Meet the Downpatrick team

Ian Crutchley - Principal dentist/Clinical director

BDS, MFGDP, DRDP, GDC No: 62643

Ian qualified from Queen's University Belfast in 1987 after which he continued his further education by gaining a Diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons, his MFGDP (Member of the Faculty of General Dental Practice) in 1996. Further to that he went on to gain his Diploma in Restorative Dentistry from the University of London in 2007. This Diploma was in the field of Implants, and Ian places and restores all the implants in the practice.

Ian started out his dental career as an associate in Downpatrick in 1989 before becoming the practice principal shortly thereafter. He then joined forces with Mark Lindsay in 1993 to start Downe in the Mouth Dental Surgery, and over the last 21 years the practice has grown considerable in size with a loyal patient list. Recently Ian became the sole principal dentist of the practice and continues to bring a high standard of quality dentistry that our patients have grown to expect from an award-winning practice.

Ian has been providing orthodontic treatment for around 20 years, and in the last 10 years in particular has grown increasingly convinced of the benefits of non-extraction treatment.

In January 2012 Ian began a new course to further his orthodontic skills. This course is a three-year Mini-Residency being given by world-renowned specialist orthodontist Dr. Derek Mahony. Ian has committed to an intense 3 year course, involving a minimum of four 3-day courses each year, regular examinations, case presentations, assignments, and at the end of the course he hopes to gain a further qualification in this field.

In his spare time Ian enjoys nothing more than having friends over for dinner and cooking for them. Some of Ian's patients have even been invited to his home for dinner, as many become friends, not just patients. One of the highlights of the last few years for him was spending a day cooking at Raymond Blanc's restaurant 'Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons' and he often comments that if he hadn't taken up dentistry he would have loved to have been a chef.

Maeve Keenan - Associate Dentist

BDS, MFDS, GDC No: 113261

Maeve is our newest addition to our dental practice. Maeve qualified from Queen’s University Belfast in 2007, with Distinctions in Conservative Dentistry, Periodontics and Orthodontics, she also gained her MFDS from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, which she passed in 2010. Maeve is busy building her own patient list and always has a warm and welcoming smile.

As a treatment complimentary to dentistry, Maeve can provide facial aesthetic treatments such as wrinkle line reduction and dermal fillers.

Maeve keeps herself busy outside of work keeping fit and trying new sports. Maeve is an avid theatre fan with a love of musicals, and enjoys spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys watersports such as paddle-boarding and swimming.

Cathy Thompson - Practice Administrator

Cathy joined the practice in 2000 initially training as a dental nurse. In 2003 Cathy moved to reception, which proved a great success for the practice as she has recently been promoted to Practice Administrator.

Cathy attends many training courses to continually further her knowledge in the business and management aspect of dentistry. Her aim is to support the staff so that they can continue to provide a 1st class service to all our patients. Outside of her busy working day, Cathy is the fitness guru of the practice, enjoying Zumba and kick boxing, all while being a full time mum!

Stephanie Savage - Stock Control Nurse

RDN, GDC No: 125965

Stephanie joined Downe in the Mouth as a dental nurse, proudly gaining her nursing qualification in 2008. Stephanie has a special interest in sedation and implantology areas of dentistry, and has attended many courses with Mr Crutchley at the Eastman College, London. Stephanie regularly helps out at reception and maintains all the stock in the practice which keeps us running smoothly.

Stephanie is always ready to assist all the staff and dentists and is a valued team member. Stephanie splits her time between being with her daughter who has recently started her own career in beauty therapy and socialising with her wide circle of friends, as well as keeping herself fit and active.