My wife went in for a tooth extraction on a wisdom tooth. About half an hour after arriving the nurse rushed out to the car to get me. Still masked and gown on. No stopping for covid procedure or to check if I was vacc (I had mask on) I found my wife very distressed in the chair with the dentist looking over a computer screen. I asked what was going on. She showed me a screen with the xray on it. She stated the wisdom tooth won't come out after a few good go. Seems the gum would need cut. The dentist was clearly frustrated and ripped up the forms on the bench. After saying the gum couldn't be cut the dentist lost all interest and the nurse (who was very good) took the stuff off my wife. I paid for the consultation and x-rays. At no time since or during did the dentist offered no after care for the crushed wisdom tooth that she attempted to remove. The dentist got frustrated when the pain relief pills weren't suitable and again wasnt to professional cos things didn't go her way. I suggest she should have consulted with another dentist at the practice and calmed down herself and the patient down. Update Since the post of this review, the practice has phoned to "clarify some points" of this post. This hasn't turned out well for them as the person who phoned wasn't there at the time. It would seem this practice is only interested in the bad review. They said the dentist is experienced with wisdom teeth and works well with children Her profile shows quality in Australia in 2018. They said sometimes wisdom teeth need cut out. Clearly that's why a dentist takes xrays as she told me that it would be difficult, which she could see looking at the xray. The practice said they only knew something was wrong when they read the review. Is it normal to have a patient leave with blood coming from a gum, no pain relief and bits of tooth falling out. Overall not only a bad consultation but bad follow up phone call. Since this review was posted, a reply was posted. The reply states they offered another dentist at the practice to remove the teeth. So it would seen that Micheal from Stafford Dental would some what agree that Caroline (the original dentist) was not capable of the job and he was. The job was referred to a further Dental specialist who (amongst other comments) said the gum wouldn't have need cut, and "who made this mess". It would seem this experienced dentist wasn't very impressed either. We do need to say the nursing staff and reception staff were all professional. We will continue to update until Stafford Dental offer a written apology and we feel a refund is now in order as we has a natural professional opinion.

I was having a panic attack prior to arriving, I had not been to a dentist for approximately 5 years. The staff were all very friendly and welcoming. Dr Yeshua Vermeulen was wonderful and made me feel relaxed and at ease. He was very thorough in his explanation of treatment required. I am looking forward to returning to complete the treatment. I would highly recommend Stafford Dental Centre.

What an awesome Team. Very posh clinic. State of the art equipments. Thank You Mina for the service. See you in 6 months time.

Had an implant a year ago to replace the first upper molar This can be quite a tricky one operativly. After one month I could not distinguish it from my natural teeth and at my annual checkup ,boney resolution (healing) was perfect. Michael is a skilled operator and I really would recommend this procedure for anyone with an annoying gap. It’s like getting your original tooth back. Thank you

Amazing experience! Had 2 wisdom teeth taken out by Dr. Michael. The whole procedure was done in painless 30 minutes! I was reassured through the entire process. I was back at work the next day with little to no discomfort. My colleagues were very surprised! Highly recommend!

I have bad anxiety when it comes to dentists but I was made to feel very welcome, calm and relaxed. Everything was explained to me before it was done which calmed my nerves and it was an all round great experience. Highly recommend!!

With all the good reviews here, I thought getting a crown was going to be a positive process. The crown was hand designed and not a replica of one of my other teeth (bad decision, get the tooth copied from one of your existing teeth, getting a dentist to freehand design one leaves a lot lacking if they aren't good at it. My tooth was discoloured, so they put in a bleaching cap (which didn't work) and then the crown on top. The returned after two weeks because the crown had an ugly black line at the top by the gum line, the dentist asked another guy to come in and take a look and he just shrugged his shoulders and said it couldn't be fixed (I found out later it was NOT fitted correctly) Ultimately, today, the crown has failed and needs to be pulled, its infected at the root because the root has cracked. I would suggest you ask the receptionist for the BEST dentist who does crowns, even leave Timaru if you can, as I have had to live with this tooth now, and its going to cost me $7000 to fix not including the $1600 I spend on this ugly crown.

