Steve Conteh - Invisalign, Implant and Cosmetics Specialist
Channel: Savernake Dental
Date: 2019-08-29

My name is Steve and I work here at Savernake Dental.  I work here doing General Dentistry and I have an interest in Cosmetic Dentistry as well.  I do some Invisalign, improving smiles and I’m currently doing my masters in Implants.

So, the ethos of this dental practice is patient health and comfort.  We want to provide the best service we can for all members of the family. But we also do have some more specialised services for the more complex care that’s required.

Patients can expect to feel very welcomed and they can be expected to be listened to.  Also, they can really take part in the planning of their own care because it’s a two-way dialogue and really important that our patients feel involved in the decisions that are being made about their health.
The practice facilitates the patient journey by initially giving the patient an introduction pack or a welcome pack. It really lets the patients know what we’re about and what we offer. We then go on to greet the patient very well at reception and welcome them to the practice. If they’d like a tour of the practice as well then they’re very welcome to do that to really see what we’re like. Then we would look to getting an appointment with one of the dentists to check the health of the mouth and also to highlight any problems there may be or to also highlight things that are going well as well. Once we have an idea of all of these things, we can lay out the options for our patient (there’s always a number of these). The Patients and ourselves can come to an agreement on what’s the best way to move forward.

If anyone is thinking about having dental treatment and you’re feeling apprehensive or nervous or there are things that are holding you back, ironically, I would strongly advise you to really get involved and get that treatment done because leaving anything for longer and putting anything on the backseat would really make things more complicated later on down the line.  The sooner you come and have things looked at, the simpler it can be, the more cost effective it can be for you and the healthier and happier you will be that you did do that.