Marketgate Dental Practice

★★★★★ 4.8 (405 reviews)

12 Spring Garden Street,Lancaster, LA1 1RQ

Regulated by Care Quality Commission

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Treatments & services

Examinations / check-upsHygiene / hygienistFillingsEmergency dentistryCosmetic dentistryTeeth whiteningVeneersComposite bondingCrowns & bridgesRestorative (inlays/onlays)DenturesOrthodontics / bracesClear aligners / InvisalignDental implantsRoot canal (endodontics)Periodontics (gums)Oral surgerySedation

Mentioned on the practice's own website · last checked 2026-05-22.

What this practice mentions

Private dentistryEmergency appointmentsWelcomes nervous patients

Based on the practice's website. NHS patient availability, where shown, comes from the NHS service search — not from website text.

Example prices

Indicative pricing — please confirm with the provider before booking.

  • The cost of each veneer ranges £445
  • The cost of each veneer ranges £795

Source: practice website · last checked 2026-05-22.

Opening hours

  • Monday8:30am – 5:30pm

From the practice's website, last checked 2026-05-22. Hours can change — please call ahead for urgent visits.

The team

  • Dr Ibrahim Matadar
  • Dr Saad Afzal
  • Dr Irina Tsepelin
  • Dr Punam Kochhar
  • Dr Tobias Witham

From the practice's website · last checked 2026-05-22.

Technology & systems mentioned

InvisalignDamon

From the practice's website · last checked 2026-05-22.

About this practice

Established 1844.

From the practice's website.

Patient reviews

★★★★★ 4.8 from 405 reviews

Nadine Hockey ★★★★★

Always a pleasure to visit this practice and always a great service. Toby is a fantastic dentist and really makes you feel at ease, no matter what you present to him. My friends think I'm very strange because I always look forward to my dental appointments, so that speaks for itself! All the staff are very professional and welcoming and they go the extra mile to ensure your needs are met. I would highly recommend this practice. I've been a patient for 35 years and would not go anywhere else. Thank you Marketgate Dental Practice for always taking care of me, making me feel at home and making…

Ian Braithwaite ★★★★★

I can thoroughly recommend Dentist Irena and her very capable associate Lynsey having recently completed a very extensive course of treatment. Whilst I have always looked after my teeth, it is fair to say that the easiest option has previously always been taken when it came to repair work as I have a totally unjustified fear of dentists. As I result, I found myself in my early 60’s requiring a virtually complete reconstruction of them all in order to preserve them. From other recommendations, I contacted Irena with a view to doing this work. She developed a written plan to do this together …

Luka Haynes ★★★★★

Very happy. Greeshma is a lovely lady! Very welcoming! For 25+ years I have been going to another dentist for regular checkups and hygiene appointments. I had recently moved to the area and I felt slightly nervous because I was required to find a new dentist. I decided to choose Marketgate Dental Practice. Great choice. I thoroughly felt welcomed from word go, and the hygiene appointment was very thorough and relaxed. Thank you to the team there. I will return.

Ben Rickhuss ★★★★★

I'm not a patient but I visited the hygienist (Greeshma) to clean my teeth. She did an excellent job. I was very impressed and wouldn't hesitate to go again and recommend her.

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Regulated by Care Quality Commission

CQC regulates Malmin Healthcare Lancaster Partnership to provide care at this location. Registered since 03/09/2020. Last inspection 20/Feb/2013.

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Source: CQC · last checked 2026-05-21 · how we check listings