Private Dentist near Poynton

Ten minutes down the road from Poynton, past Adlington and into Bollington, there is an independent, family-run dental practice that has been looking after this corner of Cheshire since 1977. If you have struggled to find an NHS place in Poynton, outgrown a practice that always feels rushed, or simply want a dentist who publishes every price and answers the phone, we would love to meet you. And unusually for a dental practice, you can book your first examination online tonight.

Why patients travel from Poynton to see us

• Rated 5.0 on Google from more than 160 reviews, every one from a verified patient
• Independent since 1977: no corporate targets, just dentistry your dentist believes you need
• Every price published on our fees page before you sit in the chair
• Free parking directly next to the practice, no town-centre circling
• Same-day emergency slots held daily where possible

The drive from Poynton takes about ten minutes: south on the A523 London Road, left at Adlington and straight into Bollington. If you are one of the many Poynton people who walk or cycle the Middlewood Way, you already know the route, because it runs almost door to door.

Every treatment under one roof

Routine and family dentistry. A new patient examination is £89 including any X-rays needed, with hygiene appointments at £60 for 20 minutes or £89 for 30, and Airflow stain removal as a £20 add-on. Our dental plan spreads routine care from £15.95 a month and includes two hygiene visits a year.

Cosmetic dentistry for Poynton patients. Professional teeth whitening with the Philips Zoom system is £375 complete. ClearCorrect clear aligners straighten teeth discreetly from £2,499, and composite bonding repairs chips and gaps without drilling.

Restorative work, done in-house. Dental implants are placed and restored by one team here in Bollington, with a £180 consultation including 3D imaging and single implants from £3,000. Crowns start from £600, dentures from £625 and root canal treatment from £305, always with the exact price agreed before treatment starts.

Urgent problems. Toothache, breakages and swellings are seen the same day where possible: see our emergency page and call early in the day.

What patients say

“First visit to this practice and very satisified with their professional service. Ellie Burrows spent time with me explaining options and care for my teeth. Would recommend.” Valerie Williams, five-star Google review

“I always have, and always will hate going to the dentists – but everything at this practice, from reception to the care taken by the dentists and the treatments makes it as bearable as it is possible to be. I’ve been at this practice now for about 25 years, and nothing has enticed me to leave.” Martin Hughes, five-star Google review

“Fantastic friendly team. Have the patients best interests at heart. Really clear in the procedure I was about to have and ensuring I was comfortable in proceeding. I’d thoroughly recommend Bollington Dental Practice.” Damian Pettit, five-star Google review

You can read every review on our testimonials page.

Your first visit, step by step

Plenty of Poynton patients tell us that not knowing what to expect is the hardest part of changing dentist, so here is exactly how a first appointment unfolds. You come down the A523, turn left at Adlington, and park for free in our own spaces beside the practice, so there is no meter to feed and no uphill walk at the other end. Inside, we start with your medical history, because medication, health conditions and past dental experiences all shape the care we recommend, and it is far better to talk these through before anyone looks at a tooth.

Then comes the examination itself. Your dentist checks every tooth and every existing filling, takes any X-rays that are needed, screens the soft tissues of your mouth for early signs of mouth cancer, and assesses the health of your gums, which is where many dental problems quietly begin. None of this is rushed, and you are welcome to ask questions at every stage, including the awkward ones.

Finally, you and your dentist go through the findings together. If treatment would help, you leave with a written plan listing each item alongside its exact price, so you can consider it at home in Poynton rather than deciding on the spot. Nothing goes ahead until you have agreed to it. The new patient examination is £89, and that figure already includes any X-rays taken on the day.

It helps to bring a list of any medicines you take and, if you know them, the details of your previous dentist. Beyond that, all you need is yourself; the whole visit typically fits comfortably inside an hour, and most Poynton patients are home again before the kettle they left has gone cold.

Nervous about the dentist?

If your stomach knots at the thought of a dental appointment, you are in good company, and you will not be hurried through our door. We deliberately book unhurried appointments for anxious patients so there is time to talk before anyone reclines a chair. Your dentist explains what they would like to do before doing it, shows you what they are using if you want to see it, and checks you are comfortable at each step rather than pressing on regardless.

You stay in control from start to finish. Agree a stop signal with your dentist, raise a hand at any moment, and everything pauses while you gather yourself. Some patients spend most of a first visit simply talking, and that is a perfectly good use of the time; confidence tends to build appointment by appointment rather than all at once, and we are happy to work at whatever pace suits you.

A good number of our five-star Google reviews were written by people who avoided dentistry for years before finding us, and several now make the ten-minute trip from the Poynton side without a second thought. If that could be you, mention your nerves when you book and we will arrange the appointment around them. There is no wrong way to be nervous and no threshold you need to meet; whether it is mild unease or something that has kept you away for a decade, the approach is the same patient one.

