Our team is one the most welcoming and caring teams in the group, ensuring that our patients have a relaxed and anxiety free experience.
We always work towards continuing development and attend regular postgraduate courses to ensure we offer our valued patients the latest available techniques.
Both our general dentists are Full Members of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. We offer a free Smile Simulation service and free consultations for tooth whitening and Invisalign Clear Braces. We strive to offer our patients the highest possible standards of treatments in a relaxed, comfortable and stress-free environment using state-of-the-art equipment.

Dr Jason Hart,  BDS (Brist)
Full member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentists

Dr Jason Hart, BDS Full Member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentists, is a dentist with a specialist interest at James Hull Specialist Dental Centre. Originally from South Wales, Jason graduated from Bristol Dental Hospital in 1995. After a period as a House Officer, working with cancer patients in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and Accident and Emergency, Jason went into practice in Swansea and completed his vocational training successfully.

After moving to Redland, Jason worked for five years in a busy mixed Private and NHS practice in Queens Road, at that time being invited to join the team at the Leckhampton Implant Centre in Cheltenham. The Clinic became part of James Hull  Associates in 2002.
Jason finally joined the team in Clifton at the beginning of 2006 and since then has increased his commitment and time at the Clinic.

Dr Hart has spent time studying implantology in Wolverhampton and Jersey with Stuart Harding, having successfully completed single implant, bridgework and prosthetic cases. Jason also has an accreditation of accomplishment in Maxillary Sinus Augmentation and he is a member of SAAD, allowing him to use sedation techniques to treat anxious and phobic patients.

Jason’s interests clinically embrace all aspects of modern Cosmetic Dentistry, Implantology and surgery along with a firm commitment to preventive and conservative dentistry.

Jason feels it is important to keep abreast of the changing face of dental developments worldwide by attending regular courses and updates. More recently, Jason has become the largest provider of Invisalign in the area, choosing to correct crooked teeth with the near invisible braces technique.

Dr Hart is presently attending an advanced year-long course in Aesthetic Dentistry at the British Academy of Aesthetic Dental Practitioners.

Jason says ‘ Hopefully, gone are the days of the conveyor belt dentistry provided by an imposing and intimidating surgeon. At James Hull Associates, we hope to provide a personal and flexible service refined and honed to you, the individual.

On The Outside

Jason has a keen interest in classic and modern sports cars and spends some of his spare time tinkering and restoring his cars in his father’s place of work in Penarth, South Wales.

In between cinema, gym, surfing and renovating his flat in Redland, Jason is trying to gain his private pilot’s licence and title of flying dentist.

Dr Paul Wilson

BDS (Birm),MFGDP,  DPDS, PGDip
Full Member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

Paul Wilson joined James Hull in August 2009 moving from a Private referral practice in Birmingham.

Paul is committed to post-graduate study and training in order to be at the forefront of patient care and dental techniques.  He is focused on providing high quality restorative treatments, and has special interests in endodontics, aesthetic and complex cases.
After qualifying from Birmingham University (2003), he rapidly progressed to achieve further qualifications and training which form the basis of his special interests, namely dental cosmetics, Endodontics (root fillings), bonding, creating natural looking restorations and management of wear. He has spent time studying with a number of the world’s leading clinicians in the art of aesthetics and smile design.  Currently he is studying for a Masters degree in Restorative Cosmetic Dentistry.
Paul’s belief is that the key to satisfying the increasing needs and expectations of his patients is through continuing education with authorities from across the globe that are at the forefront of their discipline.

Paul is a keen sportsman playing; rugby, hockey, water polo and squash at college and county level.  At University he played squash in the national finals but skiing is his major passion. Paul enjoys a wide variety of music from classical to modern, is a keen cook and enjoys the theatre and visiting galleries.

Paul Wilson is a full member of the British academy of cosmetic dentistry (BACD), the British society for occlusal studies (BSOS) and the International Team for Implantology (ITI).

Dr Dermot McNulty

BDS DipImpDent RCS (Eng)

Dermot McNulty qualified from Birmingham University in 1982 has been actively involved in Implant Dentistry since 1987, and has extensive experience of all the major Implant systems.

