“I'm terrified of the dentist.”
You're not alone — helping phobic patients is what David and Rashmi are known for. They wrote a book on it. Nothing happens until you say so, and you can stop us at any time.
New patient offer · £99 first visit · Chorley · Leyland · Buckshaw · Euxton
A dentist you'll actually look forward to seeing.
Six months or sixteen years since your last visit — it makes no difference to us. Your first appointment is a relaxed 45 minutes with a dentist: a proper look, a proper conversation, and the cost of anything you need in writing before it starts.
Your first visit
7 Step new patient consultation
£99
£155
Then, if you want it: plans from £12.83 a month
cover your check-ups and hygiene visits, with 10% off treatment
Open until 8.00pm on Monday & Wednesday
- 4.9 on Google · 322 reviews
- Nervous patients welcome
- Evening appointments
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"The treatment was, as promised, pain-free*. I would thoroughly recommend them."
— Mrs Roshani Swift, Blackburn -
"I felt no pain at all during my treatment and had each stage of treatment fully explained to me."
— May Williams -
"I recently had three fillings in my upper jaw and felt no pain whatsoever."
— Mr M Gibbs, Chorley
- 64,000+
- patient appointments
- 98.6%
- of 168 surveyed said their treatment was pain-free*
- 8.00pm
- late opening on Monday & Wednesday
- No fee
- to register as a patient
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Two Certified Pain Free Dentists, and a method measured on
168 patients
- All 5 clinicians registered with the General Dental Council, numbers published
What happens at your first visit
The 7 Step consultation. Forty-five minutes, nothing rushed.
Most first appointments at a dentist are ten minutes and a lecture. Ours isn't. It's the full picture of your teeth, gums and mouth, with a dentist, and a plan you take home — whether or not you need anything doing.
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A conversation first
What you'd like from your teeth, and anything that worries you about being here. If you're nervous we'll run through our fear survey so we know exactly what to avoid.
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Full examination of teeth and gums
Every tooth, every filling, and a gum health score — gum disease is the thing most people don't know they have.
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Mouth cancer screening
A quick check of the soft tissues, lips, tongue and throat. Early detection changes outcomes.
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X-rays where needed
Digital, low-dose, on screen straight away — so you see what we see.
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Photographs of your smile
A record to compare against, and the easiest way to explain what's going on.
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Your options, explained plainly
What needs doing now, what can wait, and what's purely optional. In plain English, on screen.
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A written plan, with every fee
You leave with it. Nothing on it will surprise you against our published fee list, and there's no obligation to book any of it.
You're in the right place if
Most new patients here arrive with one of these.
“It's been years. I'm embarrassed.”
We hear this every week, and no one here will judge you for it. We'll look, tell you where things stand, and start from there — not from where you think you should be.
“I just want a good local dentist.”
New to Chorley, or your old practice closed its list. A family-run practice on Southport Road, open late, with a hygiene plan from £12.83 a month if you want one.
Pain-free* is the method, not the slogan
Two Certified Pain Free Dentists who wrote the book on dental fear.
Over ten years David and Rashmi have refined a way of working built for people who dread the chair: computerised injections you barely feel, warmed anaesthetic so there's no sting, the Waterlase laser for gentler treatment, and sedation for anyone who needs it. Then they ask every patient how it felt — 98.6% of 168 surveyed said pain-free.
- We'll never start until every question is answered.
- You can raise a hand and we stop. Every time.
- Everything is explained before it happens.
- Free chapters of the book, before you even book.
David Hickey and Rashmi Chattopadhyay are Certified Pain Free Dentists.
Verification available on request.
Fees, published
No registration fee. No surprises.
Every appointment we book has its fee beside it. Treatment is quoted individually, in writing, after your consultation — and nothing on it will differ from our fee list.
45 minutes with the dentist. Examination, screening, X-rays where needed, and a written plan.
New patient offer, ends 31 December 2026. The standard fee is £155.
45 minutes with our dental therapist. No examination needed first, no referral.
Your check-ups and hygiene visits for the year, plus 10% off routine dental treatment. Four plans; your dentist recommends one.
Every pay-as-you-go booking is secured with a deposit, refunded in full if you cancel or rearrange with 48 hours' notice. Fees last reviewed 7 September 2026. Full fee list on our pricing page.
If you would rather not think about it
Everything your teeth need in a year, for £39.03 a month.
A maintenance plan turns dentistry from a series of bills into a direct debit. Your check-ups and your hygiene visits for the year are already paid for, so a routine appointment never arrives as a cost — which, for most people who have been avoiding the dentist, is half of what was putting them off.
