Sheil Road Dental Practice – Liverpool ★9.3

A seven-surgery family practice, not a city-centre studio

Sheil Road Dental Practice works out of a residential neighbourhood rather than the shopping streets, and it is built for the ordinary business of dentistry: seven treatment rooms, more than a dozen clinicians on the rota, NHS care with private treatment alongside it for adults and children alike. Much of this list leads with veneers; this practice leads with getting a whole household seen.

Treatments and services

Everyday work first — examinations at recall intervals set to NICE guidance, scaling and AirFlow air polishing, fillings, crowns, bridges, dentures, extractions and root canal treatment. Straightening runs beside it, with Invisalign® and fixed braces for adults and teenagers, and the cosmetic shelf holds composite bonding, whitening and smile makeovers. Children are properly catered for: fissure sealants, fluoride varnish, gumshields for sport. Night guards are made for grinding, and appointments held back for sudden toothache.

The clinicians

Fourteen names sit on the practice team list, several of them registered to treat you either on the NHS or privately — Magdalena Borowiecka-Fischer, Martin Ashton, Flloyd Lee Briggs, Mohamed Kamel — with Shiva Noursari the one patients name for whitening. Patricia Antonelli De Araujo holds a special interest in endodontics. Tony Varghese is a direct access therapist and hygienist, so a clean with him needs no dentist appointment first. The practice also fields a domiciliary dentist for patients who cannot leave home.

Who it suits

Families who want children and grandparents on the same books. Nervous adults above all: what patients repeat is a dentist who narrates every step before touching anything and stops the moment a hand goes up. Housebound patients, thanks to those home visits. One thing to know before setting off — the entrance is up steep stone steps and does not suit wheelchair users, though ground-floor doors were widened for walking frames.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an NHS practice? It provides NHS dentistry plus some private treatment for adults and children, and several dentists here work both ways.

Can I book a hygienist without a check-up first? Yes — the therapist and hygienist sees patients on direct access.

I am frightened of dentists. Say so when you book; patients describe being talked through each stage and given as long as they need.

Straightening without visible braces? Invisalign® is offered, with fixed braces where the movements call for them.

What if a relative cannot get out of the house? A domiciliary dentist treats patients where they live.

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