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Family & cosmetic dentistry

A calmer way to
sit in the chair.

North Parlor is a small practice built on long appointments and plain explanations. We tell you what we see, what it costs and what happens if you wait — then you decide, never the other way around.

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  • Same-week checkups
  • Nervous patients welcome
  • Digital scans, no putty trays
A bright, uncluttered dental treatment room with a reclined chair beside a window
Our treatment rooms face the street, with daylight, quiet and room for someone to sit with you.

What we treat

Everyday dentistry, done unhurriedly

Six things make up most of what walks through our door. Anything outside them, we will say so plainly and help you find the right person.

  • Checkups & X-rays

    A full look at teeth, gums and jaw, with images on the screen beside you so you can see exactly what we are describing.

  • Hygiene & gum care

    Scale, polish and a proper conversation about technique. Gum treatment is staged over visits rather than rushed into one.

  • Whitening

    Custom trays made from your own scans, used at home at your pace. We shade-match first so the result is a decision, not a surprise.

  • Fillings & crowns

    Tooth-coloured repairs and crowns designed in the room. We always show you the conservative option alongside the thorough one.

  • Clear aligners

    Straightening for mild crowding and relapse after old braces, planned with a preview of each stage before anything is ordered.

  • Urgent relief

    Pain, a lost filling or a broken front tooth. We hold slots each weekday for patients who need to be seen quickly.

Your visit

Nothing happens until you say so

If the chair makes you tense, it helps to know the shape of the appointment before you arrive. This is every first visit, in order.

  1. We talk first

    Sitting up, coat on, no instruments in sight. You tell us what has been bothering you and how you feel about dentists.

  2. A gentle look

    A slow examination with a small camera and, if useful, a low-dose X-ray. You can ask us to pause at any point.

  3. Findings on screen

    We put the images up and go through them in ordinary language — what is urgent, what can wait, what needs only watching.

  4. A written plan

    You leave with each step and its cost written down. Nothing is booked in the room; you decide once you have read it.

A dentist in scrubs talking with a seated patient during a consultation

The practice

Small on purpose

North Parlor runs three rooms and a deliberately short list. Longer appointments cost us throughput and buy you the thing most people actually want from a dentist: time to ask a second question.

  • Comfort without sedation. Numbing gel before every injection, headphones, weighted blankets and a raised hand that stops us instantly.
  • Costs before treatment. Every plan is itemised in writing, including the option of doing the minimum for now and revisiting later.
  • The same faces. You keep one dentist and one hygienist, so nobody re-reads your history back to you from a screen.
  • Children welcome early. First visits are a ride in the chair and a count of the teeth — nothing more, until they are ready.

Who you will see

Three clinicians, one list

You are assigned to a dentist at your first visit and stay with them. If they are away, whoever covers has read your notes beforehand.

  • Portrait of a smiling dentist in a white clinical coat standing in a treatment room

    Dr. Marin Ashcombe

    Principal dentist

    Founded North Parlor after fifteen years in busy mixed practice, mainly to stop running late. Takes the restorative and crown work.

  • Portrait of a dentist in blue scrubs with arms folded, standing beside dental equipment

    Dr. Ivo Brandt

    Dentist & aligner lead

    Plans the clear aligner cases and sees most of our teenagers. Patient with people who have avoided dentists for a decade.

  • Portrait of a dental hygienist in a white coat holding a clipboard in a clinic

    Saoirse Kelleher

    Hygiene therapist

    Handles gum care and the part everybody dreads. Will happily spend a whole appointment on technique if that is what helps.

Before you book

Questions we are asked most

I am genuinely frightened of dentists. Where do I start?

Book a talking appointment. You stay in a chair by the desk, fully upright, and we do not examine anything. Most people come back for a proper look once they have met us and know they can stop us at any moment.

How long is a first visit?

Allow about forty-five minutes. That covers the conversation, the examination, images if we need them and going through the findings together. You will not be hurried out for the next patient.

Will you tell me the cost before you start?

Always, in writing, itemised by step. If a plan changes once we are underway, we stop and talk about it rather than adding to the bill after the fact.

At what age should my child first come in?

As soon as they have teeth, and ideally alongside a parent's appointment so the room is already familiar. Early visits are short, playful and involve nothing more than counting.

What if I am running late or need to cancel?

Let us know and we will rearrange without fuss. Telling us early means the slot can go to someone waiting in pain, which is the only reason we ask.

Request a visit

Tell us what you need

Send the form and we will come back with two or three times that fit what you have asked for. If something hurts now, say so in the notes and we will prioritise it.

  • Monday to Thursday8:00 – 18:00
  • Friday8:00 – 15:00
  • SaturdayBy arrangement
  • Urgent slotsHeld each weekday

This is a request, not a confirmed booking — nothing is held in the diary until we have written back to you.