Dentist in Macclesfield

If you are searching for a dentist in Macclesfield, here is an honest pitch from just outside it: Bollington Dental Practice is ten minutes from the town centre, has free parking beside the door, is rated 5.0 on Google from more than 160 reviews, and has been independent and family-run since 1977. Hundreds of Macclesfield patients already make the short trip up the Silk Road, and this page explains why, what everything costs, and how to join them, including booking your first examination online right now.

An experienced dental team for Macclesfield

Your care here is led by named clinicians you can look up: Dr Ellie Burrows, our Principal Dentist, alongside Dr Heather Belfield (more than 30 years at this practice), Dr Susie Killilea, Dr Evie O’Brien, who is Macclesfield born and raised, and Dr James Tinning, our implant and restorative dentist. They are supported by hygienists Paula Lindsay and Nicola Lloyd and dental therapist Molly Crompton, every one GDC-registered, and you can meet them all here. Being independent means their recommendations follow your teeth, not a corporate target.

Why patients travel out of Macclesfield to see us

• Ten minutes from the town centre, against the traffic, with free parking beside the practice instead of a town centre car park
• Rated 5.0 on Google from 160+ reviews, every one from a verified patient
• Every price published on our fees page before you sit in the chair
• Independent since 1977: three generations of some Macclesfield families have been patients here
• Online booking for new patients, day or night

General dentistry in Macclesfield’s back garden

The foundation is unhurried routine care: a new patient examination is £89 including any X-rays needed, routine examinations are £60, and hygiene appointments are £60 for 20 minutes or £89 for 30, with Airflow stain removal as a £20 add-on. Fillings start from £95 (amalgam) or £125 (tooth-coloured), and our dental plan from £15.95 a month includes an annual exam, two hygiene visits, routine X-rays, 15% off most treatment and worldwide emergency cover.

Cosmetic dentistry Macclesfield patients ask for

Whitening is our most requested cosmetic treatment: professional Philips Zoom whitening at £375 complete, with custom trays and professional-strength gel. For straightening, ClearCorrect clear aligners start from £2,499. Chips, gaps and worn edges are rebuilt with composite bonding, and for a fuller transformation we offer composite veneers from £225 per tooth and porcelain veneers. See also our cosmetic dentistry page for Macclesfield.

Implants and restorative work, all in-house

Missing or failing teeth are replaced without a referral chain: dental implants are planned with 3D imaging (£180 consultation) and both placed and restored here by one team, with single implants from £3,000 and a written price before anything begins. Crowns start from £600, dentures from £625, bridges are quoted per case, and root canal treatment starts from £305.

Emergency dentist for Macclesfield

Toothache, swellings, broken teeth and lost crowns are held for daily emergency slots where possible, at our standard published prices with no emergency premium. Call 01625 574609 as early in the day as you can.

What Macclesfield patients say

“Ellie is superb – correcting a tooth filling that occurred whilst attending another practice in Macclesfield. Pleased to now be with Ellie in Bollington.” David Smith, five-star Google review

“Dr Ellie Burrows, as previously, was quick, thorough and exceptionally competent, I felt in extremely good hands. Cannot recommend her highly enough. I have been a patient with the practice for 38 years, there is now a new guard and the standards remain quite excellent.” Peter Main, five-star Google review

“Unfailingly receive exceptional care from a finely honed team of expert practitioners. The assured manner in which even complex procedures are undertaken ensures patients are able to relax, confident that they are in the best possible hands.” Ellen McCombe, five-star Google review

Read all 160+ on our testimonials page.

Your first visit, step by step

Plenty of people put off booking simply because they are unsure what a first appointment involves, so here is exactly how it runs. Your £89 new patient examination is long enough that nothing feels rushed, and it begins with a conversation rather than an instrument: what brings you in, what has bothered you in the past, and what you would like to be different about your teeth. Only when that is understood do we start looking.

The examination itself covers every tooth and every existing filling or crown, your gums, your bite, your jaw joints and the soft tissues of your tongue, cheeks and throat. If X-rays are needed they are included in the £89 fee, taken digitally and shown to you on screen straight away, with your dentist pointing out what they can see and what it means.

Before you leave the chair you will know three things: the honest state of your mouth in plain English, what we recommend doing about anything we found, and what each option costs, set out in writing. Some patients need nothing beyond a hygiene visit and a date for their next check-up. If treatment is advisable, you take the written plan home and decide in your own time. Nobody is asked to commit to anything on the day, and nobody chases you afterwards.

Practical details: allow around ten minutes to get to us from the town centre, bring a list of any medicines you take, and arrive a few minutes early for a short medical history form. If anything on the plan is unclear once you get home, ring the desk and whoever answers will either explain it or have your dentist call you back.

After that first appointment the practice runs on a gentle rhythm rather than reminders you learn to ignore: you will be recalled when your next examination is due, hygiene visits are spaced to suit your gums, and any plan we have agreed moves at the speed you choose. The aim is a dental home you keep for decades, not a transaction.

