Surgery reviews or Customer Comments

Great Dentist and staff. recently needed a quick appointment due to discomfort. Was seen same day and back at work within the hour. Mike gave some great advice and options to avoid further issues which resulted in an impromptu extraction of an upper wisdom tooth. Was quick clean and no issues after. Thoroughly recommend Mike and his team.

I have been very impressed with this practice. Everyone is kind, helpful and very professional.

Been a patient here for many years. A lovely practice, always friendly and a pleasure to come to the dentist.

You could not find a more professional calm kind dentist.
After a bad fall at home two weeks before my son’s wedding.
Mike sorted my teeth for me getting a new plate in a very short time.
He saved the day as I had teeth at my son’s wedding.
All the staff are so kind and everyone makes you feel so welcome.
I have been to many dentist’s throughout my life.
And Mike is simply the best.

Further to my telephone call this morning,Cheryl and I would like to thank you mr derby for many years of brilliant care and support.wishing you and your staff much happiness in the future.

Just wanted to say a big thank u to mike & reception staff.I visited today for a check up & filling .it was absolutely painless & there is always such a lovely friendly atmosphere that u feel immediately at ease.I used to dread going to the dentist but that is no longer the case.😁😀

My wife and I would like to say a big thankyou to all the staff and especially Mike for the the absolute professional way you dealt with our dental needs.
We are both heading for a brilliant smile when the work is completed.
Many thanks
Gary Georgina.

Just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU to you all for being so wonderful!

Excellent covid measures in place. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending this practice. Mike is a highly skilled, caring dentist with a great team in reception.

Brilliant team very friendly and professional highly recommended .
Mike has been my dentist 26 years . Lovely man especially after
having a large tooth removed today.. Always puts me at ease no matter
what I am having done. Once again. Many thanks to Mike and team.
Best wish. Julie 😊

What an amazing dentist. I suffer from severe anxiety and panic attacks. But the dentist was so patient with me had a tooth extraction and I felt no pain at all. And for someone who was so scared I am booked in for another tooth extraction, filling and clean. If you feel anxious this is the best dentist to use and the receptionists where both lovely and welcoming.

As another. ‘Margaret’ has said (above) Mike’s possibly the best dentist in the country……except not just “possibly” – I declare he IS! Have been with him (and recommended him) for decades. Also, if it hadn’t been for him, I wouldn’t have had an important syndrome diagnosed. He’s the most competent, skilful, gentle dentist on the planet. As a bonus – all the staff are brilliant too! As they say – what’s not to like?! Thank you ALL!

Fab as per usual!

You are a very gentle, kind and patient dentist. I will be recommending you to my friends and acquaintances. Take care and see you in July.

Happy Christmas to all at the Veriam Dental Surgery and a happy new year.
Always excellent service and treatment.

Best dental surgery in Southampton, possibly the whole country!

I am so pleased with my new bridge. It looks so good, I can smile again. A big thank you.

I Love my dentist and the team, many thanks.

The team are amazing! Thank you so much!

So lovely and friendly. Lovely calm and relaxing environment. Thank you!

Amazing as always!

Everyone is lovely, as always. Thank you for your kindness.

It’s so nice to have such a lovely dentist after being so scared of going for years as a child. The staff and Mike are lovely.

I have had many dentists over the years
. But until I came to Mike Darbys I would not go regularly. But he puts me at ease and I go every six months.

Thank you Mike for giving me back my smile.

Thank you for fixing me up again.
A fantastic service as always.

Mike is amazing! Totally put my 13yo son at ease after he knocked a chunk off of his front tooth.
An amazing job, with absolutely no pain or drama! Thank you all so much!

Thank you for fitting me in so quickly for an emergency.

Thank you Mike for a wonderful job you made of my teeth, they look great and feel great as well. Thank you again!

Thank you again, excellent service, as always and a lovely friendly team.

Very good! Thank you very much, see you in August. Always a pleasure to come here, very good quality!

Great! Thank you so much.

Just amazingly brilliant!

A pleasure to come here.

Fantastic – Thank you!

Lovely dentist and staff. I am not nervous anymore. Thank you.

I love coming here! The receptionists are so friendly, Mike is great. I feel really looked after and all my treatments have been excellent. A BIG THANK YOU!

Excellent service!

Always makes me feel at ease. Everyone is very friendly.

Like most people going to the dentist is always nerve racking .Mike and his friendly team always puts you at ease and always does a good professional job . I would really recommend him to anyone

Always a pleasure coming to the dentist. Always professional. Thanks.

