Hampton Dental Care Liverpool ★9.5

Where other dentists send their root canals

Hampton Dental Care is the endodontic referral point in this list. A dentist elsewhere who finds a tooth needing root canal treatment fills in a referral form and sends the patient here; the in-house endodontic team does the work and hands the patient back for everything else. Re-treatment is part of the remit — reopening a tooth root-filled somewhere else that never settled.

Treatments and services

Beside the specialist work it runs as a full general surgery for adults: examinations, tooth-coloured fillings, crowns and bridges in e.max and zirconia, dentures and hygiene, with an oral cancer screening built into every check-up. The cosmetic side covers composite bonding, whitening, veneers, clear aligners and complete smile makeovers under its Lumière package. Under-18s are treated on the NHS; adult care is private. Urgent appointments cover assessment, X-rays and diagnosis in one sitting, with treatment the same visit where nothing medical prevents it, and painful wisdom teeth go on to an oral surgeon.

Hygiene on direct booking

Air polishing and scale-and-polish appointments are booked online in their own right, with no examination needed first. Air polishing directs compressed air, water and powder at the tooth surface and gum line to lift staining and hardened deposits, and sits easier with sensitive gums than a scaler tip. The practice occupies an upper floor with step-free access by lift, and is taking on new patients.

The clinicians

Roger Hollins is clinical director and the manager the regulator has registered for the Liverpool practice. Endodontist Stefan Stefanescu is the name that recurs in patient accounts: one describes arriving after another dentist had prescribed a root canal and leaving with vital pulp therapy instead — the living tissue inside the tooth kept rather than taken out. Therapists and hygienists work alongside the dentists.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a referral? Not for general or cosmetic care. Endodontic treatment begins with a referral, internal or from your own dentist.

Do I go back to my own dentist afterwards? Yes — once the endodontic work is finished you are referred back for routine care.

Can a root canal that failed be redone? Root canal re-treatment of a tooth first treated elsewhere is part of what the team does.

Can a new patient be seen in an emergency? Yes, urgent appointments are open to people not registered here.

Is my child seen on the NHS? Under-18s are treated on the NHS at this practice.

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