Initial Appointment and Routine Treatment

Patients are greeted to our York practice by our Reception Manager, Hannika Minto, and invited to relax in our comfortable and stylish lounge. Every effort is made to ensure that you will not have to wait for your dental appointment, and we have a wide range of reading material for you to choose from. You will be asked to complete a confidential medical questionnaire to help us provide the best and safest dental treatment. Our senior nurse, Zoe Hall, will make you feel at ease in the surgery.

At the initial appointment James will carefully listen to any concerns you may have about your teeth and mouth, and find out from you what your hopes and aims for dental treatment are. He will examine your jaw joints, the soft tissue of your mouth, gums and teeth. Appropriate photographs, radiographs (x-rays) and other diagnostic tests will be taken for further information. James will then explain the findings of his examination and tests with you, and give you all the options and possible costs for the treatment that you may need. When the proposed treatment is straightforward, you will be invited to book any appointments that you may need – or, if you prefer, you can have as much time as you need to think about how you’d like to proceed before booking any appointments. If the treatment you require is more complex, you may be asked to return for further discussion. Before commencing any dental work, a plan of treatment with associated fees will be agreed with you. We will never start any treatment until you completely understand what is to be done and what it's going to cost.

Whether your treatment is routine or more complex, you can be assured that at James Pegg Dentistry we use the best equipment and materials available and you can be confident that we always use sterilised or disposable instruments for each patient.

Hygienist and Periodontal (Gum) Treatments

Following your examination with James, or our specialist periodontist Federico Moreno, you will be recommended to visit our hygienist, Lisa Tomlinson.

A small percentage of the population is susceptible to periodontal or gum disease. Without regular care and advice, people may notice red, swollen and bleeding gums and gum recession. Drifting and loose teeth will also progress due to loss of the supporting bone. These patients are in need of more advanced care and are referred to our specialist periodontist, Dr Federico Moreno. Unless the disease is very progressed, Federico can treat the problem and extend the life of your own teeth. You can find out more about Federico on the Team pages. He treats not only our own patients in York but also accepts referrals from any general dental practice. Federico and Lisa work very closely together to diagnose, treat and manage a wide range of gum diseases.

Dentures

Adult Braces (Anterior Tooth Alignment)

James has been providing straightening treatments for front teeth since 2009 using the Inman Aligner® and Smilelign®.

These treatments can dramatically improve the appearance of your smile without the need for more complex or invasive methods. Some cases of mis-aligned teeth can be corrected in as little as 12 weeks and can give a long-lasting improvement to your look as well as your self-confidence. Photos of ‘before’ and ‘after’ treatment that James has provided are available on the ‘Smile Gallery’ page.

Cosmetic Dentistry

At James Pegg Dentistry we offer a very broad range of cosmetic dental treatments including veneers, crowns, bridges, tooth straightening, tooth-coloured fillings, edge bonding and whitening. We work with some of the UK's most experienced dental ceramists to fabricate beautiful, lifelike crowns, bridges and veneers that will truly enhance your smile. 

James has extensive experience in providing aesthetic and cosmetic dental treatment. He has undertaken considerable amounts of postgraduate study in aesthetics and occlusion (the study of how the jaws work and how teeth bite) and is a Full Member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. 

When doing tooth-coloured fillings, James takes great care to accurately reproduce the natural colours, contours and anatomical features of the tooth to produce an incredibly lifelike result. Tooth-coloured filling material can also be used to deliberately change the shape of a tooth to give a much more desirable appearance.

Before James embarks on a course of cosmetic dental treatment he and his team work closely with his patient and the dental ceramists to plan the treatment very carefully. He can provide 'provisional' treatment, which is non-invasive and completely reversible, to show his patients in their own mouths what the proposed outcome of the treatment might be.  The proposed dental treatment can then be modified if needed before anything permanent is done. That way the patient, the ceramist and James and his team can all be confident that the proposed treatment will be successful. It is this attention to detail which gives very successful outcomes and very happy patients.

Contact Us

Call us to make an appointment, discuss any treatment you may require or any queries you have about any of our procedures by using the details below.

James Pegg Dentistry

7 Tanner Row, City Centre, York, YO1 6JB

01904 622487

enquiries@james-pegg.co.uk