NHS Treatment Price List

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This is what is routinely known as a "check up".

Before your appointment we will have already taken the time to understand what your main areas of concern, a remote medical history and lifestyle questionnaire will have been requested & completed, allowing us to ensure your visit to us is as safe and relaxed as possible.

A comprehensive check of your head, neck and jaw will be undertaken. This will be followed by a full check of the soft tissues of your mouth, the gums and then the teeth. 

Once the examination has been undertaken, we may need to take digital x-rays, study models and conduct vitality testing, if required to help with the diagnostic process. 

If there is disease detected this will be discussed at length and treatment options will be discussed. You will be given time to think about the options and together a suitable treatment plan will be formulated over an acceptable time frame.

If there is no disease we will focus on prevention and discuss your oral hygiene needs.

At Kirkheaton Dental Practice we believe that your oral hygiene is the most important aspect of maintaining a healthy, attractive and pain free smile.

We believe regular hygiene visits can help prevent quite serious dental disease such as periodontal disease, which can result in loss of teeth and tooth decay, which can cause teeth to fracture and cause pain.

Our expert dental therapists work closely with the dentist to ensure a personal regime is created for each individual patient.

Fillings are used to repair a cavity in your tooth caused by decay. Your dentist will offer you the type of filling they consider clinically necessary.

Fillings available on the NHS can be made of:

• amalgam (silver-coloured) – a mixture of metals, including mercury, silver, tin and copper
• composite (tooth-coloured) – made of resin and glass mixture
• glass ionomer (tooth-coloured) – powdered glass, which forms a chemical bond with your tooth and may release fluoride that helps to prevent further damage

Root canal treatment (endodontics) is a dental procedure used to treat an infection at the centre of a tooth.

Root canal treatment is not usually painful and can save a tooth that might otherwise have to be removed completely.

The infection at the centre of a tooth (the root canal) is caused by bacteria that live in the mouth and that invade the tooth.

This can happen after:

• tooth decay
• leaky fillings
• damage to teeth as a result of trauma, such as a fall

Having a tooth removed is a surgical procedure and as such carries a few risks. Here are some of the common reasons why teeth are removed: 

• pain 

• abscess 

• tooth decay

• gum disease 

• prosthetics (false teeth) 

• to correct irregular teeth, remove extra teeth or to make space. 

• cosmetic (for appearance) 

Sometimes, having a tooth removed can affect nearby teeth.

We believe regular hygiene visits can help prevent quite serious dental disease such as periodontal disease, which can result in loss of teeth and tooth decay.

If you have been diagnosed with dental disease it should be maintained with regular deep cleaning. 

Our expert dental hygiene & therapists work closely with the dentist and the patient to help maintain gum health and slow the progress of the disease.

If you lose a tooth or require one to be extracted this can often be added to your existing denture.

A tooth addition simply describes the process of adding a single tooth or more to an existing partial denture.

Sealants are used to fill small holes or grooves in your teeth.

Dental sealants are thin coatings that when painted on the chewing surfaces of the back teeth (molars) can prevent cavities (tooth decay) for many years. Sealants protect the chewing surfaces from cavities by covering them with a protective shield that blocks out germs and food.

A crown is a type of cap that completely covers a real tooth.

Crowns available on the NHS can be:

• all metal (such as gold or another alloy)
• porcelain fused to metal
• all resin
• all ceramic
• stainless steel – used to preserve badly decayed baby teeth in children, or as a temporary measure on permanent teeth

Your dentist will offer you the type of crown they consider clinically necessary.

Dentures are removable false teeth made of acrylic (plastic), nylon or metal. They fit snugly over the gums to replace missing teeth and eliminate potential problems caused by gaps.

Gaps left by missing teeth can cause problems with eating and speech, and teeth either side of the gap may grow into the space at an angle.

A bridge is a fixed replacement for a missing tooth or teeth. A bridge can be made of:

• porcelain bonded to metal alloys, which may contain gold, silver, nickel, chromium, titanium and molybdenum
• metal alloys containing cobalt chromium, titanium, aluminium and vanadium
• acrylic (plastic) for temporary bridges
• porcelain

Bridges may also be made of other non-metallic materials. You should ask your dentist what is most suitable for you.