He has pursued dental implant and restorative postgraduate education both in the United Kingdom and abroad. He was awarded the Diploma in Implantology from the Royal College of Surgeons in London and is continuing the MSc in Implant Dentistry at the University of London. In 2003 he established a Referral Practice in Bath, which is dedicated to excellence in Restorative and Implant Dentistry.

He is a Lecturer and Examiner for the Royal College Implant Diploma Courses in London and Leeds. He has also recently been appointed Course Director for the 2008-2009 Implant Diploma Course to be held in London.

Clifford R. Nissen

B.D.S., F.D.S.R.C.P.S. (Glas.), D.R.D.R.C.S. (Edin.).
Specialist in Periodontics

Specialist in Periodontics of the General Dental Council of Great Britain International Member of the American Academy of Periodontology
Member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Alumnus of the Microsurgical Training Institute, Santa Barbara, California

B.D.S. Newcastle 1981 (G.D.C. number 55390)

Diploma in Restorative Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh 1989

Fellowship in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 1990

Elected to G.D.C. Specialist list in Periodontology in 1998

Post Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Nottingham in 2001

I graduated from the University of Newcastle in 1981. After appointments in general dental practice and various university and hospital dental departments, including twelve months in the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery department of a general hospital, I lectured in Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry at the University of Dundee for six years. Between 1993 and 2000 I ran my own private practice in Heidelberg, Germany, and provided specialist periodontal and implant services to a number of private practices in Heidelberg and also Munich, Germany. In 2001 I returned to the U.K. and now limit my practice to periodontology and implantology, with a special interest in bone regeneration and the restorative management of complex cases.

I consider continuing post-graduate education to be extremely important and have attended instructional courses in both Europe and the U.S.A. including;

Surgical implant placement at the European Centre for Osseointegration in Leuven, Belgium

Periodontal Microsurgery at the Microsurgical Training Institute in Santa Barbara, California and numerous others, and continue to do so. I also lecture on various aspects of periodontal and implant care.

As well as periodontal care, I also place implants and have done so for over 15 years. Currently I use mostly the ‘AstraTech’ and ‘Straumann’ systems but have used many systems over the years. I have many years experience in surgical bone regeneration techniques, including autogenous bone harvesting and sinus augmentation. I am an accredited implant mentor for the ‘Association of Dental Implantology’ (ADI).

Dr Massimo Giovarruscio

Dr. Massimo Giovarruscio born in Rome and qualified with distinction in
Dental Prosthetics from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” in 1995. He worked at the Fate Bene Fratelli Hospital in Rome, in the Prosthetics Department under the immediate direction of head Professor Mario Martignoni, until 2002. He then worked in the dental office of Prof. Mario Martignoni from 1995 until 2004.

Currently he works in his own dental practice in Rome, exclusively in Endodontic Treatment (root canal) and Prosthetic Restoration, using an operative microscope and the latest dental technology.

Dr Giovarruscio is an active member of the Italian Society of Endodontics, Ordinary Member (European Society of Endodontology), active member of the Italian Academy of Microscopic Odontostomatology, member of the Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry and member of the Italian Association of Gnatology.

Massimo Giovarruscio is also a public speaker at many national and international conventions of Endodontic Treatment.

In 2006 Massimo joined James Hull Associates working at various clinics including Clifton in Bristol, Bassaleg and Cardiff Bay, offering his expertise in complex root canal treatments and apicectomies, using a microscope to achieve the best possible results.

Massimo Giovarruscio is a Registered Specialist in Endodontics.

Dr Louise Hull

Dr Louise Hull trained at Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School in London as a doctor where she obtained her M.B.B.S.degree, qualifying in 1989. She subsequently obtained a distinction in the Diploma of Practical Dermatology (D.P.D.) and has also passed the M.R.C.G.P.,D.R.C.O.G. and D.O.H. exams.

