Rice Lane Dental Care – Liverpool ★9.7

An Orrell Park practice with a hygiene bench wider than its dentist bench

Rice Lane Dental Care sits in the residential north of Liverpool and stays deliberately small. Seven clinicians sit on the team list, three of them hygiene-side rather than dentist-side. Hence the centre of gravity: gum health, recall appointments and maintenance, with restorative and cosmetic work built on that base.

Treatments and services

Check-ups and dental hygiene lead, AirFlow air polishing included. Behind them: white and amalgam fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures, root canal treatment and extractions. Straightening runs through Invisalign® and fixed braces, while the cosmetic shelf is short: composite bonding and whitening, with no separate smile-makeover route. Children get fissure sealants, fluoride varnish and sports guards, and night guards are made for grinding. The practice takes referrals from other dentists and keeps room for sudden toothache.

The clinicians

Simon Donnelly practises on the NHS side and is the name that recurs in feedback from people who dread the chair; David Tunnah sees private patients; Akshayaa Damodaran and Priyanka Adatia treat on both lists. The hygiene side is unusually deep for a practice this size — hygienists Joanne Rayker and Abbie Harrington, plus dental therapist and hygienist Meenu Kambiyakathu Daisymol, so more can be finished without a dentist’s chair time.

Who it suits

Households wanting a neighbourhood practice rather than a city-centre studio, and anxious adults: the note that repeats in feedback is being talked through a procedure, not hurried. Worth knowing beforehand: steps with a handrail at the entrance and stairs to the treatment rooms, so the building does not suit wheelchair users. Parking is nearby, an induction loop serves hearing aid users, and bus and rail stops sit close.

Frequently asked questions

Does it treat NHS patients? It is a mixed practice: the NHS list for new routine patients is open to children aged 17 or under; adults are taken on privately.

Can I be seen for sudden pain? Emergency appointments are offered; patients report same-day sit-and-wait slots.

I have a dental phobia. Say so when you ring — feedback repeatedly names dentists here who slow down and explain each step.

Is the building step-free? No: steps at the entrance and a flight of stairs to the surgeries.

Can my own dentist refer me here? Yes, dentist referrals are accepted.

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