It would take to long and to many words to compliment the reception staff to the Dentist at Shiphay…read moreDental Surgery so I will just say this "If you need dental care & scared of the dentist due to past experiences you will not go wrong at this practise, friendly staff, pleasant surroundings & you get personal care second to none". I will definitely be going back to getting regular dental care after 35 years of neglect due to my phobia installed in my head from the dark ages of dentistry. Thanks again Shiphay Dental Surgery. Steve Young

My first visit to Avenue Dental Surgery wasn't too bad. The dentist, though heavy-handed, was even…read moreable to get a small stain removed. Unfortunately, the filling I received fell out six weeks later. I called for an appointment to have it redone, but couldn't get in right away. Nobody told me there was a two month maximum to have the filling redone at no cost, nor did they try to fit me in earlier. So I had to pay for the filling again. Low and behold, that filling fell out a month later as well. I vowed never to go back but an emergency arose. I had severe pain in a tooth and I could not get in anywhere new soon enough. I had a fractured filling (from ages ago) that had caused more decay. The dentist didn't think it needed a root canal and decided to fill it and to "see how it went." (During the procedure he dropped a glob of filling down the back of my throat causing me to choke and didn't even apologise.) Two days later I was still in pain and then, to my horror, the new filling broke into pieces! Now I am in worse pain than before as the roots are exposed. I would not recommend Avenue Dental. In fact, this man should not be practising dentistry in any capacity.

my family moved to Torquay 3 years ago, up until that point none of us had problems with teeth. My…read moredaughter was told that she may need to have 5 fillings soon, my wife was told to clean her teeth more thoroughly and I was told I had gum disease and required 3 monthly treatment and that you can't cure gum disease. After 2 years of treatment we decided to change dentist , my daughter was has been told there is nothing wrong with her teeth, my wife has been told to ease off on the cleaning as she now has sensitive teeth and I put off my visit because I thought it would be bad news but have just been told that there is nothing wrong with my teeth and no gum disease. So DON'T GO

Today, i was made to feel so Welcome by the friendly receptionist x2…read more Andrew Made me relaxed for my root canal treatment. All in all, it was painless during and after my treatment. Thank you so much. Much Appreciated. Kind Regards Miss Karen Ahmet.

My experiences at Quay Health have lead me to consider reporting them for negligence. Two separate…read moredentists had seen an X-ray showing an abscess and ignored it. It wasn't until I had great pain that yet a third locum informed me and began treatment. Unfortunately, that treatment has yet to be finished. This last appointment was a farce because he couldn't do the work as he wouldn't be there to complete. Nobody phoned me before I came in, and nobody told me at reception. It wasn't until I got into the chair that the dentist himself told me my appointment was cancelled and that I'd have to wait over a month for another NHS dentist. Prior to this fiasco was an incident regarding a tooth-pulling. I had Dry Socket and so I went back in. The dentist ripped up the gum, with no anaesthetic, so it would bleed and clot again. That was on a Friday, so when it didn't work I was in agony. I was forced to go to an emergency dentist in Newton Abbot that Sunday and pay for him to pack it with medicated, dissolving gauze. Something they should have done when I came back in. Fed up with the incompetence.