Essential Dental Care

★★★★★ 4.9 · 66 reviews Checking hours…

Edinburgh, NA, EH11 1JS · Regulated by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)

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Essential Dental Care offers general dentistry, dental hygiene, teeth whitening, composite bonding, veneers, crowns, bridges, root canal treatment, dentures, and Invisalign clear aligners. Patients consistently highlight the welcoming atmosphere, attentive care, and the relaxed experience provided throughout their visits, with many returning for extensive treatments over a number of years.

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Treatments & services 13

General DentistryDental HygieneTeeth WhiteningComposite BondingVeneersCrownsBridgesRoot Canal TreatmentDenturesInvisalign/Clear AlignersEmergency DentistryMouth/Night GuardsSnoring/Sleep

Mentioned on the practice's own website · last checked May 2026. These are the treatments we could find. The practice may offer more.

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NHS availability

This practice appears in NHS Scotland dental practice data (as at 30 September 2025). We use this as evidence that it offers NHS dentistry.

Source: Public Health Scotland dental practices and patient registrations, data as at 30 September 2025. NHS availability can change, so please contact the practice to confirm.

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Patient information

Children & families welcomeNew private patients welcome

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Patient reviews

4.9 ★★★★★ 66 reviews
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Claire Giggal ★★★★★

Absolutely fantastic dental practice. Customer care is top notch and prices reasonable. All staff members are friendly and helpful, nothing to much bother. The dentist, Andrew is a teeth artist! He is extremely gentle and knows exactly what I wanted. My teeth are even better than I expected. My fear of dentists has obliterated. I totally recommend Essential Dental Practice to anyone. Thank you..

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Mike Gill ★★★★★

Outstanding service from Essential Dental from the minute you walk through the door your welcomed by a team delivering the expectations of the patient. Nice and easy relaxing experience The team are ambassadors to the practice. Andrew has a fantastic ethos and puts you at ease explaining everything that he and the team are going to do for you the patient. Why would you want to go anywhere else.

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Brian P ★★★★★

I've been registered as a private patient with this practice for over 10 years, I've never had a bad experience and had some extensive treatments. The dentist and hygienist are excellent and offer the latest proven treatments. Well worth the cost.

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elspeth turner ★★★★★

I have every confidence in Andrew's dentistry skills. His gentle manner and touch and the professionalism of his colleagues make visits to Essential Denral Care as stress free as they could possibly be.

Technology

Invisalign

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Regulated by Healthcare Improvement Scotland

This practice is on the HIS register.

Source: HIS · last checked May 2026 · how we check listings