A local guide
Finding a dentist
in TW10.
An honest guide to choosing dental care across Richmond Hill, Ham, Petersham and Kew Foot — what your options are, how treatment is usually priced, and the questions worth asking before you agree to anything. Written by Dr Sundeep Solanki, GDC 212282.
Dental care in TW10, honestly described.
TW10 — Richmond Hill, Ham and Petersham — is one of the most private-leaning dental populations in the borough, and practices here reflect it: well-appointed, largely private and priced accordingly. The risk locally is not poor care but paying premium fees for premium surroundings rather than premium planning. The things that actually determine the result are less visible than the waiting room: how long the consultation is, whether photographs and scans are taken, which laboratory the work goes to, and who holds the handpiece.
- By car, central Richmond to the practice is about 14 minutes late morning via the A316; the Richmond Bridge approaches are slow at peak times.
- From Richmond bus station, the 33, 490 and R70 run to York Street in Twickenham in about 18 to 23 minutes; trains from Richmond station reach Twickenham in about 13 minutes door to door.
- If you are comparing private practices, ask each for before-and-after photographs of cases the dentist treated personally — not stock or laboratory images.
Getting here
From TW10 to
2 London Road, TW1 3RY.
From Richmond Hill / Richmond bus station
- By car
- About 14 min via the A316
- By bus or train
- Bus 33 from Richmond bus station to York Street — about 18 min
- Bus 490 from Richmond bus station — about 22 min
- Bus R70 from Richmond bus station — about 23 min
Parking
- Arragon Road car park (TW1 3ND) — around two minutes' walk from the practice.
- York House car park on Arragon Road (TW1 3NJ) — around four minutes' walk.
- Council pay-and-display bays on and around London Road; check charges and time limits on the signs.
Nearest stops
- London Road, Twickenham (Stop E) — routes 281, H22 and 110.
- York Street, Twickenham (Stop H) — routes 33, R68, R70, 490, 267 and 290.
- Twickenham station (South Western Railway) — about five minutes' walk.
Door-to-door times from Google Maps for a weekday late morning, measured October 2026. Allow longer at rush hour, on school runs and on Twickenham Stadium event days.
Your options
What kind of practice
do you actually need?
NHS or private?
NHS dentistry covers treatment that keeps you healthy — examinations, fillings, extractions, dentures. It does not cover cosmetic work: whitening, veneers, bonding and clear aligners are private wherever you go. Most people use a mix of NHS for essentials and private for appearance-led work, and that is perfectly sensible.
General practice or a cosmetic-focused practice?
A general practice looks after routine care for the whole family. A cosmetic-focused practice spends its time on alignment, shape, colour and replacing missing teeth — usually with longer appointments, digital planning and a strong laboratory relationship. Ask which of the two you are walking into.
Who actually does the treatment?
In larger practices the dentist who plans your case is not always the one who does it. Ask who will be holding the handpiece, how many similar cases they complete a year, and whether you will see the same person at every visit.
Referral or in-house?
Implants, complex alignment and gum treatment are sometimes referred out. That is not a bad sign, but it changes the cost and the timeline. Ask early.
What things cost
How dental fees
are usually built up.
Prices vary between practices, so rather than quote anyone else's, here is how each type of treatment is normally priced — so you can compare two quotes properly. Our own fees are published in full on the fees page.
- Consultation
- Some practices charge for a cosmetic consultation, some include it. Either way you should leave with a written plan and a written cost before anything begins.
- Whitening
- Supervised whitening with custom trays is the most predictable cosmetic change per pound spent. Beware anything sold outside a dental practice — in the UK, only a dental professional may legally whiten teeth.
- Composite bonding
- Usually priced per tooth, so the total depends entirely on how many teeth are treated. Ask for the per-tooth fee and the number of teeth in your plan, not a single headline figure.
- Veneers
- Porcelain costs more than composite and lasts longer. The laboratory work and the number of appointments are what drive the difference.
- Clear aligners
- Priced by case complexity, not by brand. A short case correcting the front teeth costs far less than a full-arch case. Ask whether retainers, refinements and whitening are inside or outside the quoted fee.
