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It looks like my 14 year-old will need braces on her teeth. We have looked at an orthodontist in Beckenham but I was put off by the 'sliding scale' of prices according to the orthodontist's experience (bit like going to the hairdressers), and the hard sell. Maybe that's just how it is?


I would welcome others' experiences and recommendations for a good orthodontist please - preferably reasonably local although we could travel to some degree. I was recommended an orthodontist in North Dulwich (by a friend whose daughter is now in her twenties and has lovely teeth) but have been put off by the online reviews. The dentist they had has also left the practice.


Our own family dentist (treated three generations since early 1980s) has retired so any family dentist recommendations would be gratefully received as well - willing to go private if necessary. (I am petrified of dentists to give further context).


Please PM if you would prefer.


Thanks in advance.

www.eliteorthodontics.co.uk/orthodontists/dr-mahmoud-pourghadiri/


Dr Pourghadiri did an amazing job with my son's teeth and he works with the adjacent dental practice (link below). Sadly my children are now too old to go there but they really helped us after a terrible experience at Kings dental hospital. They are particularly good for difficult dental problems and for small children who won't cooperate with the dentist. Wasn't cheap and obviously not local but was worth the investment.


wpddentistry.co.uk/

Moovart Wrote:

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> www.eliteorthodontics.co.uk/orthodontists/dr-mahmo

> ud-pourghadiri/

>

> Dr Pourghadiri did an amazing job with my son's

> teeth and he works with the adjacent dental

> practice (link below). Sadly my children are now

> too old to go there but they really helped us

> after a terrible experience at Kings dental

> hospital. They are particularly good for difficult

> dental problems and for small children who won't

> cooperate with the dentist. Wasn't cheap and

> obviously not local but was worth the investment.

>

> wpddentistry.co.uk/



Great - thank you.

A&A Wrote:

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> You could try Dulwich Orthodontic Centre in West

> Dulwich. We were referred there by our dentist

> and have been happy with them so far.


Hello thank you for this. Would you mind PM'ing me with details of your specific orthodontist (who you would recommend) at this practice please.


Thanks.

We go to Total Orthodontics Lewisham which is close to Ladywell Station


The are BUPA and also do NHS if your daughter's IOTN number is a 4/5.


Been really happy with them - they have loads of early mornings too, so when my son (also 14) needs his brace adjusting we are often in and out by 8.30 and still in school on time

prit Wrote:

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> We were happy with Premier Orthodontics in

> Bromley.


Hello thank you for this. If possible could you PM me with the named orthodontist who you would recommend at this practice please.


Thanks.

MelbourneMama Wrote:

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> We go to Total Orthodontics Lewisham which is

> close to Ladywell Station

>

> The are BUPA and also do NHS if your daughter's

> IOTN number is a 4/5.

>

> Been really happy with them - they have loads of

> early mornings too, so when my son (also 14) needs

> his brace adjusting we are often in and out by

> 8.30 and still in school on time


Hello thank you for this. If possible could you PM me with the named orthodontist who you would recommend at this practice please.


Thanks.

Dear all


Thanks for the replies. Can anyone recommend a named orthodontist at any of these - or another relatively local - practice please (I haven't had any further response from posters following my requests for PMs for named orthodontists within practices). I have the recommendation for Dr Pourghadiri (and thank you for that) here but I was hoping for somewhere closer/ easier to get to than Marylebone. We may go with him if I don't hear back from anyone else.


I had originally looked at one of these recommended local dentists but having seen the reviews online the service differs according to which dentist you go for (with some very scathing reviews about one dentist) hence the request for recommendations for a named individual at the practice. I hope that someone is able to help with this.


Thanks all in advance.

  • 2 months later...

Hi the normal system if your child needs braces is that your dentist refers your child for orthodontics. This is free. The places locally that children are referred to are King's Dental Hospital, Guys Dental Hospital and the Dulwich Orthodontic Practice. It is likely that the reason why you haven't had any local recommendations on here is that local children who require orthodontic treatment will have been referred to one of the centres I mentioned. I have no experience of the Dulwich centre, but Kings and Guys are both teaching facilities and are very good. You do tend to be seen faster at Guys than Kings as Guys is larger and Kings tends to have a waiting list of several months.

Renata

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