Dr Hull is a General medical Practitioner and has had a special interest in Dermatology for over 10 years, performing regular minor surgery and general dermatology at out patient clinics in Wales. She is experienced in the removal of benign skin tags and seborrhoeic warts and in giving general dermatological advice.
Louise Hull joined the F.A.C.E. clinic at Clifton earlier this year carrying out treatments for wrinkle and fine lines reduction, chemical peels, dermal fillers, microdermabrasion, Sculptra and removal of skin tags and benign warts, as well as general care of the skin with the use of a lamp for facial analysis. Also Louise is qualified in IPL (Intense Pulsed Light therapy – Laser)

Andrew Beacham

Osteopath / Medical Acupuncturist
BSc Hons Osteopathic Medicine, BSc Hons Physiology / Psychology,
Dip Naturopathy

Andrew Beacham is a registered Osteopath with the General Osteopathic Council and is a member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society. He has joined James Hull Dental Centre in Clifton with a wealth of experience having practiced in London, Bath, Bristol, Clevedon and Christchurch, New Zealand.

Andrew uses all forms of Osteopathy including ‘Cranial’ technique to clinically diagnose, treat and prevent neuro-musculo-skeletal dysfunction and pain. He has found western medical acupuncture a very successful adjunct to his treatment.

After graduating from the University of Southampton with a degree in Physiology and Psychology, Andrew completed his training at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London, graduating with distinction. Andrew has recently contributed to the Oxford Handbook of Pain Management.

A typical consultation involves initial assessment with history and examination followed by commencement of treatment, exercises, pain management and life style advice. The course of treatment varies with each condition and is tailored to the individual with an aim of not only treating the presenting symptoms but also to establish the causative factors.

Treatment can be provided for wide variety of conditions including, back and neck pain, headaches, sciatica, arthritic conditions, shoulder and hip pain, sports injuries, pregnancy related problems and childhood complaints.

For further information on Osteopathy and Medical Acupuncture please refer to the following websites www.ostopeopathy.org.uk and www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk.

My Journey to James Hull

For most of my teenage years and adult life, I’ve hated my teeth and smile. I’m ashamed of them. For people who have perfect teeth and gorgeous smiles, they’d never understand what its like to not even want to open your mouth to talk, in case someone sees the state of what is in there! And it’s not just the ‘cosmetic’ side of things, it’s also the physical side, not being able to eat properly and being in constant agony. I’ve had pain so unbearable I’ve often wondered if it would be easier to pull out all my teeth and gum my way through life.

Things seem to have dramatically got worse in my mouth over the last 5 years or so, my teeth have never been perfect, they never used to bother me quite as much, but recently they’ve just got worse and worse, to the stage where they bug me every day without fail. And after a bad visit to a dentist back in my teen days I’ve been too scared to venture back into the chair.

I can’t eat what I want, instead I have to eat mushy kinds of foods because biting down on hard or chewy foods and getting the pain that sets my face on fire is just too much to take. I’ve had jaw pains for years and often wake up in the night with more than one bad tooth angrily throbbing away. For years I’ve dreamt of being able to afford to fix them, Just to feel remotely normal. To eat what I want until I’m full, not until I can’t stand the pain anymore.

I want to feel slightly confident, to talk freely, and to stop hiding away from the world. I want to get married and be able to smile in my photos, I just feel like I’ll disgust people if I do right now. A lot of my recent confidence issues are based around my teeth, I try not to bring any attention to myself because of them. If that means not speaking all night, I do it. If it means looking moody in every photo, so be it. Because to me they are so vile that I shouldn’t subject other people to them. I don’t socialise normally, unsightly gaps are definitely not in this season.

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One day in February last year, at my mums house, I was on the internet searching for Smile Makeover Competitions in the UK, I’m not sure if I was planning to enter one, I didn’t know if such a thing even existed, so I pressed enter, and a few results came back, James Hull was near the top of the list.

I clicked on the page and started to read the details, then my jaw dropped – the prize was a £10,000 smile makeover! To enter you had to attend a sort of interview, so the dentist could examine you briefly and have a chat to see if you were a suitable candidate. Already I was put off, there was no way I could go and show a dentist the state of my teeth!! I was thinking they’re probably unfixable!! I read more and noticed that the competition was closing in less than a month! I told my boyfriend and my mum and straight away they said if it’s what I want, then I should enter, but I was too chicken, it’s hard to try for something you really want when there’s such a big chance of getting rejected.

