The initial consultation is absolutely free and without any obligation. You'll see one of our treatment coordinators and they'll discuss the general procedure; look to establish your concerns and expectations; answer any queries and questions; show you examples of previous cases; take you through the various steps and basically explain everything that's involved in the smile makeover process. You'll also get to meet Dr Bhatt at this stage, just so you can put a face to the name as well as get an idea of the likely final cost. All costs are later confirmed and presented to you prior to your preparation appointment.

Oral examination

The next stage would be an appointment with Dr Bhatt for a comprehensive examination to check all is healthy (this includes a soft tissue exam and an oral cancer check televideo examination), we measure the condition of the gums and do a smile analysis to establish what improvements we can make. We take a series of Photos and Impressions to cast study models of how you are now. These can be used to create a Wax mock up of how we would like your new smile to be.

Hygiene appointment

Our Hygienist will see you to give your teeth a through clean and to recommend a good home care routine. Healthy gums are essential to the health of your teeth. We firmly believe that knowledge is power and so the more information you have the better for the long term health of your mouth.

Stage One - Preparation appointment

This is a long appointment so best to put aside a morning or afternoon. You'll be given a painless local anaesthetic before Dr Bhatt undertakes some gentle reshaping of your teeth and completes any necessary lasering work. After taking impressions, he then hand builds temporary veneers based on the wax mock-up, spending considerable time refining and customizing the new smile. Time will be spent choosing the right colour, taking into account skin tone and hair colour.

After living with the temporary veneers for a few days, we invite you back in to give us your feedback - are you happy with the general shape and feel, do you like the colour, is there anything you'd like to change ?

Stage two -Fitting appointment

This takes place 2-3 weeks later and do please allow for another morning or afternoon. After the administering of local anaesthetic the temporary veneers are carefully removed. The new smile is tried in the mouth and reviewed, once confidant we are happy, and you approve, the new smile is permanently bonded into place.

Dr Bhatt will see you about a week later just to re-check that the bite has settled. We also take this opportunity to do some 'after' photographs and we will happily supply you with your own set of 'before' and 'after' shots.

Once the work has been completed it should give many years of trouble free service. Excellent home care along with normal routine examinations should be carried out together with regular visits to the hygienist to ensure the health of the gums.