Nervous about the dentist? You are in good company

A surprising share of the new patients who ring us from Macclesfield mention at that first call that they are anxious, and some admit that picking up the phone took real courage. We would much rather know, so please do say. It changes how we run your appointment, and it never changes how we think of you.

Our approach to dental anxiety is old-fashioned in the best sense: more time, not gimmicks. Appointments for nervous patients are deliberately unhurried, everything is explained before it happens rather than while it is happening, and nothing goes near your mouth until you understand what it is and why it is needed. You can agree a stop signal with your dentist, a simple raised hand, and it is respected instantly every time it is used. Many anxious patients choose to spread their treatment across shorter visits while confidence builds, and that is always available here.

What comes up again and again in our reviews is that the fear faded once people realised nothing would ever be sprung on them. That is the entire method. It is not complicated; it simply requires a team willing to move at your pace rather than the diary’s.

If even the thought of the waiting room is difficult, ring and tell reception exactly that. They will talk you through what your first appointment involves, book you a quiet time of day, and make sure the team knows before you arrive. Anxious patients repeatedly tell us the gap between the visit they dreaded and the visit they got was enormous, and closing that gap starts with one honest phone call.

Not seen a dentist for years? Read this first

If your last check-up was five, ten or twenty years ago, this section is written for you. Two worries hold people back: embarrassment about what we might find, and the expectation of a telling-off. Neither survives an actual appointment. Our clinicians have seen every condition a mouth can be in, and lecturing people about the past helps nobody, so we simply do not do it. We assess your teeth as they are today and plan forward from there, one manageable step at a time. If you are bracing yourself for bad news, our neglected teeth guide is an honest, judgement-free read on what is usually fixable, which is rather more than most people fear.

Switching to us from another Macclesfield practice is simpler than most people expect. You do not need anyone’s permission and there is no awkward conversation to have with your current practice; you simply book a new patient examination with us. If previous records or X-rays would be useful, we can request copies with your consent, though in practice most of what we need is gathered fresh at your first visit, so nothing about transferring delays your care.

The story behind the practice

Bollington Dental Practice was established by David King in 1977 and has remained a single independent practice ever since. It grew over the decades under Heather Belfield, who has cared for patients here for more than thirty years, and today it is led by Dr Ellie Burrows, who works to the same principle the practice was founded on: look after local people properly and your reputation does the rest.

That commitment to the area goes well beyond the surgery door. We are proud sponsors of Macclesfield FC, and we support the children’s teams at both Bollington United FC and Bollington Cricket Club. When your practice’s name is on the shirts of local junior sides, doing right by local families is not a marketing line; it is simply how the place has always run.

Independence matters more than it sounds, too. There is no head office setting targets, no pressure to recommend one treatment over another, and no rotating cast of clinicians you will never see twice. The dentist who examines you this year expects to be the one who examines you next year, which is exactly what long-term dental health needs: someone who remembers your mouth.

Families, children and one-trip appointments

Whole households are looked after here, often in back-to-back slots so a single visit covers everyone. Children are welcome from the moment their first teeth appear, and wherever possible we aim to offer NHS care for children free of charge. Early appointments are kept short and cheerful: a ride in the chair, a count of the teeth, and a child who leaves thinking the dentist is a perfectly friendly place. That impression, formed young, prevents more dental problems than any treatment ever will. If you are wondering when to bring a little one along, our guide to a child’s first visit explains what to expect and how to prepare them.

For parents the practical points are straightforward. We can see children alongside your own appointment where the diary allows, the emphasis is firmly on prevention so problems are caught while they are tiny and simple, and brushing is taught in a way children actually remember at home. Some Macclesfield families have been coming here across generations, which tells you more about the place than anything we could write.

Every price, one place: our treatment cost checker covers the lot, from a hygiene visit to an implant, with honest notes on what affects the final figure.

Frequently asked questions

Are you taking on new patients from Macclesfield?

Yes, new private patients are very welcome. The quickest way in is to book your £89 new patient examination online with Dr Ellie Burrows. We cannot take on new NHS adult patients at present; we explain your realistic NHS options in Macclesfield honestly.

Is it really easier than a town centre practice?

For most patients, yes. You are driving out of town against the traffic, and our free parking is beside the door, so a 2pm appointment means leaving Macclesfield at about ten to two.

What if I have an emergency?

Call 01625 574609 early in the day and we will do our best to see you the same day. There is no emergency premium; you pay our standard published prices.

Where are you exactly?

19 Bollington Road, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5EJ. From the town centre, take the Silk Road north and follow signs into Bollington, or come through Tytherington; either way about ten minutes, with free parking when you arrive.

Book from Macclesfield today

Book your first examination online, call 01625 574609, or email reception@bollingtondental.co.uk. We look after patients from Macclesfield, Tytherington, Prestbury, Poynton, Rainow and across SK10 and SK11.