Dyke Road Dental Practice

20/12/2025

The practice will be closed on 25th and 26th December and on 1st and 2nd January. We will have a dentist working every other day during the holidays to cover emergencies.

Thank you to our patients for the kind and thoughtful Christmas gifts, including this beautiful handmade wreath!

Merry Christmas to all our patients, and a happy new year when it comes! 🔔

11/04/2025

We will be closed on Friday the 18th and Monday 21st April for the Easter public holidays. In cases of severe pain, bleeding or swelling please call 111 for emergency care.

Happy Easter to all our patients 🌟

24/01/2025

Following the red weather warning, non-urgent appointments scheduled for Friday 24th January are being cancelled.

We apologise for the inconvenience, but in view of the travel advice from Police Scotland, do not wish to risk patients travelling for non-urgent care.

Urgent and emergency care will continue to be provided.

We contacted patients this afternoon and evening but would be grateful if you could share this information with any friends or family who may be affected.

01/11/2022

D**e Road Dental Practice remains fully committed to NHS Dentistry and is currently taking on new NHS patients of any age.

We have 4 full time and 2 part time dentists and an NHS hygienist offering:
🦷 free check ups for all
🦷 NHS hygienist (scale and polish under £13)
🦷 full scope of NHS treatments provided
🦷 patients under 26 and on certain benefits get all NHS treatment free of charge
🦷 all patients join our NHS register, no monthly payment plans or private schemes

We do offer private treatments if desired, such as:
🪥 tooth whitening and tooth coloured restorations
🪥 stain removal treatments
🪥 composite edge bonding
🪥 clear aligners and ceramic braces

Call us on 0141 959 1472 to join our NHS list and book your next free dental check up.

08/07/2022

🦷 Book Your Check-up Now! 🦷

We sincerely thank our patients for their understanding and patience while we have been working hard to address the enormous backlog of treatments caused by the severe restrictions imposed on NHS dental services during the COVID pandemic. All patients with outstanding treatment should have now been contacted, however if you think you still have treatment to complete then please call to book a review.

All registered patients can book their routine dental examination, and from August we will also be registering new patients again.

☑️ Please call the practice to book in, we look forward to seeing you!

26/07/2021

**Patient update**

For some time now, all of our dentists have been working at their full hours worked before the pandemic began. However, there are several factors that are having a huge impact on our ability to see anything close to the same number of patients as before. Whenever we use our scaler or drill for any reason (such as all fillings, root treatments, scale and polish, crown/bridge work etc) we create an aerosol which fills the room. As such, any time we do an aerosol generating procedure:

▪️We must isolate that room for up to 60 minutes and run extractors to remove the aerosols from the surgery BEFORE WE CAN RE-ENTER THE ROOM

▪️We must perform a thorough bleach clean of the room to ensure no aerosol particles on the surfaces before bringing the next patient in

▪️All clinical staff must put on and remove significant additional PPE including gowns, full face visors and pressure-fitted masks (recently in very high temperatures)

As such, we only have the ability to see around half the number of patients per day as we could before. This has forced us to make difficult decisions about which treatments to prioritise. Our commitment remains to our registered patients and as such we are not registering any new patients currently. We have a legal and moral obligation to prioritise patients with severe pain, swelling, bleeding or suspected oral cancer. We will also see patients with any dental concern such as a broken tooth, lost filling/crown, broken denture, concern about the skin in their mouth, bleeding gums etc. You can also now book in with the hygienist for a scale and polish, where an oral cancer check will also be carried out.

Unfortunately at this time the dentists do not have any remaining capacity to see routine check ups. We understand the frustration this is causing, however our reception staff are subject to increasing levels of aggression and even abuse and this will not be tolerated.

Please see the attached letter from NHS Lanarkshire explaining that this is the case for the majority of practices.

We thank you for your patience in these very challenging times for dentistry.

03/04/2021

Happy Easter to all our patients!

Just a reminder that we will be closed on Monday 5th April for the bank holiday. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 6th April. If you have an urgent dental concern over the holiday weekend, please call NHS24 on 111.
🐣🥚🐇

24/12/2020

Merry Christmas to all of our patients! We hope you have a restful break after a challenging year. 🎄🎅🏼

We will be closed on Friday 25th and Monday 28th December, and Friday 1st and Monday 4th January for the public holidays. We are open for emergencies only on the 29th, 30th and 31st of December. If you have pain, swelling or bleeding please contact us as close to 9am as you can, as there may be limited availability.

Stay safe and we hope for a much happier year ahead for you all.

31/10/2020

**COVID-19 UPDATE**
We want to thank all of our patients for their patience and cooperation since we reopened in June with very tight restrictions placed on how we can work. From Monday 2nd November we have been permitted to do more types of treatments, however unfortunately this is still NOT business as usual. It is important to understand that our considerations in dental practice are about much more than just the social distancing measures we have adopted, and are designed to keep patients and staff as safe as possible.

▪️Each dentist has been supplied with PPE to see just 10 patients per day.

▪️Of these, only a maximum of 5 patients can have a procedure which uses the drill or scaler as this produces a mist in the air - known as an Aerosol Generating Procedure (AGP).

▪️When we perform an Aerosol Generating Procedure we have to wear enhanced PPE (full gown, heavy duty mask, full face visor and gloves). Each dentist has been supplied with only 5 sets of enhanced PPE per day.

▪️After every AGP we must lock the room and allow the mist created by the drill to settle for between 30-60 minutes, then perform a deep clean with a bleach solution. This is greatly reducing our ability to see as many patients as before.

As a result, for now we will still have to prioritise those patients who have an urgent concern such as pain, swelling, bleeding, loss of a filling/crown etc or patients who were part way through treatment.

Please rest assured that the whole team are working hard to clear the backlog and return to routine appointments as soon as we possibly can. Thank you again for your continued understanding.

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12/07/2020

We are now permitted to use our drills FOR URGENT CARE ONLY, on a maximum of three patients per day. All patients requiring use of the drill for urgent care will be assessed first by the dentist at a separate appointment. We are still not permitted to carry out routine treatment on the NHS. Please bear with us during these challenging times, these restrictions have been imposed by the government.

Please call the practice on 0141 959 1472 for advice or to make an appointment. The door remains closed and all enquiries and bookings are by telephone only.

If you are given an appointment with the practice, visit our website and read our COVID-19 policy before attending. Please wear a face covering when you attend the practice.

Stay safe.

https://www.dykeroaddentalpractice.co.uk/covid19-update

21/06/2020

**COVID-19 Update**

We are pleased to advise our patients that the practice is now open to carry out some limited, urgent treatments.

Please call 0141 959 1472 if you have a dental emergency and we will continue to offer advice or refer where appropriate to the Urgent Dental Care hubs as before. However we will now also be able to treat patients at the practice to place temporary dressings and carry out most extractions.

The practice door will remain closed and only those patients who have been screened and given an appointment will be able to enter, therefore please make all enquiries by telephone.

Until restrictions are eased further, unfortunately we will not yet be permitted to carry out any routine treatments. We will update you as soon and the advice changes.

We have been working hard to make some important changes to adapt to the current pandemic situation. We will be spacing appointments and observing social distancing for your safety. More comprehensive information will be provided to patients who are given an appointment to attend.

We look forward to getting back to work and seeing our patients again.