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A check-up at Sardinia House means every tooth, your gums, your bite and the soft tissues of the mouth are examined, and a digital scan is put on screen so you can see what we see. It suits anyone who wants to know where they stand, whether it has been six months or six years. One appointment of around 30–40 minutes. New patients £125; routine check £110.
Guide fee
£125 new patient · £110 routine
Visits
One
Includes
iTero™ or Primescan 3D scan, on screen
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Who it is for
If your last check-up is a distant memory, this is the gentlest way back. We look, we record, and we tell you plainly what we find. Nothing is started on the day without your agreement and a written plan.
A twinge with cold drinks, a little bleeding when you floss, a rough edge your tongue keeps finding. Small signs are easiest to deal with while they are still small, and a check-up is where they get caught.
Many of our patients work nearby and want a dentist they can reach in a lunch hour. A new patient assessment is the full picture: scan, photographs, X-rays where needed and a conversation about what matters to you.
A check-up is not only for finding problems. Comparing this year's scan with last year's shows us wear, movement and gum changes long before they become something you would notice yourself.
The difference
Every appointment starts with an iTero or Primescan scan of your teeth, shown on the screen beside the chair. You see the chipped edge or the worn surface for yourself, which makes any discussion about it a shared one.
Clinical photographs record colour, shape and gum levels. Digital X-rays, taken only when there is a reason to, use a low dose and are on screen in seconds. Together they give us a baseline to measure against next time.
Once examined, you are given your plan and its fees in writing, and we begin only when you are ready. If nothing needs doing, the plan says so. If something does, it is set out in order, with the reasons for each step.
Our clinicians meet regularly to review cases together. If your check-up raises something that sits in a colleague's area of interest, root canal work under the microscope for instance, we can bring them in without sending you elsewhere.
The process
We begin by asking about your general health, any medicines you take and anything you have noticed: sensitivity, bleeding, a tooth that catches. What you want from your teeth matters as much as what we find.
We take the 3D scan, then examine each tooth, your gums, your bite, your jaw joints and the soft tissues of the mouth, including a check for early signs of oral cancer. Everything is explained as we go.
Not every check-up needs X-rays. When one does, it is taken digitally and explained on screen. Photographs are kept on file so that changes can be compared year on year.
We go through what we found, with the scan in front of us, and agree what happens next. The written plan with exact costs follows, and our treatment coordinators are on hand for any questions between visits.
Afterwards
If your teeth and gums are healthy, we will suggest when to see us again, usually in six to twelve months, and book a hygienist visit if it would help. If treatment is recommended, there is no pressure to decide in the chair. Take the written plan away, read it, and ask us anything by phone, WhatsApp or email.
Guide fees
Guide fees. Nothing is started until your plan, with every fee written down, is in your hands. See all fees
Good to know
Your first assessment is £125; routine health checks after that are £110. X-rays, if needed, are £30 each. Any treatment recommended is quoted in writing before it starts.
For most adults, every six to twelve months. We suggest an interval based on what we see at your appointment: a healthy, stable mouth can wait longer, while gum disease or active decay usually calls for closer attention.
No. A check-up is looking, scanning and gentle probing of the gums, which can feel odd but should not be painful. If a tooth is tender we will say so before we touch it.
A small wand is moved around your teeth for a few minutes and builds a 3D model on screen as it goes. There is no putty and nothing to bite down on. The scan is stored so that we can compare it with future visits.
No. Sardinia House is a private practice, and has been for 45 years. Fees are published as guide prices and confirmed in writing after your assessment.
Usually, yes, if you let us know when you book. Many patients pair their check-up with a hygiene appointment so that both are dealt with in one visit to Lincoln's Inn Fields.
A routine check takes around half an hour, and we are around five minutes from Holborn station on foot. We also open from 8am on most mornings and until 7.30pm on Wednesdays for appointments outside working hours.
Allow around 30 to 40 minutes. The visit begins with a conversation about anything that concerns you, then a digital scan of your teeth that appears on the screen beside you, followed by an examination of the teeth, gums, bite and soft tissues of the mouth. X-rays are taken only where they add something, and you leave with a written plan if anything needs doing.
No. The check-up is the examination; cleaning is a separate hygienist appointment, from £100, which can usually be booked on the same day. Keeping the two apart means each gets the time it deserves and the hygienist can work from the dentist's findings.
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