Dental services have undergone many changes in the last 10 years altering the way dentists work and are funded. In particular Dentists have found it increasingly difficult to maintain and improve standards as a result of these changes. We always hoped to provide an NHS service to our patients but in order to ensure that the quality of care and service to patients is improved, this practice has steadily expanded the private element of the care it provides. We believe that patients want to pick the best they can afford, so long as they can perceive the value.

From the Dentist point of view we want the opportunity to practice Dentistry to the standards which we find personally satisfying. We wish to invest in the latest equipment and have the resources to treat our patients to the highest standards, to reduce the paperwork and so concentrate more on our patients, and to have clinical freedom to provide the best treatment choice available including treatment that is not available on the NHS such as cosmetic work.

Many patients are fully aware of the above problems from the wide coverage in the media. We encourage patients to discuss with us the pros and cons of private treatment and the benefits it will bring. Generally speaking we restrict NHS treatment to patients under 18.

For NHS patients we will do all we can to provide the best standards under the time constraints and the very long hours we have to work under.