A few days went past and all that I could think about was the competition, what if I entered and actually WON it? I mean it was my dream, right there, almost on a plate, I just have to face my fears to be in with a chance right? It ate me up for ages! I wanted it so much! I found myself constantly talking about what might happen! My boyfriend noticed that I didn’t have the courage to call James Hull to enter myself, so he did it for me!! (I’m sure he just got fed up of me going on and on and on about it) and my appointment was booked at the Clifton Practice in Bristol for February 28th. The last day of the competition!!

I was so nervous and I still had over a week before my appointment but I kept getting excited and scared all at the same time. I wanted to be in with a chance but I had no idea what to say or do or anything! The days seemed to fly by that week and finally the day was there where we were off to Bristol! My boyfriend took the day off work to take me so it was less stressful but all the way there I was a total wreck! I couldn’t concentrate or stay still! The journey seemed to take forever and when we got lost (which made us late) I got even more stressed, but eventually we arrived at the practice.

The staff were so nice right from the start. They even helped give us directions over the phone when we’d got lost. I felt slightly less nervous as I waited to meet the dentist, Jason Hart, who would be performing the makeover. But as soon as it was time to go in, I got all panicky and scared again, after just a few seconds I felt more at ease as the dentist was friendly and began asking questions about my teeth and the problems I have with them. I started to explain that I hate them, but got myself worked up, and ended up crying which I really didn’t want to do! It’s just hard admitting your flaws, especially when they’re so badly obvious. After an hour or so of chatting and having a look at my teeth, it was time to go, and I was told that someone would be in touch with us soon to let me know if I had got through to the next round.

I left feeling really angry with myself for crying and possibly ruining my chances completely, but my boyfriend was really supportive and told me I should be glad that I at least had plucked up the courage to go there in the first place. The days seemed to crawl by, I didn’t hear from James Hull for a few weeks and I started to assume I hadn’t got anywhere or been successful. My Boyfriend rang James Hull and I eventually found out I had been put through to a final decision round where a panel of dentists/James Hull Staff would decide on who would be the final winner, I was so happy to get through to this round but in all honesty I thought this was where I was going to fail.

Another couple of weeks went by, and my impatience began to take over, I called James Hull myself a couple of times, I just wanted the confirmation that I hadn’t got through because the not knowing was like being on a rollercoaster! I left a message for Yvette, The Practice Manager to call me back when she was free.

A short while after I had a call, I expected the worst when I heard Yvette’s voice, she sounded calm and collected and I thought I could predict what was going to be said, but that’s when it all changed!! Because she didn’t say “I’m sorry Victoria, You haven’t won” No, She told me that I had won!! That I had been picked! Me!! I went a little hysterical! Ok, a lot hysterical!! I had to get Yvette to clarify as I felt like I hadn’t heard her properly. She repeated “You’ve won Victoria”. I was in tears yet ecstatically happy and grateful and shocked all at once.

After hanging up the phone I still couldn’t believe it! I actually jumped and danced around my flat screaming “Woohooooo!” for ages before ringing my boyfriend and my mum to tell them the unbelievable news!! It felt like a dream, because it was a dream, my dream!! I was actually going to get fixed! No one could understand how much this means to me!! It’s the start of getting myself to where I want to be in life.

The first appointment with Jason Hart was still a bit nerve wracking, but it was also fun!! I had lots of impressions taken and went into this room to have a fancy x-ray done of my jaw and teeth. I had this clear gel stuff put on to find my bite and it was all so fascinating and really thorough. Everyone was so friendly and genuinely concerned, they made me feel relaxed and confident in what they do. Nothing like the way I’ve been treated at any NHS dentist. I’ve had several appointments since then, with each one being more productive and opening up the doors for the next stages.

One of my favourite parts so far, is when I had temporary ‘teeth’ in to see what I might end up looking like and got to take a picture to look at and keep reminding me. Everyone I show the picture to is amazed!! In the last year I’ve actually felt myself changing as a person both mentally and physically. Even though my teeth are still not perfect, they look a whole lot better than they used to! And I can actually eat better now and have put on weight for the first time in years! I feel like I’m getting just a tad more confident and it feels good to know that my life is finally moving forward as opposed to backwards!

Not many people believe me when I say I enjoy going to the dentist now but I really do. There’s a very professional yet relaxed atmosphere where the staff seem to do everything they can to make you feel comfortable. Each Visit gets me closer to the final result. And I actually get excited when I walk through the doors wondering what might happen today!