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Routine visits, already paid for
2 examinations and 4 hygiene appointments a year are included — £69.50 and £90 each if you pay as you go. You book them, you come in, there is nothing to settle.
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10% off if you do need something doing
This is usually where a plan pays for itself. The 10% comes off routine dental treatment — every filling, root canal and crown, for as long as you are on it. It does not apply to orthodontic treatment, cosmetic treatment or implant treatment.
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Covered when you are nowhere near Chorley
Patients on a plan administered by Practice Plan can also request help through the Worldwide Dental Emergency Assistance Scheme, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The plan with the most in it
£39.03 a month
- 2 examinations a year
- 4 hygiene appointments a year
- 10% off routine dental treatment
- Worldwide Dental Emergency Assistance Scheme
- No joining fee
Those appointments come to £499 a year paying as you go. The plan saves you £30.64 — and then takes 10% off anything else you need.
Three smaller plans from £12.83 a month — your dentist recommends the one that fits how often you need to be seen.
Administered by Practice Plan. To join you need to be dentally fit and up to date with any treatment you need, and to join within a month of finishing it — so for most people a plan is something to decide after the first visit, not before it. Nobody has to join anything to be a patient here.
Real patients, real boards
Rated 4.9 on Google by 322 people in and around Chorley.
“I had the gaps in my bottom row of teeth closed, which I was previously very embarrassed about. This was a painless experience and one I would recommend.”
“As a nervous patient I feel at ease when at Southport Road Dental Practice. The staff are friendly and very welcoming and they put you at ease.”
“I am ashamed to admit that due to a totally unfounded fear, I had not been to the dentist for nearly 25 years … I have gone from being completely petrified of having a check-up to having voluntary cosmetic procedures!”
Who you'll meet
Family-run. Same faces, year after year.
David and Rashmi own the practice and still see patients every day. Some of theirs have been coming for thirty years.
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David Hickey
Pain Free Dentist & principal
GDC 83406
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Rashmi Chattopadhyay
Pain Free Dentist & principal · sedation
GDC 83400
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Alice
Dentist
GDC 251173
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Marc
Dentist
GDC 243971
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Sarah
Dental therapist
GDC 106131
When you're ready for more
Healthy first. Then, if you want it, the smile.
Straightening, bonding, whitening, implants — all done here, all at the same gentle pace. Nobody will suggest any of it at your first visit unless you ask.
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Composite bonding · before and after, actual patient -
Composite bonding · before and after, actual patient -
Composite bonding · before and after, actual patient -
Composite bonding · before and after, actual patient -
Gap closure with resin · before and after, actual patient -
Veneers · before and after, actual patient -
Teeth straightening · before and after, actual patient -
Teeth straightening · before and after, actual patient -
Teeth straightening · before and after, actual patient -
Teeth straightening · before and after, actual patient -
Teeth straightening · before and after, actual patient -
Teeth straightening · before and after, actual patient
Book your first visit
Chorley PR7 1LB
Lancashire
Tell us a little, and we'll ring to find a time.
No forms to fill in at the practice, no registration fee. We'll call back during opening hours — usually the same day — to book your 7 Step consultation and answer anything you want to ask first.
- Monday
- 8.00am – 8.00pm
- Tuesday
- 8.00am – 6.00pm
- Wednesday
- 8.00am – 8.00pm
- Thursday & Friday
- 9.00am – 5.30pm
- Saturday & Sunday
- Closed
Where to come
9 Southport RdChorley PR7 1LB
Lancashire
The map is loaded from Google, which will see your visit.
Before you book
The questions new patients actually ask.
Do I have to register or pay a joining fee?
No. Book a 7 Step consultation and you're a patient of the practice. There is no registration fee.
Will I get a telling-off?
No. Whatever state your teeth are in, we've seen worse, and we'd rather you were here than not. We'll be honest about what we find, kindly.
Is the £99 the whole cost?
For the consultation, yes — £99 covers the whole 45 minutes, against a standard fee of £155. Any treatment you need afterwards is quoted separately, in writing, and there is no obligation to go ahead with it.
Can I have a hygiene visit without seeing a dentist?
Yes — a direct access hygiene appointment with our dental therapist is £145, no examination or referral needed.
I work full-time. When can I come?
We're open until 8.00pm on Monday & Wednesday, so most people manage an evening appointment without time off.
What if I'm in pain right now?
Don't wait for a consultation — call us for a same-day emergency appointment (£245) and we'll get you out of pain first.
In pain today? Emergency appointments are open to new patients.