After your consultation you will be given a written estimate of the costs for any treatment you require. The normal procedure is to pay an initial deposit followed by further installments prior to completion. Payment can be made in cash, cheque or by debit / credit card.
Please note, you may be eligible for free treatment as per NHS guidelines. If you are unsure, please ask us or click here.
Although each case will vary, we approach your care in a systematic manner as shown below. Items 1-3 may be delivered at a single visit:
- Assessment and relief of any pain
- Prevention of further dental disease
- Treatment to stabilise dental health
- Re-assessment for further / cosmetic treatment options available *
- Maintenance (our computer system will automatically remind you when you’re next recall is due)
Types Of Treatments
Click on each treatment option on the left hand side for a more detailed description
IV Sedation
Sedation is ideal for patients who may be anxious about attending the dentist. Modern sedation techniques have replaced general anaesthesia that was previously offered at dental practices in the UK.
These techniques are not designed to put patients ‘asleep’ but to allow them to relax enough to have more difficult or lengthy procedures carried out. Once sedated, most patients have no concept of time, enter a state of relaxation where they are ‘not bothered’ about the procedure anymore, and have little or no memory of their treatment afterwards.
Sedation has the advantage in that it is not only safer than general anaesthesia but that patients are still able to co-operate allowing a wide range treatments to be carried out.
Patients with a fear of injections in their mouth are not numbed until the sedation has fully taken effect. If you have a more general fear of needles, you will be offered an anaesthetic cream to be applied to your hand or arm to help with the placement of the thin needle that needs to be passed into a vein. Sedation is also useful for patients who have a strong gag or coughing reflex.
Recovery from sedation is not complete until the next day so patients need to follow strict after care guidelines that will be discussed in detail by the dentist prior to any session being arranged.