Our Team

Meet the Hest Bank Dental Care team…
Kate
Kate opened Hest Bank Dental Care with her husband Mike in 2001. They wanted to look after people and provide people with the same quality of...
Mike
Mike founded Hest Bank Dental Care with his wife Kate in 2001, which has since gone from strength to strength. He qualified with a Bachelor of dental...
Laura
Laura has been a member of the Hest Bank Dental Care team since September 2001. She loves all aspects of her job, especially working alongside a...
Claire
Joining Hest Bank Dental Care as a newly qualified dental nurse in 2002, Claire was promoted to the role of practice manager in 2006. In 2008-2009,...
Stuart
Stuart qualified with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from Sheffield University in 2001, having also completed a period of study at Oslo...
Genevieve
Genevieve moved to the area from Oxford when she joined Hest Bank Dental Care in 2015 as a dental hygienist. She loves the great outdoors, especially...
Darren
Darren joined Hest Bank Dental Care as a qualified dental nurse in 2011 and brings a great dynamic to a team of mainly women. Darren has a particular...
Charlotte
Charlotte joined the team in 2012. She loves her job and the variety it brings, as she works with different dentists and is able to see and assist...
Helen
Helen joined Hest Bank Dental Care in 2014 and had been a dental nurse since leaving school. She completed her Oral Health Education...
Dawn
Having worked in the dental sector for several years previously, Dawn joined Hest Bank Dental Care in 2010. Dawns extensive experience in dentistry...
Sofia
Sofia has done advanced training in cosmetic solutions and tooth aligning treatments, as well as periodontology and endodontology (gums and root...
Katie
Katie is an Associate Dental Surgeon at Hest Bank Dental Care and provides routine dental care to all ages. After graduating from Newcastle...
Barbara
Barbara is a qualified dental nurse with over 40 years experience and is qualified in both dental radiography and special care dental nursing....
Leanne
Leanne works in front of house co-ordination at Hest Bank Dental Care, welcoming our patients and helping everything to run smoothly! Leanne has...
Bobbi
Bobbi is a dental nurse at Hest Bank Dental Care, who decided to pursue a career change and qualifications in dental nursing. Outside of work,...
Lois
Lois Joined the practice in 2018. As a qualified Dental Nurse her main role is working with our lovely dentist Sofia, who has a special...
Emma
Emma started working with us in June 2020 as our Dental Therapist & has over 21 years experience of working in dentistry. She studied at Liverpool...
Natalya
Natalya joined the practice in 2020 after starting her apprenticeship in 2019. She loves all aspects of the job and is looking forward to qualify in...
Rhiannon
Rhiannon has recently joined the team, having been a patient since cutting her baby teeth. Currently studying child education, Rhiannon is also a...
Ann
Ann has been a dental nurse for about 25 years now, help training VDPs and trainee dental nurses, with an extra qualification as a Dental Nurse...
Jonathan
Since his studies at the University of Dundee, Jonathan has trained and worked around Cumbria and South Lakes in both private and NHS work as well...
Charlotte
Charlotte joined Hest Bank Dental Care 2019 she is currently completing her level 3 dental nurse training. Charlotte wanted to pursue a career...