General Dentistry
A place to start if you are due for a check-up or have a tooth, filling, crown, or denture that needs attention.
Family Dental Practice in Dalkeith
Dental Care for Your Family in Dalkeith
Whether you're due for a check-up, bringing in your child, or concerned about a tooth, we'll first work out what's happening and explain what may need attention.
About Us
Start With a Conversation
You may know exactly what you need, or you may simply know that something doesn't feel right. Either way, your appointment starts with what has brought you in.
From our Dalkeith practice, we provide general, preventive, restorative, cosmetic, and children's dentistry. We'll explain what we find, discuss suitable options, and confirm costs before treatment begins wherever possible.
Our Services
Start WithWhat You Need Help With
Not sure which service fits? That's okay. Tell us what you have noticed or what you would like checked, and we can help you choose an appropriate appointment.
Hygiene and Preventive Dentistry
For a professional clean, bleeding gums, preventive care, or practical advice about looking after your teeth at home.
Children's Dentistry
Check-ups and preventive visits that give children time to become familiar with the dentist and build good early habits.
Orthodontics
If you are concerned about alignment or your bite, an assessment can clarify what may be suitable for an adult or teenager.
Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry
If you are considering a change to tooth colour, shape, gaps, worn teeth, or missing teeth, the first step is a clinical review.
Nervous Patients
If dental visits make you anxious, tell us before you come in so your appointment can be planned with that in mind.
Not Sure What to Book?
Tell Us What Has Brought You In
Tell our reception team what is happening, and they can help you choose between a check-up, an urgent visit, or a treatment consultation.
Accreditation
What Accreditation Means for Your Visit
Accreditation sits behind many details you may not see during an appointment: how clinical spaces are prepared, how records are kept, and how care is reviewed.
Patient Safety
Clinical spaces are prepared using infection-control and patient-safety processes.
Clinical Standards
Your records and treatment plans are documented as part of consistent clinical processes.
Clear Decisions
You can ask questions and review the information before deciding what happens next.
New Patient
What Will Happen at Your First Visit?
If it has been a while, that's okay. You can tell us what has brought you in, ask questions, and understand what your dentist finds before treatment is planned.
First Visit
At Your First Appointment
A chance to explain what has brought you in
- Time to discuss concerns, goals, and dental history
- Examination with findings explained in plain language
- Next steps, suitable options, and fees discussed before treatment
Before Your Visit
Before You Arrive
A few details can help us prepare
- Bring any relevant dental records or appliance details
- Have your health fund card ready if you plan to claim
- Tell us early if you feel nervous or need extra time
Emergency Dental Care
Need Urgent Dental Help?
Dental pain can be difficult to judge on your own. You do not need to know what type of appointment to ask for; call us and describe what is happening.
Common Emergencies
Toothache, Broken Tooth, Swelling or Trauma
If you have dental pain, swelling, a broken tooth, or an injury, contact the practice so we can guide your next step.
What to Do
Call Us and Tell Us What Is Happening
For urgent concerns, calling helps us understand the problem and advise whether an emergency appointment may be needed.
Meet Our Dentists
The People You Will Meet
Your care involves more than the time in the treatment room. Meet the dentists and support team who answer questions, guide appointments, and help you prepare.
Owner and Principal Dentist
Dr Jeremy Gray
Owner and Principal Dentist, AHPRA Reg. No. DEN0001705352
Dr Jeremy brings a calm approach to explaining treatment options and next steps, with time for patients to understand what has been found.
Dentist
Dr Rachael Pantin
Dentist, AHPRA Reg. No. DEN0001931535
Dr Rachael provides general dental care with a focus on clear communication, steady appointments, and helping patients feel informed.
Emily
Dental Hygienist
Jane
Dental Therapist
Kelsie
Senior Dental Assistant / Front Office Co-ordinator
Hirdesh
Dental Assistant
Lisa
Dental Assistant
Helen
Practice Manager
Your Care
What You Can Expect From Us
Our aim is for you to leave knowing what your dentist found, what may need attention, and what your choices are. If you have questions, please ask them.
Gentle Care
Appointments at a Steady Pace
Let us know if you or your child would prefer a slower pace or an explanation before each step.
Clear Guidance
Clear Treatment Planning
We explain what we find, which options may be suitable, and the expected fees before treatment begins.
Care in One Place
Care for Different Needs
The practice provides routine, urgent, children's, orthodontic, cosmetic, and restorative dental care.
Fees, Health Funds, Payment Options
Helpful
FAQs
Questions Before Booking
If you are still working out what to book, start here. These answers cover first visits, fees, health funds, nervous patients, children's care, and urgent concerns.
Yes. New patients can book online or call the practice to arrange a first appointment. If you are unsure what type of visit to choose, the team can help you start with the right booking.
- Book a general check-up if you want a broad review of your teeth, gums, bite, and existing dental work.
- Call the practice if you have toothache, swelling, trauma, or a broken tooth.
- Mention if you feel nervous, are bringing a child, or need help with access to the upstairs clinic.
Your first appointment is a chance to understand what is happening and discuss options before treatment is planned.
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