CommonQuestions
The things patients ask us most, answered plainly and without the sales pitch.
Your first visit
A full examination, photographs, low-dose imaging and a conversation. You leave with a written plan and a price, and nothing is booked under pressure on the day.
Sixty minutes for a first consultation. Routine reviews after that are usually thirty.
No. You can book any appointment directly, including with our specialists.
Always. There is room beside the chair, and many patients find it easier to take in a treatment plan with someone else listening.
Comfort and anxiety
That is the part we design hardest for. Noise-cancelling headphones, weighted blankets, a warm room and sedation whenever you want it. Nothing starts until you say you are ready.
Only where it genuinely helps. Whitening and hygiene visits need nothing. For anything deeper we numb the area with a warmed anaesthetic delivered slowly, so you barely register the injection.
No. Roughly a third of our new patients arrive after a long gap. We start from where you are and work forward, at whatever pace suits you.
Yes. Raise your hand at any point and everything stops. We agree that signal before we begin.
After treatment
A little sensitivity to cold is normal for the first two or three days and settles on its own. We use desensitising agents during treatment and send you home with a gentle paste if you need it.
Most patients speak normally straight away. If a new restoration changes the shape of your palate slightly, your tongue adapts within a day or two, and we review the fit at your follow-up.
Surface tissue closes within three to five days and the deeper healing completes over six to eight weeks. We check the site at one week and again at one month.
Nothing unusual. Brush twice a day, clean between the teeth once, and avoid biting directly into anything very hard for the first week. We will write your plan down before you leave.
Cost and insurance
We accept a wide range of major dental insurance plans and handle direct billing and claims on your behalf. Send us your policy details before your visit and we will confirm your cover.
We offer flexible financing and monthly payment plans with low interest, so cost is not a barrier to treatment you need.
Always. Every plan is written down and itemised before anything begins, and we will tell you plainly which parts are urgent and which can wait.
