Our friendly staff are always here to help make your visit comfortable

Our dental team are friendly, experienced and always willing to help. Please do not hesitate to discuss any aspect of your dental care or experience with them. We operate a strict confidentiality policy and anything you disclose or discuss will be strictly confidential.

Dentists train for five years in all aspects of theoretical and practical dentistry and often undertake additional qualifications after their professional registration. They are clinical professionals who understand and take responsibility for the overall oral health of the patients of their practice. The following dentists work at our practice:

Dental Hygienists

Dental hygienists train for two to three years in dental schools alongside dentists, or in schools of dental hygiene. They are trained to carry out clinical examinations, assessing the health of gums, provide preventive oral care and liaise with dentists over the treatment of decay and gum disease, undertake scaling, provide topical fluoride treatments and carry out oral cancer screening.  The following hygienists work at our practice:

Dental nurses train for 12 to 24 months and provide support to dentists, hygienists, therapists and patients. They prepare and maintain the clinical environment, carry out infection prevention and control procedures, prepare and mix dental materials, process dental X-rays and provide chairside support to dentists, hygienists and therapists. The following nurses work at our practice:

Further information about what each member of the team is trained to do is available in the General Dental Council’s publication Scope of practice.

You can view this by visiting www.gdc-uk.org.