Hygienists

Sela Perez Caneiro

GDC No: 5820

Originally from Santiago de Compostela in North-west Spain, Sela started working at ‘The Art of Dentistry’ in 2001 when she moved to Colchester with her husband.

Sela qualified as a hygienist in 1998. Her dedication to the dental field led her to return to university and gain her BSc in Oral Health Science where she qualified as a Dental Therapist in 2015. She is passionate about her work and takes great pride in her role. She enjoys using her scope of practice to carry out beautiful bespoke fillings, provide in-house whitening treatments, perform extractions of milk teeth and much more.

Sela’s goal is to empower her patients with the knowledge they need look after the health of their teeth and gums, and prevent future dental issues from arising.

Outside of work, Sela has two beautiful children and a dog. In her spare time she loves swimming and being generally active.

Fiona Baker

GDC No: 6706

Fiona has worked in dentistry since 1979 and qualified as a hygienist at Guy’s Hospital in 2005. Fiona then stayed on at Guy’s, working in the periodontal department as staff hygienist. This involved more complex treatments for periodontal disease in patients who had seen the department’s consultant.

Fiona has worked at ‘The Art of Dentistry’ since 2005 and remains committed in helping to make sure the patients’ teeth and gums are well maintained.

Rachael Gaitero

GDC No: 103701

Rachael qualified in Dental Hygiene in 2006 from The Eastman Dental Hospital, London and has been at the practice ever since. She likes to keep up to date within the work of dentistry and enjoys attending courses and conferences with my colleagues.

Rachael really enjoys her job but outside of work, loves to read and enjoys cycling. She adore animals and loves nothing more than curling up with her two cats and two young children.

Hannah Whitney

GDC No: 5798

Hannah qualified as a Dental Hygienist in 2016 at the University of Essex. Earlier in her dental career Hannah worked at The Art of Dentistry as a qualified Dental Nurse, she decided in 2021 to return to the Practice to continue to take care of our patients.

Outside of work Hannah is very creative, she bakes delicious cakes and enjoys attending live music events with friends.