dentist - new policy on children's appointments

[bawdy-nan]

The dentist we've been going to for years has put in place a new policy whereby they won't book appointments for schoolchildren outside of school hours - annoyed and I think it breaches General Dental Council Standards guidance on discrimination on the grounds of age but I'm not sure I can be arsed to complain.

Can anyone recommend a dentist locally where you don't have to take them during school?

[midivydale]

My ds goes to a lovely lady at the gardens dental practice, dr islam I think her name is.

[sb]

Townley Road does late afternoons for us

[Mrs TP]

Sounds like a story for the SLP to me, what a rubbish policy and wrong on so many levels. What will happen in the school hols? Will your dentist refuse to see them at all then?

We go to the one above the chemist on North Cross Rd. I was there last wk booking apts for my brood and have 3 consecutive appts after school for them.

[bawdy-nan]

I emailed the practice for confirmation and clarification and it seems that this isn't the new policy at all, perhaps just a rather over zealous receptionist trying to manage the appointments. It did seem a bit odd and a bit off, especially as over the many years we've been going it's always been a rather positive experience.