Andrew Henderson and Deborah Goodwin are joint trainers at this excellent dental practice. The practice itself is buzzing with life, providing a mix of NHS and private treatment. We carry out the full range of NHS Treatments. Whilst most patients are NHS there is an excellent demand for the cosmetic treatments not available on the NHS. All the dentists perform intravenous and inhalation sedation and if you are interested in this, there will be many opportunities to observe and carry out treatment while patients are sedated by the trainer. Andrew has an interest in placing osseous implants. In 2009 we installed a decomtamination room as part of our continuing development of the practice.

Cockermouth is situated just outside the Lake District National Park and evolved at the confluence of the rivers Derwent and Cocker with the beautiful North Western Fells and Lakes just three miles away and Buttermere and Honister a short drive or brisk cycle further away. The town has many up-market pubs,clubs and restaurants and the Kirkgate Arts and Performance centre is just a hundred yards away from the practice next to the famous Bitter End pub and independent microbrewery where the dentists meet every tuesday lunchtime. The larger local Jenning's Brewery produces the well known Cock-a-Hoop and Cumberland ales. The practice has a rich group social programme many evenings a year - usually for a meal out together on any excuse such as birthdays or exam success or simply that it has been too long since the last team night out.

There is easy acess to the M6 at Penrith using the A66 link road through the Lakes past Keswick and Newcastle is just over an hour and a half driving time via Carlisle. There are direct trains on the the West Coast Main Line from Penrith and Carlisle to both London and Glasgow with easy station parking or an hourly rail-link bus to either station.

As a VDP you would never be lonely here with six dentists, Andrew, Deborah, Anna, Hilary, Malcolm, and Emma; six qualified nurses, one training nurse, five receptionists and our super efficient practice manager Kath and administrator Clare. Deborah and Andrew are Joint Vocational Trainers this year but you will get support from all the other dentists and a very experienced fully qualified DCP Ann who has guided four previous VDPs through their early nerve-wracking days in general practice. There are four fully equipped and computerised surgeries with intra oral x-ray in each and the staff room is a snug meeting place usually full of hilarity at lunch and coffee times.