Our Philosophy

The Story Behind Dorset Dental Clinic

An eco-friendly, fully digital, cutting-edge private dental practice with a passion for designing a new kind of patient journey.

Dorset Dental Clinic offers a range of advanced dental treatments and laboratory solutions to dentists and patients alike. Our primary hub is in the centre of Poole close to transport links and ideally situated to cater to all patients in Dorset. We have created a bespoke dental solution, incorporating high standards of care with the latest in digital technology and all presented in a boutique style. Patients and dentists can feel safe knowing that we use only the most cutting-edge techniques, backed by years of experience and a genuine passion for all things dental.

Philip and Kayley McCauley chose to open their own dental practice in an effort to move away from a ‘one size fits all’ healthcare system and instead to create tailored solutions to dental problems that are as unique as our patients are. With years of experience in their respective fields they bring a wealth of knowledge, a clear vision and a strong desire to support patients along every stage of their journey.

In our first year alone, we have achieved numerous awards for which we are very proud. At the Dentistry Awards (2019) we took home Best Dental Nurse (Miriam) at the 2022 prestigious Private Dentistry Awards our dental nurse Charlotte won Best Dental Nurse South, Kayley McCauley won Best Dental Therapist South, and Trudy was highly commended as Best Receptionist South.

‘Philip has been doing implants for our patients for a year now and I am happy to recommend his services. He is an experienced and conscientious practitioner and the practice has really benefitted from working alongside him.’ – T Doyle, Shelley Manor Dental

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Our Vision

Our vision is to be recognised locally and nationally amongst patients and colleagues as a dental practice that provides a consistent and reliable level of care in the field of dental implants, complex restorative, cosmetic, and preventative dentistry.

We want every patient who puts their trust in us to know they have a mouth of healthy teeth and gums. We want to create a dental practice environment that is visually stunning, whilst not compromising on strict hygiene standards.

We want to provide a working environment for staff and clinicians that utilises every team member’s abilities to their maximum capabilities, and encourages an environment of learning, improvement and refinement so that our patients feel looked after by and gain trust in the entire team.

We will utilise the latest high-end diagnostic technology and patient communication tools, both digital and non-digital to eliminate any error in the planning and provision of their care. We want to restore the mouths of all of our patients to optimal form function and aesthetics, built on a foundation of healthy teeth, gums and chewing system. Moreover, we want to know if we are able to provide the highest standard of clinical dentistry from the simple to the complex available in the world today.

Our mission is to connect with our patients in a way that empowers them as individuals to make informed choices on what is best for their long-term oral health. We will do this by spending time listening to their concerns, fears and worries, so as to understand what is most important to them as individuals.

We will consistently act on our passion for learning and sharing with our colleagues from anywhere in the world, to learn how we can improve every aspect of our working lives. This applies to not only the clinical procedures we learn, but also and more importantly to how we can communicate and connect with each and every patient and find out what is best for them as an individual. We feel this is the best path to reducing the stress and anxiety that comes with the dental environment, not only for the patients but also for the dental practice staff.

We plan to constantly reinvest and grow our business so that as many patients and dental colleagues can benefit from any already acquired knowledge or any new knowledge we acquire, as we improve learn and teach. We plan to do all of the above in an environment of fun, acceptance and an attitude of consistent excellence so that we can be proud that we have improved the lives of our patients while having a feeling of fulfilment ourselves.

Ethos

Dorset Dental Clinic is striving to be eco-friendly and remain as local as possible so you can always be sure of who you are dealing with. With a new movement sweeping the rest of the world, dentistry can sometimes be left behind, happy to remain as it was. We think this is a mistake and are working hard to revive dentistry, bringing it bang up to date and finding alternative methods, materials and manufacturers that are ‘earth-friendly’ and not harmful to the environment.

We strongly believe in having a friendly, personal approach in all aspects of work, from our patients and staff to the small planet we live on, we all require individual care and quality.

Over the years, we have seen our fair share of waste pollution in dental practices. For instance, plastic cups for rinsing or drinking from are all disposable and rarely biodegradable; here at Dorset Dental Clinic our avid climate-friendly team has found a solution. Our directional signs on the road, which you may have seen on your travels, are weighted with recycled tractor and car tyres (thank you farmers of Dorset!). We didn’t stop there either, patient feedback on dental anxiety, triggered at times by the noise from our drills, has been solved by using the latest state of the art electric drills.

Dorset Dental Clinic has gone the extra mile to make your experience with us the most peaceful it can be. Help us change the villainous reputation dentists have, help us save the world with our eco-friendly movement and, hey, maybe we can be the superheroes instead?

Collectively we have over 200 years of experience in dentistry, and we are still striving to learn more! With us, no case is too big nor too hopeless, we will do everything we can to restore not only your smile but your confidence. Let’s face it, you’re walking advertising for us, we want you to leave us smiling!

Our Referring Dentists

For our referring dentists, we have designed a referral pack to make it as easy as possible to refer your patients to us. It includes all the information you need on our clinicians, our areas of expertise, our laboratory and our latest equipment. We include our referral forms and our information sheet on implants. You can show your patients this if they desire more information on the types of treatments you’re discussing.

We are also working on a bespoke community-style software solution to allow easy patient referrals and to improve how we share our photos and updates on your patient cases.

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Our Team

high standards of care presented in a boutique style with an award winning team

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Meet Our Friendly Team

Meet Our Team
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Philip McCauley

Clinical Director and Dental surgeon

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Kayley McCauley

Director and Hygiene Therapist

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Zuzanna Sadura

Dental Hygiene Therapist

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Miriam Mikatova

Lead Dental Nurse

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Georgina Radford

Dental Nurse

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Martina Downs

Dental Nurse

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Fiona Mchugh

Administration

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Trudy Horne

Receptionist

Philip McCauley

Clinical Director and Dental surgeon

Kayley McCauley

Director and Hygiene Therapist

Zuzanna Sadura

Dental Hygiene Therapist

Miriam Mikatova

Lead Dental Nurse

Georgina Radford

Dental Nurse

Martina Downs

Dental Nurse

Fiona Mchugh

Administration

Trudy Horne

Receptionist

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