Pain Free* Dentistry For Nervous Patients

Hi Guys,

I can’t recommend this Dentist enough for nervous patients, I met with David for a Virtual Smile Consultation, I was offered a coffee and a friendly chat away from the dentist chair, he asked permission to have a look at my teeth, then talked through everything with me, he was gentle and caring and definitely non judgemental. We talked through all my fears, and worked a plan around them, he lets me feel totally in control.

He has a special interest in pain free* dentistry, I can confirm after two root canals it was pain free* and I would have another without any worries. He answers all my emails no matter how trivial my concerns may be.

his details are

David Hickey, Southport Road Dental, 9 Southport Road, Chorley, PR7 1LB

painfreedentistchorley.co.uk

I visit this dental practice, too. I can thoroughly recommend it for people, like myself, who were terrified of visiting the dentist. David is excellent in his chosen profession and has in interest in patients with phobias.

I had not been to the dentist for over a decade after some bad experiences but feel completely different visiting the Southport Rd practice. David takes the time to get to know you and your fears before he even asks if he can take a look in your mouth.

My experience of him examining my teeth (several of which were broken, had missing fillings, discoloured and crooked) was the total opposite of what I had previously experienced: there was no painful probing or scraping at all, it was so gentle I felt nothing at all.

I have gone from being unable to talk about my teeth and having palpitations at the thought of visiting the dentist to, this week, on only my third visit to David, having a broken tooth out and not feeling a thing! It’s only through the care and professionalism of the team at Southport Rd that I’ve come this far …

I can really recommend them … Visit their website, there’s lots of info on there (especially about The Wand!) and it gives you a real taste of David’s ethos. There are lots of mentions of ‘pain free*’ dentistry … It really is pain free*, It’s not a gimmick, it’s a fact.

Hi Kelly

This may sound a daft question, but is this dentist real?!  He sounds amazing and the answers to all my worries, but you know when something sounds too good to be true?

His website is also ‘different’ not corporate as some might be. But when you are used to looking at corporate sites, his seems very different. 

Thanks in advance for replying, Katie

Quite simply this practice is superb – the level of care and professionalism from all the staff is excellent. 

Just for background – I am 52 year old, from Bolton. I had not visited a dentist for 25 years, and I was terrified and I mean terrified of going to a dentist. Nevertheless because I was so ashamed and emabarrassed of how bad my teeth were – and after help from reading this forum – I decided to contact the practice this January.

I was assigned to Rashmi (David’s wife) and have now completed my treatment, which lasted about 3 months of six appointments. 

Rashmi has a wonderful, outgoing personality and immediately puts you at ease. On my first appointment she had total empathy and understanding of how nervous I was without being judgemental or patronising on the state of my teeth.

I was given a treatment plan, at a pace I was happy with. The dental nurse (Lindsay) is also superb and I never felt rushed.

Injections are pain free* and administered in such a way that you have complete confidence that you are sufficiently numbed. Rashmi also talks to you throughout the treatment , lets you what she is doing and how long it takes. It really is a completely different level of care.

I cannot praise this practice enough. A big thank you to Rashmi and all the staff, from a grateful smiling customer !!

Simon