Miss Katherine George

• Specialty: consultant oral & maxillofacial surgeon with particular expertise in minimally invasive salivary gland surgery, orthognathic surgery, facial trauma and facial aesthetic surgery

• Conditions seen: salivary gland disorders, salivary gland stones and strictures, salivary gland tumours, impacted wisdom teeth, TMJD (temporomandibular joint disorder), facial trauma, oral pathologies, mouth ulcers, oral mucocele (oral cysts), oral and facial skin lesions, mouth cancer

• Tests, treatments and procedures: sialendoscopy and minimally invasive salivary gland surgery, tooth removal and root extraction, wisdom tooth extraction, jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery), mouth biopsy, excision and enucleation, oral health screening, rapid diagnosis of neck and face lumps

• Often consulted by patients with: a salivary gland stone or a narrowed salivary duct, a salivary gland tumour, impacted wisdom teeth, a lump in the neck or face needing rapid diagnosis, mouth ulcers, white patches or other lumps inside the mouth, dry mouth, or a jaw alignment problem being considered for orthognathic surgery

• Patient ages seen: all ages

• Also: the first surgeon in the world to use the Stonebreaker device to fragment salivary gland stones in clinical practice; runs training courses in minimally invasive salivary gland techniques for other surgeons; educational supervisor for oral and maxillofacial surgery residents at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• Language: English

Miss Katherine George is a consultant oral & maxillofacial surgeon at Welbeck's Oral & Facial Health centre in London, specialising in minimally invasive salivary gland surgery, orthognathic (jaw) surgery, facial trauma and facial aesthetic surgery. She treats a range of salivary gland disorders, including stones, strictures and benign salivary gland tumours. Her wider practice includes impacted wisdom teeth, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD), facial skin lesions and oral medicine conditions such as mouth ulcers, white patches, dry mouth and oral mucoceles (oral cysts). She also offers oral health screening, assesses mouth cancer and provides rapid diagnosis of unexplained lumps in the mouth, face or neck.

Miss George has specialist training in sialendoscopy, which uses a very fine endoscope passed through a salivary duct’s natural opening to treat stones and strictures without removing the gland. She was the first surgeon in the world to use the Stonebreaker device to break salivary gland stones into smaller pieces in clinical practice. Her surgical procedures also include tooth removal and root extraction, jaw surgery to realign the jaws, and mouth biopsy, excision and enucleation. She also offers facial aesthetic surgery, having completed a fellowship focused on reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.

Alongside her practice at Welbeck, Miss George is a consultant oral & maxillofacial surgeon at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London Bridge Hospital and King Edward VII Hospital. She supervises oral and maxillofacial surgery residents at King’s and runs training courses for fellow surgeons. She also shares her experience of minimally invasive salivary gland techniques at national and international conferences.