City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic – Manchester ★9.5

Fifty-five years on the same city-centre floor

City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic says it has been established for over fifty-five years, the longest-running name in Manchester’s top ten. It was an independent partnership until April 2018, when the partners sold to Portman Dental Care and stayed on. What it built in that time is a specialist bench that other Manchester dentists now use: referrals are accepted for endodontics, implants, periodontology, oral surgery, fixed braces, complex Invisalign cases and sedation.

Treatments and services

Care is entirely private, with new patients accepted. General dentistry, hygiene and children’s dentistry sit beside root canal treatment, gum disease management, oral surgery and emergency appointments. Implant work runs from a single tooth through implant-secured dentures to same-day teeth for a failing arch, in a purpose-designed implant suite. Cosmetic work covers smile styling, stain removal and tooth-coloured restorations; straightening uses Invisalign or fixed braces.

Sedation and complicated histories

Intravenous sedation is set out on the practice’s own pages in unusual detail: pulse and oxygen monitored throughout, blood pressure taken before, during and after, a reversal drug held ready, and an able-bodied adult escort who signs for your after-care. You stay able to respond while remaining unaware of the procedure. The surgeries occupy purpose-built premises inside a listed building.

The dentists

Moheen Khan trained four years in endodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital, sits on the GDC specialist list and takes external referrals. Anil Mangat holds an MSc in clinical periodontology, is a clinical lecturer at Sheffield’s dental school and has examined for the GDC. Lawrence Murray-Curtis leads implant provision with a Manchester MSc awarded with distinction. Emma Varga, an oral surgeon of more than forty years, lectured in oral surgery, oral medicine and sedation at Liverpool and researched the dental management of medically compromised and anxious patients.

Who it suits

Patients sent by their own dentist for work that practice does not undertake. People whose medical history complicates ordinary dentistry. Anyone who has avoided the chair for years and needs sedation to begin.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an NHS practice? No, treatment here is private.

Can my own dentist refer me? Yes, in seven disciplines; only the issue referred is treated.

Is there a registered specialist for root canals? Yes, an Eastman-trained endodontist on the GDC specialist list.

What if I am too frightened to be treated? IV sedation is available, with an adult escort to take you home.

Does it belong to a group? Yes, to Portman Dental Care.

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