General dentistry
Around one new patient a week here starts with a consultation-only appointment: a conversation in a normal room, no chair, no instruments, nothing done. Say so when you book and that is what you will get.
Time, mostly. Nervous patients get the first slot of the day when the practice is quiet, and a longer one so nothing is rushed. Rushing is what makes dental anxiety worse, and a practice with a twenty-minute slot cannot avoid it however kind the dentist is.
A stop signal agreed before we start — raise your left hand and everything stops immediately, including mid-drill. It sounds trivial. It is the single thing patients tell us made the difference, because most dental fear is really fear of not being able to stop.
And no surprises: you are told what is about to happen before it happens, in order, including the parts that will feel odd. If you would rather not know, say that instead and we will stay quiet. Both are fine; what is not fine is guessing which you want.
Intravenous sedation is available at both clinics with a trained sedationist present, at £280 on top of the treatment fee. You stay conscious and able to respond but remember very little afterwards, and most people find a long appointment passes in what feels like ten minutes.
You will need someone to bring you, take you home and stay with you for the rest of the day, and you cannot drive, work or sign anything for 24 hours. For a full day of treatment in one go, it is often the difference between a plan happening and a plan being avoided for another five years.
You will not be lectured about it, and you are not unusual — it is the single most common thing people apologise for at a first appointment here. Book a consultation-only slot and we will start from where you are.
Often yes, and for people who have avoided treatment for years it is frequently the right plan. We would still want an examination and a written plan first, which can itself be done under sedation if necessary.
No. It achieves nothing, and anyone who has been avoiding the dentist has already had that conversation with themselves more thoroughly than we could.
General dentistry
We would rather not, and we will tell you when a tooth can be saved and roughly what that would cost. When it genuinely cannot be, the appointment is straightforward — and we will have agreed what fills the gap before the tooth comes out.
ExploreChildren’s dentistry
Under-6s are seen free alongside a treating parent. Dr Simi Adeyemi runs the children’s list and treats a first visit as a ride in the chair and a count of the teeth — nothing more — until a child is happy to go further.
ExploreGeneral dentistry
Grace Chen sees hygiene patients four days a week at Harrogate and Tuesdays at Wetherby. Airflow stain removal is part of the appointment rather than a £30 upsell at the end of it.
ExploreA written plan with fixed prices before anything starts, at either clinic. Ring us or book online — reception can usually find something while you are on the call.