Matthew is one of only a handful of Veterinary Dentists in the UK and currently the only active small animal veterinary dentist recognised as a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He established the New Forest Veterinary Dental Service in 2011, to provide a service for referral veterinary dental and oral surgery procedures for other veterinary practices. He sees around 1000 cases a year, ranging from routine work to complex dental and oral surgery cases including extensive maxillofacial reconstructions following trauma and oral cancer surgery. He has carried out ground breaking jaw removal surgery (mandibulectomy) in Pygmy Slow Loris, which weigh as little at 350g! His main interest is in endodontic (root canal) treatment of teeth, and has carried out over 3000 root canal procedures in dogs and cats. He has even carried out root canal treatment in Tigers, Lions, Leopards, Otters, Wolves and several primate species, which really pushes these techniques to their limits!
Matthew is a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and is currently the external lecturer in Veterinary Dentistry at the University of Surrey. He holds the European Certificate in Small Animal Surgery. Matthew publishes regularly in the veterinary literature, is a reviewer for a number of publications and is on the Editorial Board for the journal Companion Animal. Previously, Matthew was the course organiser for the British Veterinary Dental Association and he has previously lectured and tutored on Veterinary Dentistry at the Universities of Bristol (2014-2020), Cambridge (2014-2020), Liverpool (2014-2017) and Nottingham (2013).
Matthew has lectured at all of the veterinary conferences such as BSAVA Congress, The London Vet Show, VetsSouth, VetsNorth, the BVDA Annual Scientific Meeting as well as at meetings and conferences outside of the UK. He also provides an in house CPD service for practices we are keen to learn more in their own environment. He has contributed to the on line resources at the Boehringer Academy, The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) and Vetstream.
Matthew provides referral veterinary dentistry and oral surgery at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists near Winchester.