Kind and fully qualified Yorkshire dentist wanted

[Amirah]

Having tried wonderful bedside manner/dubious qualifications, followed by lots of qualifications but dubious bedside manner, I would quite like both. Has anyone tried Chris Napthine? He certainly has the qualifications (looked at the website) but after the last tooth session whoever I get is going to need a bedside manner tdf!

 

[Malibu_Stacy]

Don't know Chris Napthine, but can recommend Sally Kingsley of http://www.s4edt.com/

Excellent handling skills, and she normally also has an assistant to help with that. She is both a qualified vet and an EDT.

 

[Red-1]

I agree with the above, and can also recommend Robin Earnshaw. Funnily enough, he used to work with Sally Kingsley!

 

[Batgirl]

Sally Kingsley has a fabulous reputation

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Sally Kingsley has a fabulous reputation

She is great with the horses, none of ours have ever needed sedation *but* her hearing impairment can sometimes affect her people skills. Ime, her assistant is usually there to act as an interpretor.

 

[Amirah]

Sally Kingsley has a fabulous reputation

It's a bit of a mixed bag going on what I've heard, although that's true of most people. Paul Waudby seems universally popular but he's in Carlisle now.

 

[stencilface]

Robin Earnshaw is good, great with tbe horses, none of ours need sedating. They're all perfectly calm. Aside from the mule, he can't get near him (I don't think he likes the gloves) but the mule is, well, a mule, there's a long list of things he finds objectionable!

 

[Amirah]

Robin Earnshaw is good, great with tbe horses, none of ours need sedating. They're all perfectly calm. Aside from the mule, he can't get near him (I don't think he likes the gloves) but the mule is, well, a mule, there's a long list of things he finds objectionable!

"Perfectly calm" would be very nice, thank you!

 

[tda]

We use Faye Holgate, she's great with the ponies, and none of ours have ever needed sedating

http://www.fhequinedentistry.co.uk/

 

[landyandy]

i can recommend chris napthine, he is brilliant

 

[Amirah]

i can recommend chris napthine, he is brilliant

Does he take his time over them? I don't want another get stuck straight in, trap the horse in a corner and get it done in fifteen minutes experience.

 

[landyandy]

he will not do that , he walked round the paddock with my horse talking to her , he was very calm and patient with her

 

[Amirah]

he will not do that , he walked round the paddock with my horse talking to her , he was very calm and patient with her

Fab, thank you, he sound lovely and the opposite of my last experience.

 

[Honey08]

We usually have our vet do our horse's teeth, but the vet tells me when they need any more work than he can do, so last year the vet brought a Yorkshire equine dentist with him called Martin Brookes, I think he was from the Sheffield area, and I thought he was very good. Took his time, showed and explained things to me, and was there for a good while. Horses liked him. He wasn't cheap though.

 

[JJS]

Although he's not Yorkshire based, Olivier Gilot comes down to Leeds to do mine. He has such a fantastic way with the horses; last time he came, my mare pretty much fell asleep whilst he was doing her teeth!

 

[Amirah]

We usually have our vet do our horse's teeth, but the vet tells me when they need any more work than he can do, so last year the vet brought a Yorkshire equine dentist with him called Martin Brookes, I think he was from the Sheffield area, and I thought he was very good. Took his time, showed and explained things to me, and was there for a good while. Horses liked him. He wasn't cheap though.

Horses being happy is more important than cost. The last one was right at the top end fee-wise anyway.

JSS - hard to believe that your mare was calm enough to be half asleep!

 

[JJS]

JSS - hard to believe that your mare was calm enough to be half asleep!

It was the first time she'd ever seen a dentist too, but Olivier spent lots of time getting to know her beforehand and his patience certainly seemed to pay off!

 

[Amirah]

It was the first time she'd ever seen a dentist too, but Olivier spent lots of time getting to know her beforehand and his patience certainly seemed to pay off!

Exactly, it's quite possible to float a horse without backing them into a corner or grabbing handfuls of shoulder. Quite grateful to the under qualified dentist as at least I know that edt treatment can be a calm affair if you're prepared to take a bit of time over it.