Dentistry for the whole family

One practice for every age spares Poynton parents a great deal of ferrying about. We see everyone from toddlers having their first look around to grandparents who have worn dentures for decades, and wherever possible we aim to offer NHS care for children free of charge. Young children are introduced gently, often starting with nothing more than a ride in the chair and a count of their teeth, and you can read how we approach a child’s first visit before you come, so you know what to tell them in the car.

To make the logistics easier we offer back-to-back family appointments, so a whole household can be examined in a single trip down the A523 rather than four separate ones. Some families combine the appointment with a walk or a ride on the Middlewood Way, which runs between Poynton and Bollington along the old railway line, and turn a dental check-up into a decent morning out.

Habits formed early tend to last, which is why we spend real time showing children how to brush properly and talking to parents about snacks, drinks and fluoride. The aim is straightforward: children who grow up in SK12 seeing the dentist as a routine errand rather than an ordeal.

Haven’t seen a dentist in years?

Perhaps it was a house move, a bad experience long ago, worries about cost, or simply life getting in the way. Whatever kept you out of a dental chair, you will hear no lecture from us. We see the state of the teeth, not the story behind them, and our only interest is where to go from here.

The starting point is the same £89 new patient examination as for anyone else: a full assessment, X-rays where needed, and a frank conversation about what genuinely requires attention and what can safely be left alone. It is rarely as bad as people fear, and even seriously neglected mouths have far more options than most expect; our page on what can be done for neglected teeth is worth reading if you are bracing yourself for the worst.

Switching from another practice is just as painless. Records transfer is simple, and with your permission we can request your notes and previous X-rays from your old dentist so nothing is repeated unnecessarily. Several Poynton households have moved across to us in exactly this way after their previous practice changed hands or stopped picking up the phone, and most say afterwards that the move took far less effort than they had imagined.

How our pricing works

Dentistry has a reputation for surprise bills, so we removed the surprises. Every fee we charge is published on the fees page, which means you can know the cost of a check-up, a filling or a crown before you have even set off from Poynton. After your examination, any recommended treatment comes as a written plan with the exact price against each item, and that plan is agreed before treatment begins, never presented afterwards.

For spreading the cost of routine care, our dental plan is £15.95 a month. It includes an annual examination with mouth cancer screening, two hygiene visits a year, routine X-rays, 15% off most treatments, and worldwide dental emergency cover, so a broken tooth on holiday is looked after too. Plan patients also tend to find that regular hygiene visits keep small problems small, which is the cheapest dentistry there is.

One point worth knowing before you book: hygiene appointments are available to patients who have had an examination with us within the last year, so if it has been longer than that, the examination comes first and the hygiene visit follows.

About Bollington Dental Practice

The practice ten minutes from your door was established by David King in 1977, grew under Heather Belfield, and is now led by principal dentist Dr Ellie Burrows. Through all three chapters it has remained independent and family-run, which is increasingly rare as corporate groups buy up practices across Cheshire, and it shows in how decisions are made: by the dentist in front of you, not a head office.

Today the clinical team numbers five dentists, two hygienists and a dental therapist, every one of them GDC-registered, which means almost everything can be carried out under this one roof rather than by referral. Many of the team live locally, so the person examining your teeth may well be someone you pass on the Middlewood Way at the weekend.

We put something back into the area too, as proud sponsors of Macclesfield FC, the children’s teams at Bollington United FC and Bollington Cricket Club. For a practice that has looked after this corner of Cheshire for nearly fifty years, backing the clubs its patients play for feels like the least we can do. If you are in Poynton or anywhere in SK12 and want a dentist who intends to be here for the next fifty years as well, we would be glad to meet you.

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 Poynton?

Yes, new private patients are very welcome. The quickest route in is to book your £89 new patient examination online with Dr Ellie Burrows, any time of day. We are not able to take on new NHS adult patients at present, and we explain your NHS options honestly here.

Can you see me in an emergency?

We hold emergency slots each day where possible and aim to see genuine emergencies the same day. Call 01625 574609 as early in the day as you can. There is no emergency premium: you pay our standard published prices.

Do you have parking?

Yes, free parking directly next to the practice, which patients coming from Poynton regularly tell us beats anything nearer to town.

Where are you exactly?

19 Bollington Road, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5EJ. From Poynton, take the A523 towards Macclesfield, turn left at Adlington and follow the road into Bollington; we are on the main road with parking adjacent. Around ten minutes by car.

Book from Poynton today

Book your first examination online, call 01625 574609, or email reception@bollingtondental.co.uk. We look after patients from Poynton, Adlington, Higher Poynton, Bollington, Macclesfield and across SK10 and SK12.