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 Dorchester 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 for the .  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.
 

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
 

 


 
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