care responsible for patients from Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale & Bury region. She holds practising dentistry dearly and is always asking what more can be done to keep her practice outstanding and leading from the front for both staff and patients.

Qualifications

BDS (Liverpool)

Member of

GDC membership number:85348

Date of registration

21 Jul 2005

Dr Mohammed Yusuf

Dental Surgeon

Dr Mohammed Yusuf graduated from the University of Sheffield. He has proudly lived all his life in Greater Manchester, and is passionate about giving back to his local community. Dr Yusuf is dedicated to providing the highest quality of evidence-based dentistry, shown through currently working towards membership of the Royal College of Surgeons, UK. Having previously worked with adults with special needs, Dr Yusuf has gained skills in techniques to relax and settle patients into treatment, reducing the anxiety related to attending the dentists. This has all been well received by patients.  Outside of work, Dr Yusuf spends his time travelling and spending time with family.

Qualifications

BDS (Sheffield)

Member of

GDC membership number:258908

Date of registration

01 Aug 2015

Dr Asim Ahmed

Dental Surgeon

Dr Asim Ahmed graduated in 2016 from the University of Manchester. He has proudly resided in Rochdale all of his life.

Dr Ahmed is very motivated to provide the best possible care for his patients; which has allowed him to continue to excel in evidence-based dentistry by working towards his membership at the Royal College of Surgeons. His interests in general dentistry vary however he most notably enjoys; short term orthodontic treatment (being able to provide both ceramic braces and clear aligners), minimally invasive aesthetic dentistry and endodontics.

He is currently involved in numerous dental charity projects around the world and has been involved in a dental aid mission to Cambodia; providing emergency dental care for the needy. He is a thorough believer of the importance of giving back to the community the skill set that he has learnt.

Outside of dentistry, he fills his spare time with anything sports related including cricket, squash, badminton and football. He is also an avid traveller and hopes to visit South America in the near future.

Qualifications

BDS (Manchester)

Member of

GDC membership number:264374

Date of registration

27 Jun 2016

Dr Mozammel Haque

Dental Surgeon

Dr Mozammel Haque qualified from The University of Leeds; School of Dentistry, UK receiving a Merit in Jackson Prize for Paediatric Dental Health. After spending 5 years at Leeds living with people from Greater Manchester he moved from his hometown of Nottingham to experience what North West has to offer.  Dr Haque firmly believes in giving back to the community. Along with his colleagues in the Dental school, Dr Haque has facilitated the set up of project called ‘Open Wide’ which inspires, encourages and guides underprivileged pupil towards a career in Dentistry.

Dr Haque thoroughly enjoys Dentistry and strives to provide a high quality and a pleasant experience for his patients. He is currently working towards membership of the Royal College of Surgeons, UK.

Dr Haque enjoys spending time with his family and friends. His sporting interest ranges from Football, Basketball to Rock climbing. He enjoys meeting new people and trying out different cuisines. He is passionate about travelling and has visited the cold mountains of Japan, to the sun-kissed coasts of Croatia.

Qualifications

BChD (Leeds)

Member of

GDC membership number:264814

Date of registration

08 Jul 2016

Dr Ruksana Begum

Dental Surgeon

Dr Ruksana Begum graduated with an Honours from The University of Manchester in 2018. Having resided in Greater Manchester all her life, she is extremely keen to give back to her community.

Dr Begum strives to provide the best care for her patients, by keeping her knowledge up to date and using evidence based practice to provide the most appropriate treatment. She thoroughly enjoys meeting new patients and aims to make their visit to the practice as comfortable as possible. Dr Begum has also been involved in volunteering projects both locally and abroad. She finds this very rewarding and endeavours to be involved in more projects in the future.

Outside of dentistry, she loves spending time with her friends and family. She also enjoys exploring new countries and trying out different cuisines.

Qualifications

BDS

Member of

GDC membership number:277768

Date of registration

24 Jun 2018

Ms Justine Lockett

Operational Leader

Justine Lockett joined Littleborough Dental Practice in August 2008 as a dental receptionist and as a valued member of staff soon became head of reception. Three years later and after further training Justine has progressed to become the Practice Manager and acts on behalf of Dr Khalid Mushtaq to maintain the integrity of Littleborough Dental Practice.  Over the last 2 years Justine Lockett has taken over the same role at Bury Dental Practice.

Her role is to liaise with reception, the head nurse and the clinical team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the practice as a whole. She is the first point of contact for the patients and helps in making sure they are looked after during their visit.

Outside of Bury & Littleborough Dental Practice Justine likes to spend time with friends and family as she believes that's what's important.