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Looking for a caring and professional dental practice? We’re excited to welcome new patients to our clinic! Whether you’re due for a check-up, need treatment, or are looking to enhance your smile, our friendly team is here to help.
Contact us today to book your first appointment—we look forward to meeting you!

Teeth whitening

Whitening is safe

If carried out by a trained dental professional, whitening is perfectly safe. Based on their knowledge of your oral health your dentist will discuss with you the options available, decide if tooth whitening is appropriate for you and develop an overall treatment plan that gives the desired result.

You’ll get to see on a chart what shade your teeth are before the treatment and what shade you’re likely to achieve. At the end of the treatment, the dentist will show you the actual result so you can understand how effective it was. You will also see when you look in the mirror!

Only trained dental professionals can whiten teeth

It is illegal for anyone other than dentists or their teams to carry out teeth whitening. Anyone else offering teeth whitening (e.g. beauticians, hairdressers, and salon staff) won’t have the right training and knowledge, could permanently damage your teeth and gums and can’t help you when something goes wrong.

The preferred option

Whitening won’t remove the surface of your teeth or change their shape. It’s often a better option than alternatives, such as veneers, because it doesn’t involve permanently altering the tooth’s structure and is easy to look after.

Selecting the right option for you

Your dentist is trained to know what whitening products will be safe for your teeth and gums. Products provided by non-dentists often do not have enough safety data and evidence to support their use; this can result in burned gums and/or blistered lips or even more serious consequences. Using products that are not appropriate for you will produce poor results.

How it works

A carefully controlled concentration of bleach is applied to your teeth using specially-made trays that fit in your mouth. Your dentist will be able to discuss with you the level of whitening you want and give you an idea of how many treatments you may need to achieve the shade you’re after.

Like hair and skin, teeth vary in colour. Some are yellower or darker than others, even when they are quite healthy. Teeth tend to get darker as people get older. Teeth sometimes become darker if their roots have been damaged or diseased and the ‘nerve’ has died.

What to expect

You may experience some sensitivity for a short time during your treatment but this is normal and will soon fade away after completion.

Over the counter kits might not be safe

The products you can buy online or from high streets often fail to declare the precise chemicals used so it’s very difficult to assess their safety. Because of this, they should not be considered safe. These products won’t produce the same good results you can expect by visiting your dentist.

Tooth colour can be lightened with Hydrogen Peroxide (bleach) and how strong the dose needs to be will be decided by your dentist.

Call us on 01635 867979 to book a consultation and find out more.

Patient Reviews

People are talking about us

The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Cedar Dental Care. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

1908 Reviews

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Anne Thatcher

I have just finished a course of treatment with Dr. Anish Patel and cannot speak highly enough of his treatment. After years of unsatisfactory treatment from previous dentists, Anish has repaired, restored and enhanced my teeth to a state well beyond my wildest dreams. I can now confidently smile again which is all due to his interest, patience, expertise and hard work. I am so grateful to him. I can thoroughly recommend him and all the team at Cedar Dental Care. They are all so welcoming. Thank you.

21st October 2025

The staff at Cedar Dental are always so polite, kind and helpful, friendly too. I couldn't recommend them highly enough. All my family and their children go there too.

19th October 2025

Extremely professional practitioners, have full faith in the treatments

19th October 2025

Friendly and professional

18th October 2025

My dentist is always so kind and helpful with understanding what I need to be doing and how well I am doing. I am always satisfied everytime I visit and I always want it to be with a specific dentist because they do a fantastic job everytime!

18th October 2025

everyone is motivated to help

17th October 2025

Friendly staff and painless treatment.

15th October 2025

I get on very will with my dentist who explains the state of my teeth and any treatments needed clearly and in detail with costs where necessary

15th October 2025

Their reminder system is also very good - no chance of forgetting

14th October 2025

Answers are in the rest of the survey. There were no issues what more do you want from a check up

13th October 2025

friendly, attentive and happy people

13th October 2025

Continuation of same high standards of care and attention to detail that I have received at Cedar for over 30 years|

13th October 2025

I have been with Cedar dental care for about 40years I think that speaks for itself

12th October 2025

Always satisfied when going to Cedar.

12th October 2025

The appointment was honored on time. The dentist was pleasant and made the experience just about as enjoyable as a trip to the dentist might be.

11th October 2025

Everyone friendly, trust Mr Patel doing my dental treatment

11th October 2025

I have never had the attention to detail from Patrick Bannister at any surgery in the last 8 years

11th October 2025

Friendly relaxed atmosphere, professional, respectful,

10th October 2025

Simple, clear, not rushed.

9th October 2025

very good explanations of the examination, the hygiene requirements and viewing of the X ray images afterwards

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