Meet the team

Natalie Walker

Principal Dentist
BDS (Birmingham University)

GDC No: 85558

Natalie graduated from Birmingham University in 2005 and went on to work in dental practices in London and Wolverhampton before joining Dawley in 2007.

Natalie particularly enjoys cosmetic dentistry work including Six Month Smiles ®. Natalie also offers facial rejuvenation treatments and started her Anti-Wrinkle Injection training in 2010 at the Bob Khanna Training institute, Reading. She then completed further courses in Anti-Wrinkle Injections and facial fillers with Midlands Smile Aesthetics Centres 2012/13.

Natalie bought the practice in 2015.

Richard Williams

General Dental Practitioner/Implant Placing

BDS (Birmingham University)

GDC No: 78099

Richard graduated from Birmingham School of Dentistry in 2000. He is a very experienced general dental practitioner who has worked at Dawley Dental Practice since he qualified. Over that period he has been involved in foundation dentist training which helps newly qualified dentists adapt to working in a general dental practice.

Richard enjoys all aspects of dentistry but has a particular interest in placing and restoring implants to give patients their confidence and function back after tooth loss.

Richard completed a 5 day theory course on implants followed by a 10 day placement and restorative course over a period of 6 months. This enabled him to follow the journey of the patients from start to finish.

Outside of dentistry, Richard is married with two children and enjoys playing and watching football, running, golfing and sailing.

Laura Husak

General Dental Practitioner
BDS (University of Birmingham) MFDS RCS (Ed)

GDC No: 258504 

Laura first worked here at Dawley Dental Practice as a dental nurse before deciding to pursue a career as a dentist. Laura graduated from The University of Birmingham in 2015 and went on to complete Foundation Training in Oxfordshire and has recently joined us back here at Dawley.

Laura enjoys all aspects of dentistry, in particular restorative dentistry and is continually developing her skills in aesthetic dentistry.

Outside of dentistry Laura enjoys travelling and socialising with friends.

Christopher Bradley

General Dental Practitioner
BDS (University of Aberdeen)

GDC No: 264370

Chris is a graduate of Aberdeen Dental School and completed his vocational training year here at Dawley Dental Practice.

Chris is presently undertaking a year of further training at Liverpool Dental Hospital however he is also providing a dental service at Dawley on Saturdays.

Chris enjoys all aspect of general dentistry and has a particular interest in helping anxious patients accept treatment.

Chris is also a veterinary surgeon and when not working as a dentist spends his time treating veterinary dental cases in a nearby veterinary practice.

Outside of work, Chris enjoys travel, cycling and spending time with his partner and their two cats.

Nathan Jacob Knowles

Dentist
MDDr Olomouc 2019

GDC No: 285018
Jacob graduated with a masters degree from Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic in the summer of 2019 and is looking forward to working alongside his colleagues enhancing and learning new dental skills.

Outside of Dentistry, Jacob enjoys participating in many sports particularly football and tennis and is a passionate follower of Manchester United.

Ashly Punnoose

Dentist
BDS University of Plymouth 2018

GDC No: 277483
Ashly graduated from University of Plymouth in 2018. She completed her foundation training here at Dawley Dental Practice and is staying on as a general dental practitioner.

Ashly enjoys all aspects of general dentistry and has a particular interest in paediatric dentistry.

Outside of dentistry, Ashly enjoys travelling and spending time with her family and friends.

Peter Riley

Dentist
BDS

GDC No: 265002
Peter first completed his degree in Biology at the University of St Andrews before moving to London to undertake his dental training at King’s College London. He has worked in London and the surrounding areas before moving back to Shropshire with his wife to be closer to family and friends.

Peter enjoys providing all aspects of family dentistry, even for very nervous patients! He especially likes providing composite (white) fillings and other minimally destructive aesthetic treatments.

Outside of dentistry Peter is a keen single-figure handicap golfer and enjoys travelling with his wife and spending time with family and friends.

Jenny Braim

Dental Hygienist
RDH Dip DHE (RSH)

GDC No: 2830

Jenny qualified as a Dental Hygienist at Birmingham Dental Hospital in 1984 and also has diplomas in Dental Health Education and Dental Radiography. She joined the practice in 1994 and is dedicated to all aspects of Dental Hygiene but especially the care and treatment of nervous patients.

Jenny is married with three grown up children and 2 rescue greyhounds and enjoys teaching yoga and relaxation.

Elizabeth Dale

Dental Hygienist & Therapist
BSC Oral Health Science

GDC No: 149985

Liz qualified as a Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist from Manchester University in June 2008 and has been based in the Telford area since 2010.

Liz is very passionate about improving the oral hygiene of her patients and seeing such rewarding results. She especially love the variety of patients; treating children and nervous adults alike. Liz enjoys working at this practice as it has a great rapport with the patients and delivers excellent standards of care.

In her spare time Liz enjoy keeping fit and travelling.

Lorraine Heron

Dental Hygienist
RDH Diploma DHE

GDC No: 4520

Lorraine joined Dawley in August 2019. Lorraine qualified in 1993 at Aldershot in the Royal Army Dental Corps. She spent 8 years in the Army before leaving to return to her home town of Shrewsbury.

