Dental Smiles London | Euston Practice ★9.7

An NHS list and a private one under the same roof

Dental Smiles London runs three surgeries between King’s Cross and Euston, and the Euston one is the only address in the group where NHS dentistry is carried out — King’s Cross is private throughout. NHS cover stops short of hygiene appointments, aligners, whitening, veneers and implants, which are private whichever list you sit on. A general family practice with a cosmetic wing attached, rather than a boutique smile studio.

Treatments

Check-ups, hygiene and gum care; white fillings, inlays and onlays, root canal treatment, crowns, bridges, dentures and implants. Cosmetic work covers composite bonding, veneers, whitening and facial aesthetics. Straightening runs on two routes — Invisalign aligners for full cases, Six Month Smiles fixed braces when only the front teeth need moving. Emergency slots are kept for bleeding, knocked-out teeth, swelling and pain painkillers no longer touch.

Technology

An iTero scanner replaces impression putty and builds a simulation of the finished result before you agree to anything. Crowns are milled and fitted in a single sitting. Digital X-rays lower the radiation dose, and an intra-oral camera throws the tooth onto a screen, so the plan is argued over a picture rather than a description.

The team

Dentists, hygiene-therapists and nurses. Dr Jack Toulson, a Liverpool graduate, takes restorative work and oral surgery, and is the name anxious patients come back for. Dr Jack Johnson qualified with honours at Birmingham and holds postgraduate memberships with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the College of General Dentistry; prosthodontics is his interest. Hygiene-therapists run children’s treatment, sealants and periodontal care in their own right.

Who it suits

Nervous adults above all: the first conversation happens away from the treatment room with no equipment in sight, and the dentist’s training and the plan are talked through before anything is booked. Also families with children, commuters who want a chair beside the station, and anyone weighing a short orthodontic course against a full one.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an NHS practice? The Euston surgery holds the group’s NHS contract; King’s Cross is private only.

Can I join the NHS list? New NHS patients are not being registered at present.

Are impressions needed for aligners? No, the iTero scanner records the mouth digitally.

How long does a crown take? Same-day crowns are made and placed in one appointment.

What if I am frightened of the dentist? Say so when booking — there is a separate pathway for anxious patients that starts outside the surgery room.

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