A Better Dental Experience

The practice is located in St Dunstan’s Street in Canterbury, a short walk from the Westgate Towers at the bottom of the High Street.

By Car:

We have good, nearby links to the A28 for Ashford, M20 and Thanet and are very close to the A2 (Leading to M2) for links to London and the rest of the South East.
Parking: There are many streets around the practice that offer 2 hour metered parking, including directly in front of the building. If you walk a little further down Roper Road (directly opposite the practice) you will find free 4 hour, parking bays. Similarly if you park along the Whitstable Road there are plenty of 4 hour and unrestricted parking options within a 10 minute walk.
Carparks:  The closest public car parks are available nearby in Station Road West and North Lane.

By Bus:

We have a bus stop conveniently located adjacent to St Dunstan’s Church, a 3 min walk from the practice which is served by many routes from Canterbury city centre, Herne Bay, Tankerton, Whitstable, Blean, Rough Common and the University of Kent . (link to canterbury bus map routes)

By Train:

We are about a 5 minute walk from Canterbury West Station which is served by the high speed train network. (see map below)
We are about a 20 minute walk from Canterbury East Station.

Your Initial Consultation visit is one of the most important appointments that we can offer and we aim to make it relaxing and informative. Your first visit at a new clinic can often be daunting, but this appointment is the perfect opportunity for us to get to know you a little and for you to be welcomed into our practice and to get a feel for how we look after our patients. We always take great care in listening to your needs and we will always tailor our treatment specifically for you.

We will always do soft tissue and head and neck cancer screening. We will examine your teeth and gums. We will do baseline charting of your teeth to record what treatment you may have had in the past and we will take diagnostic radiographs. We take in consideration your general health status and try and give tailored advice and useful tips on maintaining a healthy lifestyle which will impact positively on your oral health.
We have consultation areas within our treatment rooms and will show and discuss with you any findings and all associated treatment options. Whether it be to do with teeth, missing teeth, gums or your smile, ultimately the focus will always be on health and what the patient wishes to achieve. We will always balance your desires and dental needs with what can be achieved predictably and with a high level of success.

Keeping things healthy and well maintained is the first, and most important, step towards a pain free dental life. Where treatment is required, experienced  dentists will use local anaesthetics administered correctly. We will never continue if a patient asks us to stop and we will always communicate with you throughout your treatment to ensure you are comfortable. In short we will always strive to provide pain free dental treatment. Simple over the counter pain killers are generally adequate to manage any post-operative discomfort, even for more complex treatments such as placing dental implants.

Don’t be afraid to discuss with your dentist your concerns about pain or discomfort during and after dental treatment. You are not alone. We can also provide sedation services for those patients that have a phobia about dentistry, suffer with gagging, claustrophobia, or need to undergo a long or complex surgical procedure.

Ignoring dental problems and allowing issues to get worse is not the right solution. There is no denying that a severe toothache can be a harrowing experience, but everything we do at St Dunstan’s Dental Practice is actually aimed at preventing pain in the first instance or eliminating it during dental treatments.