Please do not go to see this dentist. He took forever to fit a crown on a tooth that broke. It then became infected within 2 months. I went to a dentist who did an xray and said "I've seen worse". It had to be extracted. Roger (Mayall) also did a crown on another tooth which is (5 months later) now causing me trouble and will no doubt have to be extracted. He also has the shakes and should NOT be working. read more

I will be blunt. This has to be the worst dentist I have ever been to. Admittedly this was some years ago now but I saw him for about a year in which time he did a lot of work on my teeth. I found him to be rude and made me feel uncomfortable (as I am never comfortable around dentists anyway). Within a year of leaving all of the work he did was replaced and one tooth that he had me spend a lot of money patching up had to be removed anyway. read more

Ever heard the expression 'cold fish'? I'm not sure the dentist has a pulse and I believe that communication between doctor and patient is important. This is (soon to be WAS) my first dentist since moving to the UK. I am hoping they are not all this bad. The staff at the front desk is rude (as I see it), they do not greet you when you come in, they'll just let you stand there in front of the desk. I had a hygienist appointment also and she was not very thorough, telling me she was very hungry (was a 12:30pm appointment). This was the least effective cleaning I've ever had and the polishing part was less than a minute. The facilities are not very clean-looking and are old. The only slightly bright spot was the dentist's assistant was pretty nice. AVOID THIS PLACE! read more

I would give this dentist a '0' star rating if I could. The whole experience was a waste of time and money. The dentist was hopeless - and that's the best I can say about him. Rude, standoffish, incompetant.. need I go on? After visiting him 3 times, and taking time off work each time, he had effectively done nothing. I was having real problems with a wisdom tooth, which definitely needed to come out. He told me he really didn't want to touch it, for some reason, but wouldn't tell me why he didn't want to touch it. I was in as much pain after three visits as I was before I went to see him. I gave up after visit 3, and went to the Oasis Dentist instead. The difference in treatment, and attitude, was like night and day. Stay away from here if you value anything about your mouth! read more

Very similar experience to the reviewer of 22-12-2008. This dentist has a pompous and patronising manner. At each of my 4 or 5 brief appointments, which collectively achieved nothing, there was little discussion about what he was going to be doing or why he was doing it. Once he said "I'm just going to do this one" and approached one of my teeth. He didn't tell me what he was going to do. Afterwards the tooth was rough and it seemed he had applied some sort of quick filling. This wasn't part of my treatment plan, nor had he said there was anything wrong with that tooth. That was it for that session. A wasted appointment. When it came to doing some planned major work he said, "I'm having second thoughts about this" and asked me to come back another day. I was having second thoughts too and didn't bother. He seems to care more about number of appointments, rather than the quality of the work done read more

