1st June 2020 Re-Opening Soon Letter to Patients We have been keeping a close watch on the situation with respects to the Coronavirus pandemic and making week by week assessments on the safety of dentistry and the guidance and regulations that come from various dental bodies (see below) Whilst we have been temporarily closed there have been a few Urgent Dental Care Centres that the NHS has provided for emergency dental care. Fortunately, we have only had a handful of emergencies at our practice and all these patients have been managed with Advice, Analgesics, and Antibiotics where necessary. Whilst we make plans to re-open, we must still put the interests and safety of staff and patients as a top priority. We will need to screen patients, and assess the urgency of the dental treatment. We also need to ensure that we have appropriate stock levels of good quality PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Due to the proximity...

New Addition We have some exciting news! On September 2nd 2020 we will be welcoming a new member to our awesome team, dentist Paul Gaisford BDS. Paul, will be helping at the practice on a part time basis as from September along side Chris and Caroline helping patients improve their smiles with a growing interest of aesthetic dentistry. Outside of dentistry Paul has a young family and is a very keen runner and open water swimmer, I guess he'll be putting the rest of the staff through their paces, watch this space!   ...

School Visits This month Caroline and Leigh had the opportunity to visit the Year 4 group at Ringwood School. With arms full of information, snacks and props Leigh and Caroline put together a fun and interactive presentation for all the boys and girls. Discussions and questions were answered about how we look after our teeth, prevention, sugary snacks and effective brushing. We need to teach our younger generation the effects of sugar on our bodies and also the damage to our teeth and help them to make better choices                     ...

Celebrations! 2018 marked the 20th anniversary of a long working relationship between Chris, Leigh and Julie and to celebrate the team had their Christmas dinner with the stars. Chris , Leigh and Julie began working together back in 1998 in Boscombe, then continued over to Highcliffe when Chris joined his father also a dentist until finally settling into Ringwood 3 years ago. Christmas dinner was served on the top floor of Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower, to the dismay of our receptionist Julie, who has a fear of heights. But with the support of her team she withstood the 21 secs lift ride to the top and enjoyed the spectacular views across the Solent. After a touching speech by the boss we proceeded downstairs where we all danced the night away.                Fun was had by all, with some standard dressing up involved!!             ...

Challenge 2018 2017 and 2018 bought  a new challenge to the team of Southfield of cycling round The Isle of Wight.  None of team team had never cycled this distance before so we were all out of our comfort zone (esp after getting off our bikes after 60 miles! Firstly Team 1 Chris, Caroline and Leigh set off round the Isle of Wight completing the challenge in beautiful sunny, still conditions in September 2017.  With a back up team of Lilli and her boyfriend, cooking bacon sandwiches and tea for the cyclists. Due to illness in September,  Team 2 consisting of Julie and Lilli  (and Chris again!) were next up and took their part of the challenge in the May of this year. Another glorious day with the weather conditions on our side with the support vehicle of Leigh and her nephew. With us all completely the challenge we managed to raise over £2000...

Viewpoint Feature – Dental Implants (January 2018) Southfield Dental Practice was featured in Viewpoint Magazine to showcase our exceptional level of expertise and experience offering the finest dental implants to many highly satisfied patients. To find out more, have a read of the article which is included below. View Article...

Mags for Dorset – Southfield Celebrates (January 2017) Southfield Dental Practice was featured in Mags for Dorset to celebrate a successful first year in business and highlights our exceptional range of services, and the new premises which includes easy access and state of the art facilities. To find out more, have a read of the article which is included below. View Article...

Viewpoint – Welcomes Hygienist (June 2017) Southfield Dental Practice was featured in Viewpoint Magazine to welcome their new hygienist Leianne Spaulding, and to celebrate registering over 300 patients during the year. To learn more, why not peruse the article below? View Article...

Viewpoint - New Dental Surgery (October 2016) Dr Chris and Caroline Gollings were featured in Viewpoint Magazine’s October 2016 Health and Fitness segment. The purpose of this was to discuss the successful launch of Southfield Dental Practice, and their individual areas of expertise. To find out more, have a read of the article below. View Article...

Ringwood and Fordingbridge News To celebrate the launch of Southfield Dental Practice, Ringwood and Fordingbridge News kindly included a feature article about our exceptional new surgery, and our goals and aspirations for its future. You can learn more by reading the article mentioned below. View Article...