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Fee Increase January 2025
During the last few years, we made it a priority to freeze our core fees, mindful of the cost-of-living crisis and the challenges many of our patients have faced. However, the sharp rise in operational costs, compounded by changes in taxation and inflationary pressures introduced in the recent government budget have made it increasingly difficult to sustain our current pricing structure.
Beginning of January 2025 our fees have increased slightly. We want to assure you that this adjustment is necessary to ensure we can continue providing the high-quality care and services you expect and deserve.
Dr. Sarita Kershaw & Dr. Matthias Schmidt
Cancellations and Deposits Policy
Deposits are taken to secure your next appointment booking and will be deducted from your total cost of treatment, it is not an additional cost.
If your appointment time becomes inconvenient for you, we are always happy to change it, please provide us with adequate notice as we may not be able to fill your appointment slot for another patient who may need urgent care. Missed appointments and late cancellations represent a cost to the practice. It’s understandable that sometimes cancellations cannot be helped due to sudden illness or emergencies that cannot be avoided, we will take all valid circumstances into account.
New patient Deposits
Full fee to be taken at time of booking.
£80 Adult (Excluding any offers or practice promotions)
£30 Child 0-16yrs (Excluding any offers or practice promotions)
Deposits for Standard Treatment
£80 for Treatment appointments up to 1 hour appointment
If your treatment requires the use of a dental laboratory or equates to more than £300 – The Dentist will explain how much deposit will be required at time of booking and disclose this with the reception team, this will usually equate to 50% of the total cost of treatment depending on the type of treatment.
Deposits for Orthocaps & Orthodontic Treatment
A non-refundable charge of £750 will be required.- once the OrthoCaps Impressions have been taken and a customized 3D-Computer Simulation has been designed for an individual case.
Cancellation Notice
Cancellation Notice is 24 hours – Your deposit will be void if you Fail to Attend or Cancel within the 24 Hours’ notice.
It is at the Dentist/Hygienist Discretion whether to waiver your deposit. A note will be added to your file for reception if the Dentist/Hygienist agrees to waiver.
Fees are due for the treatment provided to date, at the end of each appointment, with the exception of implants and orthodontic treatments where fees are due in full at the beginning of treatment unless a payment plan has been agreed.
We respectfully ask you to pay for your new patient initial consultation on booking as well as any dental hygienist appointments. These fees will not be refunded if you fail to attend the appointment or fail to give us at least 1 working days notice if you need to cancel.
St. Michael’s Dental Care has a 24 hours appointment rescheduling policy; please let us know in advance of this time if you need to reschedule your appointment. Failure to do so may incur a fee.
Fees are calculated following assessment according to individual need and the amount of time required.
Treatments that include laboratory work require a payment of 50% of the full fee, to be paid at the appointment where impressions are taken. (For Orthocaps Treatment, please speak to you Dentist)
We will guarantee our implant restorations, crowns, bridges, inlays and veneers for 1 years, provided:
Treatment plans remain open for a maximum of 8 weeks if you do not return to complete your treatment you will require a further oral health assessment to assess any changes to your oral health and/or treatment plan. Treatment plans are subject to change, you will be notified in writing and consent obtained to change the course of your treatment before any dental work is carried out for the purpose of transparency and understanding.
107C Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8JS
