sport news Meet the dentist who transformed Jurgen Klopp's teeth... and now works on most ...

sport news Meet the dentist who transformed Jurgen Klopp's teeth... and now works on most ...
sport news Meet the dentist who transformed Jurgen Klopp's teeth... and now works on most ...

England have only had one moment to smile about at Euro 2020 so far - Raheem Sterling's goal against Croatia - but who is the man behind the star's pearly whites? 

The Three Lions winger is one of several footballers to use Dr Robbie Hughes, who is slowly earning a reputation as the football dentist among the Premier League's biggest names with his Dental Excellence UK clinic. 

Dr Hughes' work, unlike Sterling's on the Wembley pitch, has gone unnoticed in the world of English football. The Liverpool fan has transformed Jurgen Klopp and Roberto Firmino's smiles and while he is not often given the credit he deserves, the sense of pride the young dentist feels is immense.  

Dr Robbie Hughes (left) is the dentist behind several footballers' smiles

England star Raheem Sterling is one of the many Premier League footballers who use Dr Hughes' clinic

Dr Robbie Hughes (left) is the dentist behind several footballers' smiles, including Raheem Sterling (right)

WHO DOES DR ROBBIE HUGHES TREAT IN FOOTBALL? 

Liverpool-based: Jurgen Klopp, Roberto Firmino, Phillipe Coutinho, Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane

Manchester United-based: Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Daniel James, Alex Telles, Marcos Rojo, Javier Hernandez, Angel Gomes, 

Manchester City-based: Ederson, Raheem Sterling

Chelsea-based: Ross Barkley, Mason Mount, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, 

Other: Jack Grealish, James Maddison, Phil Bardsley

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'Cosmetic dentistry is a common procedure, there's a lot of awareness of it,' he tells Sportsmail. 'It's becoming a trend. Most people look at their smiles and see it's a way to improve their image. They're on TV a lot and want these improvements. 

'I feel very privileged and very thankful to be in the position to be able look after people in sport and people who play for the country at the Euros. 

'It's not something that I feel overwhelmed by with regards to their fame and dealing with stars. It's just another mouth to me.' 

His route to becoming 'The Dentist in Football' came via a lucky break. He was close friends with Liverpool-based stars Lee Peltier and James Vaughan, who at the time played for Liverpool and Everton respectively, before he was introduced to then Reds defender Martin Skrtel.

Skrtel put him in touch with his team-mate Lucas Leiva, and then the whole Brazilian friendship group at Anfield signed up to his services. 

Dr Hughes' work ranges from fitting clear braces to restructuring the size, shape and colour of the footballers' teeth, to a full makeover of the mouth. Prices for these procedures range from £5,000 to £20,000. 

The major transformation option involved in Klopp and Firmino's new set of teeth helped raise the profile of Dr Hughes' work - with one 2016 goal in particular changing his life forever. 

Hughes' work gained good publicity when he changed Liverpool star Roberto Firmino's teeth

Firmino scored against Crystal Palace just days after his teeth were transformed

Hughes' work gained good publicity when he changed Liverpool star Roberto Firmino's teeth

The dentist recalls: 'Roberto scored away at Crystal Palace when he had just had his teeth fitted a couple of days before. 

'He went to the corner flag and his teeth were just gleaming on the TV screen. Ian Wright was on the TV and helped out by saying, "lovely teeth there".'

No sooner had the Brazilian striker left Dr Hughes' surgery did Reds boss Klopp turn up at the door. 

'Everyone noticed when Jurgen's teeth started transitioning in press conferences and it was brought up straight away', he says. 'He spoke about it in interviews and it was great for me.' 

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