The Dentists

This band is unrelated to the short-lived Nazi punk band of the same name. See Nazi punk for information on the latter.

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The Dentists
The Dentists (Haarlem, 1991)
Background information
Origin	Chatham, Kent, England
Genres	Indie rock Medway scene jangle pop power pop neo-psychedelia
Years active	1984–1995, 2010
Labels	Spruck, Eastwest, Homestead Records, Integrity Records
Past members	Mick Murphy Bob Collins Mark Matthews Ian Smith Alun Jones Rob Grigg
Website	http://www.thedentistsweb.com/

The Dentists were an English indie rock band from the Medway towns (as part of the Medway scene) in England, who were active from 1984 to 1995.^[1] The band's permanent members were Mick Murphy (lead vocals), Bob Collins (guitar) and Mark Matthews (bass). The band also had three different drummers: Ian Smith (1984–1986), Alun Jones (1986–1991) and Rob Grigg (1991–1995). All members participated in writing songs. Mark ('Jock') Reid was Mick Murphy's predecessor as lead singer for the band in 1983 when they were known as The Ancient Gallery.