Our Team
Dentists - | John Cobley – BDS (Newcastle) FDS RCPS (Glasgow)
GDC Number: 66945
Leaving the post of Senior Dental Officer in Portsmouth City, John became practice principal in 1997, and has overseen expansion of the practice to its current form including achieving awards for BDA Good Practice in 2004 and Denplan Excel in 2007 which demonstrate the standards we have at the practice.
After qualifying from Newcastle University in 1991, John spent 3 years in specialist hospital training at several of the major oncology (cancer) and trauma units in the country.
John supports the dental implant, sedation services and Intermediate Minor Oral Surgery cases, in addition to managing the practice and his regular list of patients. He is chairman of the Local Dental Committee and a past chairman of the West Dorset Section of the British Dental Association.
John lives in Dorchester and enjoys cycling around the local countryside. John is a PADI recreational diving instructor, and expedition diver. |
Thomas Cobley – BDS (Newcastle) FDS RCPS (Glasgow) MBChB FRCS (Ed ) FRCS (Plast )
GDC Number: 60156
Tom is a senior partner at the practice and is the principal at the Bristol Cosmetic Clinic. Tom is a consultant Plastic Surgeon, has a special interest in cleft lip palate and is one of the two cleft surgeons at Frenchay the regional plastic unit in Bristol. The unit serves the surgical management of infants born with facial disharmonies for the South West.
At the Practice Tom provides Consultant input for the implant surgery and also undertakes specialist oral surgery. Tom remains committed to supporting the general services offered from our family run practice, maintaining a profile in most aspects of dentistry. Toms interests and hobbies are centred around canoeing and an interest in antiques.
Tim Lowman – BDS (Wales)
GDC Number: 74652
Tim qualified as a dentist in 1998 after earning his BDS in Wales and will be joining the practice in September 2026. Since qualifiying Tim has worked as an associate dentist in Dorset and worked in his previous practice for over 20 years. Tim enjoys general practive and working with people. He is proud to give all his patients the best possible treatment and works hard to keep his skills and knowledge up to date. Tim has a particular interest in endodontics and removable prosthedontics.
Tim is currenly Vice Chairman of the Dorset Local Dental Committee (LDC) which contributes to the improvement of dental services in and around Dorchester.
Outside of work Tim enjoys travelling around the world. He is a commercial aviation enthusiast and on his travels Tim photo-documents various aircraft.
Tim is, at present, the only dentist in the practice who has capacity to take on a limited number of Private (only) patients. | | Hygienists -
Rosalind Burnham – Dental Hygienist EDH (England) 1975
GDC Number: 1306
Laura Wood - Dental Therapist / Hygienist RCS (England) 2012
GDC Number: 175702
Jenny Jones - Diploma in Dental Hygiene (Bristol) 2017
GDC Number: 219961 |
| | Practice Manager -
Helen Miller
Practice Manager and Registered CQC Manager
GDC Number: 131768
| | Dental Nurse / Receptionists - | Candice Harrod - Lead Sedation Dental Nurse / Dental Radiographer
GDC Number: 225933 | Tamara Barrett - Dental Radiographer
GDC Number: 251299
Anna Foice - Dental Nurse
GDC Number: 335001 |
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