A ROYAL Navy dental officer has stepped ashore to join the Lymington practice of Mackenzie Mackenzie Associates.

Dr Arnie Badami, who holds a Masters' degree in children's dentistry, served in Hong Kong as an honorary lecturer at the Prince Philip Dental Hospital and on a number of frigates.

He's the fourth dentist at the Solent House surgery with a Masters' degree. He is keen on a variety of sports and has also taken part in expeditions to Nepal, Mount Kilimanjaro and the highest volcano in South America.