England lockdown: Dental practices to remain open

Following the PM’s announcement 4th Jan 2021 that a third lockdown in England will come into effect from midnight 3rd Jan 2021, we have received confirmation from the Office of the CDO that dental services in England are to remain open.

The Government guidance on the national lockdown states: “The majority of public services will continue and you will be able to leave home to visit them. These include the NHS and medical services like GPs and dentists”.

Despite an impending lockdown private practices will remain OPEN.
It’s safe and essential to attend the dentist. We remain open to all, for both routine and emergency treatments.

We do have some slight alterations to our normal way of working

Following Government instruction Harrogate Spa Dental is unable to carry out face to face consultations or treatment until further notice. Due to the highly contagious nature of Coronavirus please follow advice and stay at home. If you have a dental emergency phone 01423 540879 and leave your name and number and our dentist will get back in touch. This service is open between 9 am and 6 pm everyday. We will be re-opening as soon as we can. Thank you for understanding at this difficult time.

Last update 15/11/2019

We are excited to welcome Jonathan Hughes CDT who offers means all of the clinical stages of the denture treatment and manufacture the dentures at his private dental laboratory.

Dr Humphreys is very excited about having completed a Clear Smile Brace course in Birmingham last week and increasing his orthodontic knowledge.

update Feb 2018

Is it safe? Yes, absolutely. 10% CP whitening gel (used in our practice) was originally used to promote wound healing and gum health. Our bodies are equipped to handle peroxide and indeed, the human body actually makes peroxide in the liver, brain and eyes.

Does a light make any difference? All research shows that the light does not change the outcome of whitening.

Is there an advantage to in surgery whitening? Well no, the outcome of in-surgery whitening is not better than home tray whitening regardless of the number of applications.

In summary bleaching teeth has one of the major advances in cosmetic dentistry in the last 25 years. Tray based whitening with 10% CP is versatile, cost-effective and safe!