Ve was personable, as was the dental assistant, & the experience was unstressed. A professional experience & am happy that the person who referred us did so. Am happy to now be on your client base based on todays good experience. Regards

Had a great experience with a Dentist named Ryan. Welcoming personality, and consistent reassurance. I felt very safe under his care and would recommend him to anyone 🙂 10/10 service

So informative! Very welcoming and the most friendliest dentist I have ever been to, made me feel comfortable and at ease done an amazing job on the teeth clean, highly recommended 😁

I had an urgent appointment as I had broken 2 teeth during the weekend after having a stroke a year ago so needed the surgery done as soon as possible. I just wanted to say thank you for fitting me in and also how much I appreciated what you have done so far . As a team you’re all amazing , from the reception to the dentist and all the staff I had interacted with Probably the best dental surgery in New Zealand 🇳🇿 so once again a huge thank you to everyone for helping me out and giving me a smile again

Fabulous dental practice. From the moment you walk in you feel very welcomed. Erin and Leah at the front counter were super friendly. Mina and her assistant Debbie were fabulous, very calm and reassuring. Mina let me know all the way through the process exactly what she was doing, was very gentle, and explained everything on the screen afterwards. The wait time for appointments is short so you can rest assured you will get in when you need to. The most positive dental experience I have ever had. Thankyou!

I went in feeling so nervous as the dentist is a terrible fear of mine. The ladies at the front desk were welcoming and happy. Ryan was my dentist and he made me feel so relaxed. Showed me everything he was doing on the screen, very informative and professional. His assistant was equally as nice. The place was so clean, tidy and modern. Totally recommend Stafford Dental Centre. I'll definately be back. Thanks for such a positive appointment.

Best dentist ever! He did what he had to do super fast and kept asking if I was okay as he knew I was terrified. 😁 super happy with my appointment

I had an appointment with a dentist. He suggested I can have my two wisdom teeth pulled out and I agreed. But after all the injection done up and down, he found there was only one wisdom teeth at the bottom, so eventually only the bottom one was pulled out and the dentist’s reason was he counted it wrong. The original deal is two teeth, $480($240 each). So I paid $240 because only one was pulled out. Because of this mistake, I suffered more pains from the injection and lost feeling that I could not have been to. I was very upset and asked an apology and some refund if they could. The dentist called and apologized but no money can be refunded. The reason is $240 was already after discount because he was nice to me. (? Do you decide price based on whether you want to be nice to someone or should be on the teeth case itself? Well at least I thought so) anyway, no refund made for the extra pains at all. This is not a happy experience. The technique and explanation both upset me. However the reception and nursing staffs are great people, received very welcoming greetings on Monday morning.

Best experience I've had at the dentist. No pain and they explained every step through with me. Absolutely amazing

Able to provide a quick appointment to remove a wisdom tooth. Caroline and the team were very professional, caring and helpful. Procedure was done very quickly with excellent 'post-op' instructions.

First class dental centre - Michael is fantastic. Highly skilled - he fixed a broken filling for me and cleaned my teeth in a painless and easy way. He has a friendly manner. Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience with a new dentist. Very thorough, and explained everything really well. Love the plan for future appointments and knowing what the likely cost will be. 100% recommend

Professional, friendly dentist doe's great work happy with the cost also, will go back for sure, and would recommend to other people. The tv above your head is awesome.

Very nervous patient had not seen a dentist in decades. Procedures talked through and made to feel as comfortable as possible.

I've had some bad experiences with dentists before, so was rather reticent about having the last of my topset removed, for the fitting of dentures. Caroline Gohar was brilliant, 6 teeth, 20 minutes and most importantly no real bruising. I was drinking coffee 2 days later. Very well done!

I want to thank you for the excellent service provided by your team, especially Dr. Caroline Gohar, who did a check-up and a great cleaning of my teeth. All this at a fair price and with a reliable service! I can guarantee the excellent quality I received! thank you so much.