Dr Rachel Liu

I feel extremely proud and happy to be a part of the tight knit and friendly St Anne's House team. I recently moved permanently to High Wycombe so I'm pretty close by! I am originally from the Wirral, Merseyside - I'm known as a 'posh scouser' - and I graduated from Liverpool University. I graduated and gained membership to the faculty of dentistry back in 2013 and since then I have undertaken several year-long aesthetic dentistry courses as I like to help patients improve their smile. I am also an invisalign full provider so able to get patients to smile more confidently! I have worked in general practice for my entire career so far as I have a passion for getting to know patients and building great relationships over a long period of time. As a young girl I actually had a massive fear of going to the dentist myself; my Mum literally had to drag me screaming to get my teeth seen! (Don't worry, over time this has got better!) I feel this has really helped me engage with and really understand patients that are nervous about coming to the dentist. I feel proud and gain a sense of achievement when I can help a nervous patient who hasn't been for a long time become someone that confidently comes to their appointments routinely! I feel that one of my greatest strengths is my ability to make my patients feel confident, comfortable, and relaxed as I feel I have a calm and gentle nature which really helps to make my patients feel safe in their environment. My family consists of my very supportive husband Andy (a doctor who did law too) and my young daughter Evelyn. Outside of work we love to explore our new surrounding areas, especially farms and play areas for Evelyn. I have a massive passion for cooking, baking cakes but also since lockdown I have managed to teach myself to make sourdough which I am proud of! I would say the practice has enjoyed being my guinea pig!! In addition, I am grade 8 on the clarinet and used to play in a Concert band and toured different parts in Europe including Disneyland Paris. I find classical music enjoyable to listen to so I will have classic FM on the journeys to and from work to help me relax!