Dental plans

Dental plans 

Our dental plans are provided by DPAS, they offer a great solution to spread the cost of your routine dental care, ensuring the best oral health is maintained and helping to stop problems before they start. 

Why are we offering a dental plan?

The main reason we offer a dental plan is because so many patients have asked us to. It gives you the opportunity to spread the cost of your preventative dental care and also benefit from worldwide dental accident and emergency insurance.

For the practice it means that we can plan your regular dental care more effectively than if you continued on a ‘pay as you go’ basis.

We have also designed the comprehensive range of dental plans to reward loyal patients, who will have their regular care planned in advance, providing them with the best chance of staying dentally fit and  reducing the need for future treatment.

What are the advantages of joining our dental plan?

It is much easier to spread the cost of your preventative dental care with monthly payments. The peace of mind of being covered by worldwide dental accident and emergency insurance and access to a 24-hour helpline.

20% Discount on treatments* and materials not covered by the plan. *excluding orthodontic and implant treatments

How do you join our plan?

Joining is very simple. All you have to do is complete a registration form and Direct Debit mandate. In addition to your first monthly payment, an initial registration fee of £10 per person will be charged and will be included in your first direct debit payment. 

If you choose to leave the plan for any reason you can do so by simply giving us one month’s notice.

What does it cost?

Our plans start from £3 per week and you can download the latest plan details and prices below. You can cover your dental health examination,  recommended hygiene visits, necessary x-rays and emergency treatment. You will benefit from a 20% reduction* on other treatments  and an insurance element. Please ask our receptionists for details of the different levels of cover.

Plan A - £34.58 per month and covers:

• Two dental health consultations per year
• Four classic hygienist appointments per year including scale and polish and periodontal advice

Plan B - £21.73 per month and covers:

• Two dental health consultations per year
• Two classic hygienist appointments per year including scale and polish and periodontal advice

Please note both plans (A&B) additionally cover: small x-rays, routine oral cancer screening, 20% discount on treatment (excluding facial aesthetics, implants, surgical procedures and orthodontics), diet and oral hygiene advice, membership card with 24-hour helpline numbers for dental emergencies at home or abroad and eligibility to request assistance from the Worldwide Dental Emergency Assistance Scheme.

Young adults - £13.98 per month and covers:

• Two dental health consultations per year
• Two hygiene appointments per year including scale and polish and periodontal advice
• X-rays as required
• Routine oral cancer screening
• 20% discount on treatment (excluding facial aesthetics, implants, surgical procedures and orthodontics)
• Diet and oral hygiene advice
• Membership card with 24-hour helpline numbers for dental emergencies at home or abroad
• Eligibility to request assistance from the Worldwide Dental Emergency Assistance Scheme

Children 3-10 plan - £7.07 per month and covers:

• Two dental health examinations per year
• Two fluoride applications per year

Children 11-18 plan - £10.06 per month and covers:

• Two dental health examinations per year
• Two fluoride applications per year
• Up to 2 hygiene appointment per year as clinically necessary

Please note both children plans additionally cover: 50% discount off private fee list for all treatment, 20% discount on practice made mouth guards, orthodontic examination and assessment, radiographs as clinically necessary, oral health advice, membership card with 24-hour helpline numbers for dental emergencies at home or abroad and eligibility to request assistance from the Worldwide Dental Emergency Assistance Scheme.

Denture plan - £5.64 per month and covers:

• One dental health examination per year
• Routine oral cancer screening
• 20% discount on treatment (excluding facial aesthetics, implants, surgical procedures and orthodontics)
• 20% discount on dentures
• Free repairs on any dentures made by the Smile Rooms within three years of fitting
• Diet and oral hygiene advice
• Membership card with 24-hour helpline numbers for dental emergencies at home or abroad
• Eligibility to request assistance from the Worldwide Dental Emergency Assistance Scheme

To find out more, give our team a call on 01653 692230.

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