website years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
http://www.thedentistsweb.com/ 1984 & ndash ; 1995 , 2010 spruck , eastwest , homestead records , integrity records the dentists
 mick jones rob grigg murphy bob collins mark matthews ian smith alun group_or_band indie rock , medway scene chatham , kent , england the dentists
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 . ''
the dentists were an indie/pop band from the medway towns -lrb- as part of the `` medway scene '' -rrb- in england who were active from 1984 to 1995 .
the band 's permanent members were mick murphy -lrb- lead vocals -rrb- , bob collins -lrb- guitar -rrb- and mark matthews -lrb- bass -rrb- .
the band also had three different drummers : ian smith -lrb- 1984 -- 1986 -rrb- , alun jones -lrb- 1986 -- 1991 -rrb- and rob grigg -lrb- 1991 -- 1995 -rrb- .
all members participated in writing songs .
mark -lrb- ` jock ' -rrb- reid was mick murphy 's predecessor as lead singer for the band in 1983 when they were known as the ancient gallery .
