Two quiet rooms
Both surgeries face the courtyard, so the loudest thing in the room is usually the conversation.
Drift Yonder Dental Studio
Steady hands.
Plain answers.
A small practice built around longer appointments. We look properly, tell you what we found in ordinary words, and write the plan down before anything begins.
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Thursday evenings
The last Thursday appointment starts at 7:40pm, so you do not have to take the afternoon off.
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Same-week check-ups
We work a short cancellation list every morning and offer those slots out the same day.
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Forty-minute first visits
Long enough to take a full look, talk through options and answer the questions you arrived with.
One clinician, start to finish
Whoever examines you carries out the treatment, so nothing is handed over halfway through a plan.
Trays set in the open
Instruments are unwrapped in front of you and the sterilisation log is on the wall if you want to read it.
How it goes
What a first visit looks like
No surprises, in order. If you have been putting this off, this is the part people usually want to read first.
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01 Talk before anything else
We sit and go through what has been bothering you, what you have had done before, and anything that made a past appointment difficult. Nothing goes near your mouth during this part.
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02 A proper look
A full examination of teeth, gums, bite and the soft tissue, with small x-rays only where they would change the plan. You can ask us to stop and explain at any point.
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03 Findings in ordinary words
We show you what we found on screen and describe it without the shorthand. Where there is a choice between treating now and watching something, we say so plainly.
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04 A written plan, then time to think
You leave with the plan and the itemised cost in writing. Booking the next step is up to you, and the quote stands for ninety days.
What we do
Treatments
General and restorative dentistry for adults and children. Anything outside this list, we will tell you who to see rather than attempt it.
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Check-ups & hygiene
Examination, scale and polish, and practical cleaning advice aimed at the two or three spots you actually keep missing.
Good for routine care, bleeding gums, staining -
White fillings
Tooth-coloured composite repairs, shade-matched in daylight and polished in the same appointment.
Good for new decay, chips, replacing old metal fillings -
Crowns & onlays
For teeth too broken down for a filling. We keep as much of the natural tooth as the shape allows and fit a temporary while the lab works.
Good for cracked teeth, large old restorations, post-root-canal -
Root canal treatment
Usually two unhurried visits rather than one long one. Numbing is checked twice before we start and again if you signal.
Good for persistent ache, abscess, deep infection -
Clear aligners
Mild to moderate crowding corrected with removable trays, reviewed every six weeks. We will say honestly if a case needs a specialist instead.
Good for crowded front teeth, relapse after childhood braces -
Extractions & wisdom teeth
Straightforward removals here, with aftercare written out and a check-in appointment already booked before you leave.
Good for unrestorable teeth, repeated wisdom tooth flare-ups
If you are dreading it
You keep control of the appointment
Plenty of people arrive having avoided a dentist for years. That is common enough that we have built the appointment around it rather than treating it as an exception.
- A raised hand stops everything, including mid-procedure.
- Numbing is done slowly, warmed, and tested before we begin.
- Nervous-patient slots are booked longer and placed early in the day.
- You can come in just to look at the room and meet us, with no examination.
- Headphones, a blanket and breaks between stages are there if you want them.
- Nothing is sold to you in the chair. Decisions happen afterwards, in writing.
No one gets talked into anything here. You leave with a plan on paper and as long as you need to think about it. Mara Vance, principal dentist
Money, up front
What it costs
Example fees so you can judge before you book. Your written plan confirms the exact total, and we will not start work that is not on it.
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From £68 Examination
Includes the examination, any x-rays taken on the day and your written findings. Hygiene appointments are quoted separately.
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£19 Per month
Two examinations and two hygiene visits a year, spread monthly, plus a reduction on restorative treatment. Cancel with a month's notice.
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Itemised Before we start
Every stage priced on one page, valid ninety days. Longer courses can be split into stages and paid as you go.
When we are open
Hours and urgent slots
We hold back two appointments each weekday morning for pain, swelling or a tooth that has broken overnight. Those are released at opening and usually gone by mid-morning, so ask early.
- Monday 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Tuesday 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Wednesday 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Thursday 10:00am – 8:20pm
- Friday 8:30am – 3:30pm
- Saturday 9:00am – 1:00pm, hygiene only
- Sunday Closed
Before you book
Questions
The things new patients ask us most often, answered properly rather than briefly.
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Do I need records from my last dentist?
No. It helps if you can remember roughly when you last had x-rays, because that affects whether we take new ones on the day, but we can register you and examine you without any paperwork from elsewhere. -
What if I have not been to a dentist in years?
Then the first visit is mostly looking and talking. We will not run through a list of everything that could be done. We prioritise anything causing pain or at risk of getting worse, and the rest goes on a plan you can work through at your own pace. -
Something hurts now. How soon can I be seen?
Ask for one of the held-back morning slots. If they have gone, we will tell you honestly what is left that day rather than booking you into next week, and we will give you advice for managing it until you are in the chair. -
How long does a first appointment take?
Forty minutes. That covers the conversation, the examination, any x-rays and going through the findings. If treatment is needed it is booked separately, so you are never kept longer than you planned for. -
Can I bring someone in with me?
Yes, into the room and for the whole appointment if you want. Plenty of people find it easier to take in the explanation with someone else listening too. -
Do you see children?
From around three years old. Early visits are short, usually a ride in the chair, a count of the teeth and nothing more. We book children before school where we can, when they are freshest. -
Can treatment be split into stages?
Usually, and we will say which parts are genuinely urgent and which can wait without getting worse. Staged plans are priced stage by stage so you can stop and restart without losing the quote.
Book a visit
Tell us when suits you
Send this and we will reply with two or three times that fit, including evening or Saturday options where they are free. If you are in pain, say so in the notes and we will look at the same-day list first.
New and returning patients both use this form. There is nothing to pay to register.