I think I should title this review "The Man Who Stole My Teeth" I was optimistic when i first went to see this dentist. I had not read any reviews. Now, of course I have just returned from the first visit to a new dentist and the reality of my dental ordeal with K Mayall has revealed itself. I DID NOT HAVE A PHOBIA OF DENTISTS UNTIL I WENT TO SEE THIS MAN Aside from his his nonchalant demeanour, his unremitting condescending and patronising tone, and his obvious deeper interest in the used car magazine he seems to be perpetually thumbing I am now beginning to think he might actually be employing a dangerous tactic for financial gain at the cost of the well being of his patients. One simple job: filling/crown combo. It took sooo long to get this treated, despite numerous visits, I had actually developed the habit of eating using the other side of my mouth. Still the dental visits continued with prodding and x-rays. Then suddenly a broke a tooth on the other side because i masticated so heavily with it as i tried to avoiding using the damaged and as yet un-repaired molar. Naturally on the next Visit Mr Mayall saw the new damage to the new tooth on the other side. Oh yes, we must act of this one first before it gets any worse. Go and book another appointment and we'll draw up a new dental plan (and there is another cost, note that I stall have not had the initial tooth addressed). The next visit is so many months away, and includes a cancellation made while I am walking to the dentist, that by the time I find myself back in his chair both teeth are now is severe states and I have taken 5 or courses of antibiotics over the now 18 months. Let us not forget that all the while his retains an utterly nonchalant, even vaguely dismissive disposition as he peers over the rim of glasses, looking up momentarily from that bloody auto-trader magazine he studies religiously. Oh dear, well things have got worse, well this (newer) tooth now needs a root canal which will be 'ehem, a big wad of cash, and THEN we will look at what is now just a stump remaining of the initial molar. Go down stairs and book another appointment... A considerable time later I had the horrendous ordeal of the root canal. Over the years it had cost me considerable money - and add to that all the prescription costs for infections that occurred because the excessive periods between essential visits. More recently, that stump had now chipped the molar underneath it. I have opted to visit a new dentist. I left Mr Mayall utterly demoralised, and angered by the years of treatment that could all have been sorted out in two swift sessions. It certainly would have generated far less money for him, but i would still have those teeth. I was really rather attached to them. Last week I made an arrangement to see a new dentist at another practice. One week later I was in to see him (today), he asked me of the work he suggested what i wanted doing, it would all be covered under a single cost and will happen next week. Prompt, and avoiding a ladder of extra charges. To top it all, the new dentists was perfectly charming, conversational, seemed to genuinely have a passion and interest in his own line of work! Unfortunately whatever work Mr Mayall had done (and i had paid for) all needs to come out. I am now losing three teeth because Mr Mayall dragged his feet and milked my situation. To be frank the man disgusts me. Go and see someone else. Anyone else. read more

All the other reviews are absolutely spot on! When you go into the Dentist's surgery, he doesn't even say hello? Can you believe that? I mean what sort of Dentist doesn't say hello to his patients??? Incredibly rude I have a broken tooth and I went to this dentist to get it fixed. Jesus Christ, that has to be the fastest fix of a broken tooth in history. It took all of five minutes maximum. Anyway, just 24 hours later, my tooth is hurting again. I'm sure the 'work' he carried out on it, is defective and that's why I'm in pain again. This 'dentist', is not going anywhere near my mouth or the teeth in it again. Dentists are something you really can't afford to take chances on If you value your teeth and don't like being treated as though you don't exist, then avoid this dentist like the plague You have been warned!!! read more

I wish i had seen some of these reviews before joining this practice but i needed an emergency appointment due to really bad tooth ache and I was just grateful to be seen by any dentist at the time. One of my molars was throbbing in pain and he replaced the filling with another but once the pain relief faded i was back in agony again so went back. When i went back he said i needed a root canal. Whilst removing the new filiing, part of the instrument he was using to take the filing out got stuck and, he said he couldn't see how to remove it so, he sealed it into the tooth with the attitude that it should be ok and that i should come back if it wasn't. It wasn't. This time when i went back he started to remove the filing and enamal when all of a sudden my tooth shattered. I asked to see the shattered tooth but he wouldn't let me. I guess i could have used it as proof of his shoddy work if i'd seen it. I was a little bit shocked to be going home without my molar. Being in my late twenties and losing a tooth was a bit upsetting really and I was really aware that a great big gap would be evident when I opened my mouth. He offered to pay for a consultation with regards me getting a bridge but not for the actual bridge to be put in. When I asked why he wasn't paying as he'd left the implement in there he denied responsibility and basically said that 'these things happen', in not so many words. I never did get the bridge as I couldn't afford one and, little did i realise at the time, but it would probably not work now if i did get one as the gum line has receded back because there is no molar there anymore. This happened 3 or so years back and I have avoided dentists since but I do need a new one so I thought i would check out reviews on here first and see whether people had had bad experiences with this surgery. Sure enough other people have too and I agree that the staff there are not exactly polite. They are a little odd really, never smile, never real show any emotion at all come to think of it. Looking back i am not sure why i didn't take things further but i have always trusted that doctors know best. He should have payed the £1000 or whatever it was to put back what i'd lost as it WAS his fault that my tooth shatttered. DO NOT GO THERE UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR TEETH BUTCHERED. I would give this surgery a zero rating if I could. read more