The Denture Clinic

The Denture Clinic: bespoke denture services in Harpenden and St Albans

The Denture Clinic is a clinical dental technician practice with two clinics, one in Harpenden and one in St Albans, covering Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and surrounding areas. The practice describes itself as an established denture clinic with over 35 years of experience and offers free consultations.

Its work centres on professionally fitted, bespoke dentures. The clinic states that it uses modern technology and manufacturing techniques in collaboration with an on-site dentist, hygienist and laboratory, so it can assist patients who need more than dentures alone.

Denture services offered

The clinic lists a broad range of denture-related treatments:

• Denture repairs while you wait
• Denture relines and alterations
• New dentures handcrafted to order
• Express service: dentures in a day
• Denture balancing and stabilisation to secure loose dentures
• Postal denture repairs
• Digital dentures
• Partial dentures, complete dentures and dental implants

Denture repair services are advertised from just £50. The clinic also operates a 24-hour denture repair service out of hours and at weekends, and states that no emergency fee is charged over the weekend.

The clinical team

Paul Ahern (Dip FBACDT, RCS Eng 2007, GDC No. 113198) has over 35 years' experience in denture making. He graduated from The George Brown College in Toronto, Canada, and passed The Royal College of Surgeons examination to become a Clinical Dental Technician. The clinic notes that he is one of the few Clinical Dental Technicians currently registered in the local area, and that patients can deal with him directly from start to finish. He has undertaken further training at Ivoclar Vivodent in Liechtenstein.

Tim Reading (RDT, GDC No. 142109) has been a dental technician for over 35 years and specialises in the design and construction of dentures. He focuses on fit, function and cosmetics and has also trained at the headquarters of Ivoclar Vivodent in Liechtenstein.

According to the clinic, the combined skills of both technicians allow it to serve patients seeking either economy dentures or premium cosmetic dentures. The practice states that it offers a full money-back guarantee if patients are not totally satisfied.

Facilities and access

The clinic describes its premises as modern, state-of-the-art denture clinics in Harpenden and St Albans, with comfortable surroundings, plenty of parking and ground-floor access with easy disabled access. It asks patients to always ring before arrival.

Patient feedback

The website reproduces customer reviews published on Yell. One reviewer describes a prompt appointment, efficient and friendly reception staff, and praise for Tim's handling of an anxious patient, noting that the replacement was ready quickly. Another reviewer recounts a denture breaking overnight on a Saturday, speaking to Paul on Sunday morning and arranging a drop-off, and highlights that no emergency fee was charged over the weekend.