Our Story

Our Story


The History of West Earlham Dental Health Practice


The dental practice was originally set up over 20 years ago by two dentists known as Mr and Mrs Harris. When they retired in 2013, Dr Gautam Sharma purchased the practice and took over. The surgery unit started out as purpose-built in a hut alongside a doctor’s surgery practice and pharmacy. 

In 2018, we completed a refurbishment to provide a calmer and more caring environment for our patients so that they are relaxed before coming in to see a practitioner for treatment. We’re continually committed to giving our clients a stress-free dental care experience from start to finish.

Get To Know Us & How We Can Help You


Feel free to browse the following pages to find out more about our dental practice and our dedication to providing a ‘Calm and Caring’ environment for all.

 

 

​Welcome To Our Practice


We are a general family practice, providing a comprehensive professional dental service, at convenient times to suit you. The Practice is committed to delivering a high quality, affordable, clinical and cosmetic dental service.


We provide various treatments from routine dental examinations and dental hygiene scale and polishes, pain emergencies, fillings, dentures, teeth whitening, crowns, dental implants and smile makeovers. 


We are passionate about preventive dentistry and therefore encourage routine dental examinations and hygiene visits offering, diet advice and brushing techniques for both adults and children.


We understand that some patients may suffer with anxiety when visiting the dentist and hope we can make visits less stressful. If you are anxious, let us know, so we can help you.


We like our clients to take an active role in their treatment, so please feel free to ask all the questions you need to - they are your teeth after all!


The Practice

There is one full time dentist and one part-time dental therapist, so you will always see the same professionals. We have two dental treatment rooms at the practice; both are equipped with latest technology. We only use the leading dental materials so you can feel reassured that we do not compromise on quality. With rigorous cross infection prevention (sterilisation and decontamination) in a pleasing environment, you can relax in the chair! 


We are conveniently located centrally on the West of the city close to the Norwich Hospital and UEA. Parking can be found immediately outside the practice and has allocated disability spaced. All car parking is FREE.

 

Her areas of treatment focus include:

 

  • oral health instruction 
  • periodontal therapy 
  • routine/cosmetic scaling 
  • fillings 
  • extractions on children 

 

Committed to helping our patients discover their own confident smile, and enabling them to manage their own oral health on a daily basis, Emma is originally from XX and is very proud to be living and working in the Norfolk community.


The Team

Our dental nurses who are either fully trained or in training, are friendly and always happy to assist. 

Dental Nurse – Swati Mehrotra

Dental Nurse – Emma Morgan

Trainee Dental Nurse – Cassandra Gay

Apprentice Dental Nurse – Jason Laing

Practice Manager – Sue Sharma 


Cancellation Policy

Please give at least 48 business hours’ notice if you need to cancel your appointment, otherwise you may incur a fee.


If your appointment time becomes inconvenient for you, we are always happy to change it if you provide us with one business days’ notice. This allows us to schedule in a patient who may be in urgent need of our care.


Price List

Our philosophy is that budget should never be a barrier to healthy attractive teeth. We keep our quality high, but our prices lower - comparable, in fact to your average high street dentist. We offer a range of services ranging from dental emergency appointments, routine examinations, general and preventative dentistry right through to complex cosmetic smile makeovers. Please see our price list .


Dental Emergencies 

24/7 Emergency Service call 01603 250583 


The dentist will undoubtedly always try to see patients in pain during working hours. It is possible to arrange out of hour’s appointments; these are more expensive. 


We have time allocated for emergency appointments throughout the day; these are available to both registered and non-registered patients (non-NHS). Call us first thing at 8.45am and we will do our best to see you on the day.


Referrals

West Earlham Dental Health Practice sometimes refers patients for specialist treatments, as sometimes we are not able to provide the service, such as surgery with general anaesthetics and orthodontics, etc. We believe that in recommending a specialist gives the patient the best overall result and long-term prognosis. All referral specialists are extremely experienced and qualified in a specific area of dentistry and in our opinion the best in the local area.


Courtesy Appointment Reminders

We operate an automated appointment reminder system by text message to your mobile phone. Please give your permission and indicate your preferred contact method which is located on your Dental History Form. However, whichever method you choose it can be changed or cancelled at any time.


If you require any additional information please call us on 01603 250583 .


Yours sincerely,  

Gautam Sharma and The Dental Team


Written and reviewed by Sue Sharma I April 2019  

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