Posts Tagged ‘retired dentist’

Sheffield Dentist Hangs Up His Drill After 40 Years

Sheffield Dentist Hangs Up His Drill After 40 Years

A dentist from Sheffield has downed his dental drill for the final time after treating the city’s patients for 40 years. John Lenton has retired after four decades in the business. John studied at Sheffield University and continued his training at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital after graduating. After undertaking a fellowship in oral surgery, […]


Dentist Lends A Hand To Poor Families In Decatur

Dentist Lends A Hand To Poor Families In Decatur

A retired dentist is using his skills to make a difference in the local community; Dr Howard Stone visits schools with Dental Sealants and More of Peoria to provide preventative dental treatment and check-ups for children from low-income families. On Tuesday, Dr Stone visited Dennis School and set up a temporary dental clinic to provide […]


Burgess Hill Dentist Retires After 32 Years At The Same Practice

Burgess Hill Dentist Retires After 32 Years At The Same Practice

A dentist from Burgess Hill has retired after spending 32 years at the same dental practice. Members of staff and patients at Burgess Hill Dental gave dentist, Dr Rachel Akaster, a warm send-off, after she decided to retire after three decades at the practice on Station Road. Rachel was presented with a cake decorated with […]


Worcestershire Dentist Retires After 30 Years in Practice

Worcestershire Dentist Retires After 30 Years in Practice

Matt Crisp, aged 60, has decided to retire after treating generations of Bromsgrove locals. Dr Crisp supported the establishment of the New Road Dental Practice, which opened in the early 1980’s and has treated a number of patients across a period of 30 years. The practice then reopened on the corner of New Road and […]


Shetland Dental Patients Advised to Wait 12 Months for a Check-Up

Shetland Dental Patients Advised to Wait 12 Months for a Check-Up

Dental patients registered with the surgery that was previously managed by Alan Owen, who retired last year, have been told that they should wait twelve months for a check-up. Previously, patients were advised to attend check-ups every six months. Interim dental director at NHS Shetland, Pippa Arbon, is currently in the process of sending out […]


Grimsby Dentist to Retire After 28 Years

Grimsby Dentist to Retire After 28 Years

A dentist from Grimsby is preparing to retire after 28 years of service. John Cottingham has confirmed that he will leave Harris and Hoyle Dental Practice, located on Dudley Street Grimsby, after 28 years of service. John qualified from Guy’s Hospital Dental School, London in 1973 and worked at hospitals across the country before meeting […]


Santa Barbara dentist continues humanitarian mission in Afghanistan

Santa Barbara dentist continues humanitarian mission in Afghanistan

A dentist from Santa Barbara has pledged to continue his humanitarian mission in Afghanistan, despite significant risks to his safety. Jim Rolfe, a retired dentist, travelled to Afghanistan with the sole aim of providing dental care for people in need. Standards of oral health in Afghanistan are notoriously poor and people die from infections which […]