Treatments
Everything we do at the practice, with the mark it leaves on your chart, how many visits it takes and an example price.
An exam of your teeth, gums and mouth, X-rays when they are due, then a scale and polish with the hygienist.
On your chart: no mark, checked and fine
1 visit, 60 min
From $150
Decay taken out and the tooth rebuilt in tooth-coloured composite.
On your chart: filled square
1 visit, 30–60 min
From $140
A cap over a weak or broken tooth, made in the lab to match the teeth beside it.
On your chart: thick outline
2 visits, two weeks apart
From $950
The inflamed or infected nerve taken out and the canals cleaned and sealed, so the tooth can stay.
On your chart: filled square and a root line
1–2 visits, 60–90 min
From $780
Taking out a tooth that cannot be saved, under a local anaesthetic.
On your chart: cross
1 visit, 30 min
From $180
Ways to fill a gap, from a removable denture to an implant, and what each involves.
On your chart: striped tooth
2–6 visits over 3–6 months
From $650
Example prices, for adults without insurance. Your dentist gives you a written plan with the cost before any treatment.
Reading your chart
Teeth are numbered 1 to 32, starting at your upper right wisdom tooth and ending at your lower right one. The marks follow one rule: blue is done, rose is planned.
An empty tooth
Checked, and nothing to do.
A blue square
A filling you already have. Blue always means work done before, here or elsewhere.
A blue outline
A crown you already have.
A rose square
A filling we plan to do. Rose always means planned.
A dashed ring
Something small to look at again next time, such as early wear or a shallow stain.
A cross
No tooth: never grown, or taken out.
In pain now?
Toothache, swelling or a broken tooth? Call (555) 014-2200 from 8:00: we keep same-day appointments every weekday (sample). Out of hours, the message gives the on-call number.
We see people who are not registered with us too. Bring a list of your medicines.
Book a check-up
Send the form and reception calls or emails you within one working day with a time (sample). New patients are welcome.