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New patients
Your first appointment at Sardinia House begins with a conversation and a three-dimensional scan you watch appear on screen, continues with a careful examination of teeth, gums and bite, and ends with a written plan you can take away and think about. The fee is £125, plus £30 for each X-ray, and we take those only when they will tell us something. We are on Lincoln's Inn Fields, around five minutes from Holborn station.
What to expect
Unhurried, explained as we go, and nothing begins until you have read the plan and said yes.
Book online or by phone; a short medical history comes to you beforehand. On the day, give your name at the desk and you will be greeted by someone who already knows it.
Before anyone looks in your mouth, we listen: what prompted the visit, what worries you, what you would change if you could. Nervous patients should say so early. It shapes the whole appointment.
A three-dimensional scan of your teeth takes a couple of minutes and goes straight onto the screen beside you. We then look at every tooth, your gums, the soft tissues of the mouth and how your bite meets, taking X-rays only if they will tell us something new.
With the scan and photographs in front of you, your dentist points out what is healthy, what is wearing and what needs attention. Most people understand their own mouth better in ten minutes here than in years of check-ups.
Your plan arrives in writing, with the options and the exact fees. Small things can often be done on the day if you would like them done; anything larger waits until you have read the plan and are ready.
Fees for a first visit
Your first visit is a £125 assessment, with X-rays at £30 each taken only where they will tell us something new. Any treatment we recommend follows as a written plan with its fees, for you to take away and consider. If you need to move or cancel an appointment, please let us know at least 48 hours ahead.
Good to know
Your first visit begins with a conversation about what has brought you in, then a three-dimensional scan of your teeth that appears on the screen beside you, followed by an examination of your teeth, gums, bite and the soft tissues of the mouth. X-rays are taken only where they add something. Allow up to an hour, and you leave with a written plan setting out any treatment and its exact cost.
A new patient assessment costs £125, and X-rays are £30 each if your dentist needs them. A hygiene visit is booked separately, from £100. LSE staff and students pay from £50 with a valid ID.
A list of any medicines you take, the name of your previous practice if you would like us to request your records, and your dental plan or insurance details if you have them. Any recent X-rays can spare you repeating them. If you are an LSE member of staff or student, bring your LSE ID for the discount.
No. Booking your first appointment is all it takes. There is no list to join and nothing to pay beyond the appointment itself.
Yes. Vaida and Sarah, our hygienists and therapists, take bookings directly, online or through the front desk, without a dentist's appointment first.
Tell us when you book, and the appointment will be shaped around it. A first visit can be a scan and a conversation only, with nothing done until you are ready, and we explain each step before it happens. For treatment, IV conscious sedation with Dr Damien Reilly, our dental sedationist, is available and is discussed at your consultation.
It will not, and nobody here will make you feel bad about it. We start from where you are. If nerves are what kept you away, sedation with Dr Damien Reilly is available for treatment.
Yes. Sardinia House in Holborn is on the 4th floor and is reached by lift, with step-free access from the street. The entrance is on Sardinia Street, off the south-west corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields, around five minutes on foot from Holborn station.
We are open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 5.30pm, Wednesday 8am to 7.30pm and Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm, and closed at weekends. Out of hours, call or WhatsApp 020 7404 8600 and we will respond when the practice opens. If we are closed and the problem cannot wait, contact NHS 111.
Please do. Recent X-rays can spare you repeating them. Your previous practice can email them to you, or directly to us with your permission.
We are. New patients are welcome at Sardinia House, and urgent problems can usually be seen the same day.
Book an appointment
Book online at any time, or call and speak to someone who will remember you.
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