- Implants
- Quoted as a total for the implant, the abutment and the crown — three separate components. Always ask whether the quote includes all three, plus any bone grafting and the scans.
What to ask
Eight questions
worth asking anywhere.
- 01What exactly is causing the thing I don't like — and is it cosmetic, or is something underneath it?
- 02What are my options, including doing nothing for now?
- 03What is the full cost, in writing, including scans, retainers and follow-ups?
- 04How long will it last, and what happens when it needs replacing?
- 05Can I see before-and-after photographs of cases you have treated yourself?
- 06Who do I call if something goes wrong at the weekend?
- 07Is my gum health good enough to start cosmetic work today?
- 08What is the maintenance — hygiene visits, retainers, polishing — and what does that cost each year?
Read further
Longer answers
in the journal.
Asked in TW10
Questions we hear
from TW10 patients.
Why do private dental fees vary so much across Richmond?
Mostly laboratory quality, the amount of planning time built into the fee, and the dentist's experience with that specific treatment. Premises account for less than people assume. Ask what is included rather than comparing headline numbers.
How long does a smile makeover take?
It depends on whether alignment comes first. A bonding-only case can be done in one or two long appointments; a case that involves aligners then bonding or veneers typically runs several months, which is usually the better order.
How far is Twickenham from Richmond Hill?
About 14 minutes by car, or 18 minutes on the 33 bus from Richmond bus station, to 2 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3RY.
How much do veneers cost in the Richmond area?
Fees across Richmond and Twickenham vary mainly with laboratory quality and planning time. Our per-tooth veneer fee is published on the fees page, and every plan is written down in full before you decide.
What does a smile makeover involve?
Usually a sequence rather than a single treatment — often alignment first, then whitening, then bonding or veneers where needed. Planning the order properly is what makes the result look natural and last.
Why patients choose us
Why people in TW10 travel to
Sunny Dental in Twickenham.
Sunny Dental is a private, cosmetic-focused practice on London Road in Twickenham, led by Dr Sundeep Solanki (GDC 212282). Patients searching for a cosmetic dentist in TW10 — composite bonding, veneers, Invisalign, whitening or implants — come to us because the treatment is planned and carried out by one dentist, at a fee agreed in writing before it starts, about 14 minutes by car from Richmond, or 18 minutes on the 33 bus from TW10.
The Harley Street standard, without the journey
What people travel to Harley Street for is a named dentist, unhurried appointments, digital planning and a natural finish. That is exactly how this practice works — a few minutes from home, with no central London trip at every stage of the case.
One dentist, start to finish
Dr Sundeep Solanki plans and carries out the treatment himself. You see the same dentist at the consultation, the fitting and every review — no handovers, no associate rota.
Cosmetic work is the day job
Composite bonding, porcelain veneers, clear aligners, whitening and implant restorations are what this practice spends its week doing, rather than a sideline to routine care.
Written plans and fixed fees
You leave the consultation with the treatment written down and the cost agreed before anything begins. No open-ended estimates and no pressure to decide on the day.
Built for families as well
Parents book alongside teenagers and grandparents. Longer appointments, a calm room and a slow approach for anyone who has had a bad experience in a dental chair before.
If you dread the chair
Longer appointments, a slower pace and a dentist who explains each step before it happens. Plenty of patients here have avoided dentists for years — nobody is lectured about it.
Treatments for TW10 patients
Where we are
A short trip from TW10,
in Twickenham TW1 3RY.
Sunny Dental is about 14 minutes by car from Richmond, or 18 minutes on the 33 bus, just off Twickenham town centre at 2 London Road. Monday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday: closed.. Call +44 7356 215372. Patients travel to us from Twickenham, Richmond, Kingston upon Thames, Hampton, Teddington, Surbiton, Hounslow, Isleworth, St Margarets, Whitton, Kew, Brentford, Chiswick, Barnes, Sunbury-on-Thames, Ashford, East Molesey, Esher, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge.
Opening hours
- Opening hoursMonday to Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday: closed.
Seeing patients from TW10 and across south west London.
Around your area
Nearby places. The same Twickenham practice.
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