We will take a full medical and dental history and examine your mouth, teeth and gums thoroughly. Please bring with you a list of any tablets or medication that you take. If your treatment needs are quite simple we will usually arrange any necessary further appointments for treatment at this time. If your treatment needs are more complex then we will make a subsequent consultation appointment to discuss our findings with you further and explore the different options for treatment.

Once a treatment plan is agreed you will be sent a written estimate and plan of work together with payment plan options. Only when you are happy to proceed with the treatment do we start to make appointments for the work to be carried out.

Please contact us if there is something in particular that you are concerned about, or a particular treatment that you are interested in and a member of the Dental Team will be happy to discuss this with you.

Photographs and x-ray pictures may be necessary. If we are to help you it is absolutely essential to know exactly what is going on beneath the gum line and inside the teeth, where we cannot see. As a health precaution we advocate that the x-rays taken are kept to the minimal amount clinically possible and prescribed on an individual basis.

We carefully follow the current national guidelines for dental radiography and use modern, low radiation dose dental x-ray machines. The health and safety of our patients is paramount.

If treatment is likely to be complex we may ask you to return for a separate treatment planning appointment. This service is free. It is important to us that you understand what your care will involve, what choices you have, and what you need to budget for.