In our clinicians' own words.

Plain-English pieces from our clinicians on the things patients ask about in the chair: how a treatment works, what the choices are, and what we would do in your position. No jargon and nothing for sale.

Braces are not just for childrenThe idea that teeth can only be moved in your teens is one of the most persistent beliefs we meet in the surgery. It is wrong. Adults of every age straighten their teeth here, and the reasons they give are usually practical rather than vain.Dr Amit Patel What a smile does for you, and what it does for other peopleSmiling is one of the few things we do that changes both how we feel and how other people treat us in the same moment. Dentistry does not make anyone happier on its own, but it can remove the reasons a person has learned to keep their mouth closed.Dr Amit Patel Four things people believe about teeth whitening that are not trueTeeth whitening is one of the simplest treatments we offer and also one of the most misunderstood. The same four beliefs come up week after week in the surgery, so here they are, with what we actually know in 2026 and why it matters before you start.Dr Tara Khayatpoor Why straight teeth are about more than how they lookMost people think of orthodontics as cosmetic. It often is, and there is nothing wrong with that. But well-aligned teeth are also easier to keep, kinder to the gums and gentler on each other, and those benefits last long after anyone has stopped noticing the straightness.Dr Amit Patel What a smile makeover changes, in practiceSmile makeover is a broad phrase, and the pictures that accompany it tend to promise more than teeth can deliver. Here is what a well-planned one changes in ordinary life, and what it does not, from a restorative dentist's point of view.Dr Adam White Eight questions people ask about root canal treatmentMy practice is limited to endodontics, which means I spend my working days inside the roots of teeth. These are the eight questions I am asked most often, answered as plainly as I can, so that you arrive at your consultation already knowing what to expect.Dr Spencer Richman Forty-five years in Holborn: where Sardinia House beganSardinia House Dental Practice was founded forty-five years ago by Dr Julian Ede and Dr John Leach. It has been on Lincoln's Inn Fields for around fifteen of those years. This is a short account of where we came from, what has changed, and what we have kept.Dr Amit Patel Why every appointment here starts with a scanEvery surgery at Sardinia House has an intra-oral scanner, and every appointment begins with one. It takes a few minutes and you watch it on screen. Here is what the scan shows, why we rely on it, and what it quietly makes possible later on.Dr Amit Patel Root to crown in a day: how on-site milling makes it possibleA root-treated tooth usually needs a crown, and the longer the gap between the two, the more can go wrong. At Sardinia House the root canal is done under the microscope and the crown is milled in our own CEREC mill, so in suitable cases both happen in a single day.Dr Spencer Richman Guided implants: what the guide does and why it mattersA dental implant is only as good as its position. Guided implant surgery plans that position on screen, from a CBCT scan and an intra-oral scan merged into one model, and then uses a printed guide to place the implant exactly where it was planned. Here is how it works.Dr Shivan Dave What a worn smile is telling youTeeth are meant to last a lifetime, not to wear away in the process. When they do, the wear has a cause, and the cause tells us how to treat it. This is a guide to reading a worn smile and what can be done about it.Dr Adam White Two dentists, one plan: how peer review makes your treatment betterGood dentistry is rarely a solo effort. At Sardinia House, complex treatment is planned by more than one clinician, reviewed at regular peer-review sessions and coordinated by a lead dentist and a treatment coordinator team. This is what that means for you, and why it produces more predictable results.Dr Amit Patel

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