I’ve been with Veriam Dental Surgery for a number of years now and I really do believe I have one of the best dentists in the Southampton area. Mike Darby and his team are brilliant; so caring and kind and if this is your first visit to a dentist for a while or simply just nervous about having any dental treatment, then Mike is the dentist for you and his charges are competetively priced too! Thanks Mike for all the fantastic treatment I’ve had over all these years. Ken Norman

I love coming to the dentist – THIS DENTIST! Always feel so well looked after.

Always appreciate Mike and staff, very friendly team!

I have never been to a surgery that is so relaxed, the dentist and staff are all lovely.

I meant to say Elieen. Was very welcoming. I saw Mike for the first time, I was very nervous. He put me at ease straightaway. Sorted an outstanding problem with my crown – totally pain free. Will be going back. One happy patient

Came in this afternoon,receptionist Elaine very welcoming. I saw Mike for the first time today. I was very nervous but he put me at ease straightaway sorted an outstanding problem with my crown – totally pain free. Will be going back. One happy patient.

Mike is the best dentist we have ever been to.

Brilliant service today thanks Mike. Routine checkup, but Mike found I had a dental cavity and offered to treat it now to save me coming back. I gladly said yes and as usual had pain-free treatment. I could not even feel the injection. I work as a local GP and the feedback I hear from our patients about Mike is always exemplary.

Great website!

Brilliant as usual. Always a pleasure having my teeth looked after.

I come all the way from Bournemouth because Mike is a great dentist and everyone is always welcoming and helpful. Thank you for making my visit pleasant. I always hated the dentist until I came to Mike, many years ago. Thank you.

We come from London, having lived here some years ago. We have been patients since 1995 and previously when Mr Darby was working at Lordshill (1989). We don’t want to move as he is so good!

Wonderful pain free treatment again. Thank you Mike.

Been seeing Mike for 24 years now. What a great dentist.

Want to say a big thank you to Mike and the team. I arrived blubbering today as I had to have a tooth extracted. Everyone was so kind and as always Mike did a great job without any pain.
I’ve been coming to the surgery for around 25yrs and cannot recommend it highly enough.
Your all stars and I’m very grateful for your kindness and support.

Totally amazing dentistry, a real art. My crown looks wonderful.

Thanks for a brilliant service, it was almost a pleasure!!!!

Thank you so much for making me feel comfortable and safe. Great dentist and staff so lovely.

Best dentist I have ever had. Friendly, welcoming and excellent service. Wouldn’t go anywhere else. Thank you.

As always just so glad we found you and your lovely ladies. Thank you.

We are always very well informed on our dental needs and our care is well catered for. Thanks.

Great team, wouldn’t go anywhere else. I travel from Oxford, so must be good!!

The ideal dentist for a ‘dental phobic!’ Calming and reassuring.

Best dentist in the city in my book!!!

Mike fixed my cracked filling as soon as possible. Quick, efficient and painless as usual. Thanks.

Just completely brilliant service.

Have known Mike and the team for 20 years. Absolutely brilliant service. I miss the stickers though!!

Mike has been brilliant, very kind and reassuring, especially as I was so nervous. Would recommend him to anyone. Thank you very much.

Top quality and exceptionally friendly service over the past 20 odd years, even if we don’t get stickers to reward good oral hygiene anymore! We pay Mike and the team a visit whenever we’re back from New Zealand, as sadly he doesn’t travel that far..

The best dentist I have ever come across. Staff are friendly on the phone and face to face. Extremely good customer care.

Wonderful staff and treatment as usual, wouldn’t go anywhere else.

As always wonderful receptionists and happy staff, thank you Mike for years of brilliant caring treatment.

Excellent service and caring, positive staff. Always impressed.

Best dentist I have had. I travel from Oxford to see Mike and his team.

I have been a patient for some years now. I was introduced to the practice by a work colleague as I was having problems finding a suitable Dentist. Mike Darby is an excellent dentist, puts you at ease and ensures you are comfortable before commencing treatment. All the staff are very friendly and helpful. I have just had an emergency appointment due to a wisdom tooth causing problems. Mike Darby and his staff were very helpful and understanding and managed to fit me into his very busy schedule. The tooth had to be extracted which was done in a very professional and caring way. I would definitely highly recommend the practice. As a previous patient has said they are the best.

I wouldn’t go anywhere else!! Especially as I am such a nervous patient. Everyone is so kind and patient and I trust Mike completely.