Lorraine is married with 3 children & a cat called Jeff! In her spare time, Lorraine enjoys going to the theatre and meeting up with friends.

Katie Millward

Practice Manager

GDC No: 221995

Katie joined the practice in 2011 as a dental nurse and qualified that year. She has additional skills in applying fluoride, giving diet advice, oral health education and advanced impression taking.  She became Practice Manager in July 2016.

In her spare time she enjoys visiting new places and spending time with her rescue dog Stanley.

Hari Hatfield

Assistant Practice Manager

GDC No: 256281 

Hari joined the practice in 2013 as a trainee dental nurse. She became Assistant Practice Manager in July 2019.

Hari got married in 2017 and enjoys spending quality time with her husband. She has 2 rescue cats called Hugo & Milo, a guinea pig called Maisey & the newest addition to the family is her beagle puppy Archie! In her spare time she enjoys going to the cinema and spending time with her friends and family. Hari is also Jenny the Hygienists daughter and thoroughly enjoys working alongside her Mum.

Serenah Raisbeck

Receptionist

Serenah joined the practice in September 2015 as a receptionist.

Serenah takes pride in welcoming patients to the practice with her friendly manner & strives to help all nervous patients feel at ease.

In her free time, Serenah enjoys socialising, travelling to new places and spending time with her partner & rabbit Kiki.

Deborah Ponter

Receptionist

Deb joined Dawley originally back in 2010, before leaving in 2015 for a few years pursuing other avenues. Deb re-joined us in April 2018. Deb is one of our part-time receptionists.

Deb has a knack for recognising patients voices on the phone even after being away from us for so long! Deb has a great relationship with a lot of our patients and the ones who have seen her have said how great it is to have her back! We’re really enjoying having Deb back with us and look forward to our patients being reintroduced to her. Offering a helping hand is something Deb takes great pride in.

In her spare time, Deb and her husband enjoy travelling round the UK in the VW camper van with their miniature schnauzer Reuben.

Megan Boffey

Dental Nurse/Receptionist

GDC No: 233997

Meg joined the practice in 2011 and qualified in 2012, she has since gained additional skills in advanced impression taking and fluoride application. She is our infection control lead within the practice.

In her spare time, Meg runs a dance group for children. She enjoys spending time with her husband and little boy, socialising with friends and travelling.

Freya Nock

Dental Nurse

GDC No: 285622
Freya joined the practice in July 2017 and qualified in 2019. Freya has a keen interest in facial aesthetics and enjoys helping putting nervous patients at ease.

In her spare time, Freya enjoys keeping fit, and spending time with family.

Hayley Potts

Dental Nurse

GDC No: 189340

Hayley joined the practice in March 2018. Hayley nurses for Natalie & helps out a lot on reception. Hayley is enjoying getting to know all of the patients at the practice and assisting with facial aesthetics.

In her spare time, Hayley enjoys going out with friends, and taking her jack russell Bella on long walks.

Gerry Carroll

Dental Nurse

GDC No: 116523

Gerry joined the practice in October 2018.

Gerry has been dental nursing since 1988, she trained and worked in the Royal Army Dental Corps ntil 2011 when she and her family settled in Shropshire.

Patient care and well being are at the top of Gerry’s priorities (which has led to her chairing General Dental Council fitness to practice hearings).

Gerry is a cross-fit enthusiast and a keen dog walker, she has a beautiful hungarian vizsla Willow.

Shannen Quinn

Dental Nurse

GDC No: 278208

Shannen joined the practice September 2019 as a dental nurse.

She has relocated from Norfolk with her partner.

She is enjoying getting to know everyone and especially enjoys helping nervous patients.

In her spare time, Shannen spends time exploring the local area with her partner and keeping her cats Archie & Luna company!

Rebekah Thomas

Trainee Dental Nurse

Becky joined the practice in January 2018 as a trainee dental nurse.

She is enjoying college and nursing for all different types of treatment & likes working with different dentists to better her understanding of how all dentists work.

Taylor Butterfield

Trainee Dental Nurse

Taylor joined the practice in August 2018 as a trainee dental nurse.

Taylor is enrolled in a Dental nurse apprenticeship and is looking forward to learining in depth aspects of dentistry.

Taylor is enjoying getting to know our patients as well as other team members. She is thriving off assisting in surgery and learning how each clinician works.

Taylor enjoys spending time with her family & loves travelling to different places.

Bethany Longhurst

Trainee Dental Nurse

Bethany joined the practice in July 2019 as a trainee dental nurse.

Since starting with us, Beth has really enjoyed working with all the dentists to build on her knowledge of how each clinician works. She is enjoying getting to know the patients and helping with their every need.

In her spare time, Beth enjoys practicing her beauty therapy level 2 & 3 knowledge by doing treatments on close friends and family.

Laura Power

Trainee Dental Nurse

Laura joined the practice in August 2019 as a trainee dental nurse.

Laura is enjoying learning all aspects of dentistry and helping put patients at ease along with getting to know the rest of the team.

Laura is due to start her college course soon to become a qualified nurse and she is looking forward to making a start on it.

In her spare time, Laura spends alot of her time with her family, and walking her 2 dogs Milo & Leo.