Meet The Abbots Oak Team
Our highly trained and experience team are devoted to providing the best possible level of care. Take a look below to see who you might see in and around the practice.
Suzie Mutimer
BDS Newcastle University 1995 GDC No: 70582
Suzie started out her career as an army dentist. Serving in Hong Kong, Germany and Bosnia, before returning to her home town to set up this practice in 2002.
Outside of dentistry, Suzie enjoys spending time with her three children and multiple pets
Cat Vinden
National Cert NEBDN Dental Nursing 2000 GDC No: 160080
Cat joined the practice in 2021 and is our Practice Manager. She brings with her a wealth of experience. After spending 15 years as a dental nurse, where she gained experience in many aspects of clinical dentistry, she moved to the compliance and regulatory side of dentistry.
Outside of dentistry, Cat enjoys spending time with her young niece and nephew and is an avid F1 fan.
Lorraine Ashby
National Cert NEBDN Dental Nursing 1988 GDC No: 134017
Lorraine joined the practice in 2022 and has many years in the dental industry. You will mainly find Lorraine front of house on reception.
In her spare time Lorraine enjoys spending time with her family, foreign travel, and can often be found at Welford Road supporting Leicester Tigers.
Kerry Hardiker
NVQ L3 Dental Nursing VRQ L3 Dental Nursing City Guilds 2010 GDC No: 200406
Kerry joined the practice in 2019 following a move from Preston. She has many years dental nursing experience in all aspects of dentistry and is qualified to assist with conscious sedation. She can be found mainly in the surgery.
Kerry enjoys socialising and walking her dog in her free time.
Tom Gooding
BChD University of Leeds 2015 GDC No: 258831
Tom qualified as a dentist at the University of Leeds in 2015. He subsequently spent the following years of his career in London where he attended multiple post-graduate courses in various aspects of dentistry.
Outside of dentistry, Tom enjoys playing sports, listening to music, along with travelling to new places when possible.
Katie Padgett
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Dental Nursing City & Guilds 2023. GDC No: 313386
Katie joined us in 2021 as an apprentice dental nurse, and gained her dental nurse qualification in 2023. Katie can usually be found in surgery
When Katie is not at work, she can often be found enjoying a film at the local cinema.
