Timeline
Three decades, in sequence.
The career of Dr Biju Krishnan, founder of Growth and Airway, set out chronologically: from qualifying in 1993 to the airway-focused, developmental practice he leads today. Each milestone is documented against an independent source.
The record, year by year
Introduction to orthodontics
- First introduced to early interceptive orthodontics
- Began developing expertise in non-extraction orthodontic approaches
Treatment and training
- Treated patients using minimally invasive tooth-straightening methods
- Trained dentists in cosmetic dental procedures, in the UK and internationally
Awards and shortlistings
- Runner-up, Best Practice in Scotland, Dentistry Awards
- Finalist, Most Attractive Practice in the UK, Private Dentist Awards
Founder of CFast; Medenta Gold Award
- Founder and Clinical Director of CFast (Cosmetically Focused Adult Straight Teeth), which grew into one of the UK's largest orthodontic cosmetic tooth-alignment systems
- Won the Medenta Gold Award for Business Growth
Dentistry Scotland Awards
Shortlisted in three categories at the inaugural Dentistry Scotland Awards: Best Patient Care, Best Charity Project, and Best Clinical Team.
Crowdfunding for practice expansion
Became the first UK dentist to use crowdfunding for practice-network expansion, reported as a first for UK dentistry.
C-fast training success
The C-fast educational course was reported as a “resounding success”.
Buy British campaign
The CFast lab championed a ‘buy British’ scheme in response to cheap dental imports.
Invisalign Trained Provider
- Invisalign Trained Provider since 2019
- Continuing expertise in clear aligner therapy
Thought leadership in dental consent
Emerged as a prominent voice on dental consent, with 14 articles on Dentistry.co.uk in 2025 alone, several webinars hosted, and the founding of the iConsentu digital consent tool. Recent writing also covers holistic paediatric orthodontics and cultural sensitivity in consent.
Founding roles
- Founder of iConsentu, the first enhanced consent tool for general dentistry
- Co-founder of the Society for Dentofacial Growth and Function, bringing together multidisciplinary professionals around children's health, early screening and integrative treatment
Where things stand today
- Until Marylebone — 1 Orchard Street, London, W1H 6HJ
- Integrated Dentalcare — 1 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7DH
- Board Member, British Academy of Restorative Dentistry
- Editorial Board Member, Aesthetic Dentistry Today
- Advisory Board Member, Orthodontic Practice Magazine
- FDI Speaker, lecturing nationally and internationally
- Member, British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry; American Society for Dental Aesthetics
- Early interceptive, non-extraction orthodontics
- Paediatric orthopaedic orthodontics
- Adult arch expansion (ALF appliances)
- Dental sleep medicine and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
- TMJ problems and bruxism
- Invisalign, clear, lingual and adult braces; composite bonding; whitening
- 33 years of clinical experience (as of 2024)
- Cosmetic dental surgeon, One To One Dental Clinic, 80 Harley Street, London
- Patients have included Holly Willoughby, Billie Faiers, Alexandra Burke, Dalreena Poonam Gill (Miss World) and Kirk Norcross
- Languages: English, Hindi, Malayalam
- Insurers: Bupa, AXA, Cigna, WPA, Simply Health, Allianz, CS Healthcare, Vitality, The Exeter Friendly, and others
A practice shaped by three decades of clinical work.
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