Nadia qualified from the University of Dundee, with an intercalated Bachelor of Medical Sciences Honours degree (BMSc Hons) in 1999 and a Bachelor of Dental Surgery  (BDS) degree with Commendation in 2002.

Following her successful completion of postgraduate exams and gaining Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (MFDS RCSEd 2004), Nadia completed 3 years of specialist training in Edinburgh and Fife.

She graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2008 with a Masters in Clinical Dentistry in Orthodontics (MClinDent) and obtained Membership in Orthodontics (MOrth) in 2009 from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.

Nadia has been on the specialist list for orthodontics held by the General Dental Council since 2009.