WOW! What can I say? The staff and Mike have always been amazing. Friendly, kind and professional. I have been coming here for my check ups since I was 5 years old, I’m now 33!! I have never feared the dentist and I have never ever had a bad experience here. I only have happy memories – How many people can say that about their dentist?? Thank you to all the staff for being, well, AWESOME!!!

I have been a patient at this dentist for quite a few years and I have always found the staff to be pleasant and friendly. I would recommend them to everyone. They are the best!

I have been a patient at this surgery for some years. Due to moving house and living elsewhere I have had a number of different dentists over the years. Mike Darby is the best dentist I have ever had. He has a friendly approach which puts patients at ease and his staff are courteous and friendly too. Having to have urgent treatment this week I was very impressed that I was attended to promptly. Definitely recommended!

I have been a patient at this dentist for quite a few years and I have always found the staff to be pleasant and friendly. I would recommend them to everyone, they are the best!

Very good dentist, helpful, friendly staff.

Brilliant practice, the best in the whole of Southampton!

I love Mike and the staff, I am petrified of the dentist and wouldn’t go any where else.

Would not find a better practice. Excellent.

Good dentist. Not a multiple practice so you always see Mike himself. Very important for continuity of treatment.

Always friendly staff. I have recommended friends and family as always professional.

I would recommend this practice as I have always been scared of dentists. (Not anymore!) Excellent.

Always helpful, always cheerful. Mike Darby best dentist in the UK!!!! I would not go to any other.

I have been for many years – never had any issues or complaints. Very helpful and friendly.

I couldn’t ask for more – friendly, approachable, professional, fits you in and is brilliant as a dentist – thank you.

It is always a pleasure to be at the dentist here. As a young woman I was terrified of dentists due to a bad experience as a teenager. Here I feel calm, relaxed and reassured. Mike is great as are all the staff.

I would recommend this practice, as the standard of care is excellent and good value. Mike is a great dentist who makes you feel at ease.

Thank you all for being a great surgery.

I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

I would recommend the practice because of the kind and caring service. The prices are reasonable for a private dentist too.

A great dentist – highly recommended by our team!

Having had very bad experiences with dentists over last few years,I was a bit wary of going to a new dentist. Having read the reviews of Mr Darby I made an appointment.To say I was impressed is an understatement,the whole experience was first class all the staff were very friendly.
The appointment was on time and the check up was the most thorough that I have ever had.
All in all first class practice and would highly recommend.My teeth feel the best that they have for many years.Well done to everyone look forward to next appointment.

First dentist I have ever enjoyed coming to!

Best dentist we have ever been to.

I would recommend the practice to others, you can not improve on perfection. I love it here, everyone is lovely.

This is the best dental practice I have ever been to. They are fantastic and have always reassured me as a nervous patient.

My treatment and care have been exemplary.

Mike is really very patient and after experiencing bad dental treatment elsewhere, I am no longer scared of going to the dentist. Thank you.

Our family has been seeing Mike for many, many years and we have always been delighted with the service. Very professional and always pain-free!
I am a local GP and many of our patients see Mike, they only have positive things to say about Mike and his team. Well done everyone . Dr Mike Barnfield Lordshill health centre.

Everyone is always extremely helpful and supportive. Will always recommend to others.

I am so pleased that I have found such an amazing dentist and staff. Thank you.

Brilliant service!! Probably the best dentist I’ve ever had. (and I have had a few!)

I can’t begin to tell you all how terrified I am going to the dentist. I had not been for eight years … and needed to desperately as my tooth had broken and was extremely painful. The staff were amazing and made me feel at ease. Mike was very gentle and reassured me during my treatment. I have since been back and I was calmer then I have ever been at a trip to the dentist.

I am one of those people who has a phobia of dentists. I didn’t visit the dentist for over 10 years. Since being registered with Mike at this practice I can now go to the dentist for regular checkups every 6 months feel at ease whilst I am there and not be in fear of a panic attack. Thanks

Mike is a lovely man, very gentle, and I would not go anywhere else.

I don’t mind travelling from Holbury to see Mike as Mike is so good and never hurts me.

I look forward to coming to this surgery – the atmosphere and staff are so nice.

This has to be the happiest and most relaxed dentist in the world!

Mike is the best dentist I have ever been to. It is worth the train and bus journey from Bournemouth.

I was pleased to have been recommended by a friend to come here. Mike realised I was nervous and I was put totally at ease. He is a “lovely man”