About us

Our CEO, Sam Waley-Cohen, founded Portman Dental Care in 2009 with the desire to be the best rather than the biggest privately-focused dental group. Culture and values are critical to us, with a simple ethos at our core to treat others as we would want to be treated ourselves.

Portman currently have 200 dental practices across the UK, Ireland and Benelux, including 16 orthodontic Portman Smile Clinics, caring for over 700,000 patients. Our practices offer a range of specialist, private and NHS dental care services, and are focused on continual development both in clinical skills and innovation.

We’re multi award-winning, with accolades including ‘Outstanding Business of the Year’ at the Dental Industry Awards for 4 consecutive years (2017 to 2020), as well as nationally recognised awards within many of our individual practices.

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    Our Executive Team

    Portman are a team of professionals who care about one thing only. You.

    At Portman, our senior team has a wealth of experience from the worlds of finance, commerce and health. We have been drawn together through a collective ambition to ensure excellence in dental practice. Our vision is holistic and simple: you are at the heart of everything we do.


    CEO and Founder

    Sam Waley-Cohen

      Clinical Director

      Mark Hamburger

        Chief Financial Officer

        Darren Milne

          Chief Operating Officer

          Julie Ross

            Business Development Director

            Andy Sloan

              Our vision and values

              Our purpose is our patients.

              With continued investment in technology and people, Portman Dental Care ensure that we always put patients first. 

                Our Mergers & Acquisitions Team

                Our success is your success

                Complete clinical freedom, central financial and administrative assistance, and the support of a well-trained and motivated team. If you're looking to sell your dental practice, we'd be happy to hear from you.

                  Director of Mergers & Acquisitions

                  Gary Chapman

                    Our Clinical Team

                    Director of Clinical Dentistry

                    Rebecca Sadler

                      Director of Dentistry

                      Catherine Tannahill

                        Director of Clinical Dentistry

                        Nick Wenger

                          Regional Clinical Lead - Midlands and East of England

                          Stewart Lenton

                            Regional Clinical Lead - North West

                            John Hewitt

                              Regional Clinical Lead - Scotland

                              Kevin Lochhead

                                Regional Clinical Lead - South West and Wales

                                James Critchley

                                    Awards

                                    Dia 2020 Virtual Awards Oboty M25 Winner 2
                                    Fmc 2019 Award Logo
                                    Award Logo 2018
                                    Dental Industry Award - Portman Dental Care
                                    Private Dentistry Awards - Portman Dental Care
                                    The Dentistry Awards - Portman Dental Care