General Dentistry

Not Sure Where to Start?

Most people come to us for one of three reasons. Start with the one closest to yours.

New to us, or it's been a while? Book a check-up.

Your dentist examines your teeth, gums and the soft tissues of your mouth, including a routine mouth-cancer check, and takes the X-rays needed to see between the teeth. If anything needs doing, you leave with a written plan and prices. Your next check-up is timed to suit your mouth rather than the calendar, and if it has been years, you are welcomed back, not told off. A private new patient examination is £85 including X-rays. NHS examinations are free; any X-rays and treatment you need are charged at NHS rates unless you're exempt. Booking an NHS examination online takes a £10 holding fee, which is credited against any treatment or refunded in full if you need none or are exempt; booking by phone carries no holding fee. More on dental check-ups and consultations.

In pain now? Call for an emergency appointment.

The problems we treat as emergencies include severe or worsening toothache, a swollen face or gum, a knocked-out tooth, a broken tooth that hurts, bleeding that won't stop, and a lost filling or crown that's causing pain. Call 0131 228 2442 as early in the day as you can and reception will do their best to see you the same day. A private emergency appointment needs no registration with us and is £85, including any X-rays needed, a temporary filling or dressing to settle the pain, a prescription if needed, and a simple extraction if one can be done in the same appointment. NHS emergency appointments are for our registered NHS patients and are booked by phone. A lost filling or crown that isn't hurting can usually wait until the next working day. When we're closed, phone NHS 24 on 111; between 5pm and 6pm on a Friday, after we close and before NHS out-of-hours cover starts, NHS 24 will direct you to Chalmers Dental Centre if you need to be seen. If swelling spreads towards your eye or neck, or affects your breathing or swallowing, call 999 or go to A&E. More on same-day emergency care.

Bleeding gums, tartar or staining? Book a hygiene visit.

Gums that bleed when you brush, bad breath that brushing doesn't shift, tartar near the gumline and staining from coffee, tea, wine or smoking are all signs you're due one. Gum disease isn't always painful, so it's easy to miss. Private hygiene is direct access: you can book with our dental therapists without seeing a dentist first. A standard hygiene appointment is £65, and Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) is £110. NHS hygiene treatment needs a prescription from one of our dentists, so NHS patients start with a check-up. More on hygiene services.

Prefer to spread the cost of routine private care? Our Practice Plans start at £19.50 a month, plus a one-off £9.50 joining fee, and include two examinations and two or four hygiene visits a year, standard or GBT depending on the plan. The joining fee is not charged again if you change plan or continue into another year. Still unsure which you need? Call 0131 228 2442 and reception will help you choose the right appointment. If you're nervous, tell us when you book and the appointment is paced around you.