Mr David Vivian

Rob and David first met as undergraduates at the Newcastle University Dental School in 1982, from where David Vivian qualified as a dental surgeon in 1988. On qualification David returned to his native East Yorkshire to join a forward looking practice in Hull. Accepting a partnership in 1990, David helped make Newell, Pinder and Vivian one of Yorkshire’s most prestigious practices. The practice has now joined the James Hull Group. David continues to work part-time at the practice where he provides implant services as he does at practices in Cottingham, and Scarborough. Rob and David have worked together on implant cases since 2002, their career paths and training have led to parallel but complementary skills in the fields of aesthetic, restorative and implant dentistry. David’s experience in dental implants stretches back almost 30 years. and he has placed well over 4000 implants. His early major training programs include training on prosthetic aspects of the Branemark system 1993 and the prestigious Eastman Step by Step Course 1996-1997. Since then he has regularly attended training events and conferences around the world. David has been a member of the Association of Dental Implantology since 1996 and a member of the Society for Advancement in Anaesthesia in Dentistry since 1993. David has always been active within the British Dental Association and is a past president of the Yorkshire Branch.