Dr Joel Weinberg
Dr Weinberg trained in Johannesburg, at Wits (the University of the Witwatersrand), graduating in 1980.

He then spent two years in the South African army, working as a dentist in the Maxillo-Facial Surgery department, after which he had his own clinic in Johannesburg, specialising in pediatric dentistry.

In 1990 he moved to London, soon with his own clinic in Covent Garden, where he specialised in implantology and cosmetic dentistry. He is a member of both the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the American Association of Aesthetic Dentistry.

In 2005 he came to Spain, where he set up Calpe Dental within the Clínica Britannia in Calpe. (We are now in our own accommodation.)

Joel plays the saxophone, the guitar and the harmonica, playing in bands both in London and on the Costa Blanca. He has also been a professional athlete, and is proud to have competed in four ‘IronMan’ triathlons.

Linda Stanford, hygienist
Linda qualified as a dental hygienist at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. After working in a private practice in Bath, she became self-employed in Bristol.

Her two sons and her two granddaughters all live in Bristol.

Linda's dogs, her books, her friends and the lovely Spanish lifestyle between them fill all her spare time.

Ascen Fernandez Casares, dental nurse
Ascen comes from Valladolid, in the province of Castilla-Leon, and is a member of the Spanish professional association, Rama Sanitaria Sanos.

She first came to Calpe 25 years ago.

She lives here now with her husband and her two sons.

Ascen loves to read—she says she reads voraciously—and to relax with her family in the open air.

Maria Zuluaga, dental nurse
Maria is from Colombia.

She worked with Dr Weinberg in London, at his Covent Garden clinic.

It was also in London that she trained, gaining a professional qualification as a dental nurse.

Maria loves animals. She looks after 2 dogs, 4 cats and 4 parrots. She loves walking in the mountains in Spain with her dogs.

Andrea Wilmot, receptionist
Originally from the North-East of England, Andrea has moved to and from Spain and the UK a few times—starting back in the late 1980s when she ended up running an office for a tour operator in Benidorm. Among the jobs she had in the UK was that of a Senior Fraud Analyst for a major telecommunications company.

This time, Andrea moved with her whole family—husband, kids and dogs—back to Calpe, where in her spare time her main interest is in finishing the renovation of her house (ETA 2020!)