Endodontics
Philip Mitchell
BDS MSc MRD
Specialist in Endodontics
Philip qualified as a dentist from University College Hospital in 1989, and subsequently completed a Master's degree in Endodontics at Guy's Hospital in 1996. Philip has been accepting endodontic referrals at the Southgate Referral Practice since 1997, and has been on the specialist's list for endodontics since 1999.
He is currently a Senior lecturer and Deputy Chairman of the Endodontic examinations board at Kings College London.
He has lectured widely in the UK and abroad and has contributed to several textbooks including the last two editions of Harty's Endodontics in Clinical Practice.
Dr Spencer Richman
BDS MSc (Endo)
GDC No. 80497
Spencer qualified from Manchester University in 2002, and obtained his Master’s degree in Endodontology in 2015. Since then Spencer has limited his practice to endodontics and is experienced in the use of dental microscopy and the latest endodontic techniques to ensure patients are treated confidently and comfortably.
Spencer is a member of the British Endodontic Society and is kept busy with his wife and two children and keeps fit cycling and at the gym.
Referral
The Southgate Referral Practice treats patients with endodontic (root canal) problems on a referral only basis. We normally do not see patients unless they have been referred by another practitioner although exceptions are sometimes made. Patients will be returned to the referring practitioner at the end of root canal treatment for definitive restoration of the tooth (normally a crown but sometimes a filling).
Appointments
Consultation appointments are not always necessary for patients referred by a dental practitioner although we are happy to make one if you wish. We normally suggest that a consultation appointment is made prior to embarking on root canal retreatment (redoing a root canal treatment that has failed) or before doing a surgical procedure.
Treatments
Retreatment are more complicated and tend to have a more uncertain prognosis. Most primary root canal treatment (if the tooth has not been root canal treated before) can be done in one visit. Root canal retreatments are often better done over two visits. Treatment visits tend to be long due the complex work involved. They are normally of one to two hours duration.
Fee Scale 2021
Consultation | £100 |
Root canal treatment | £800 - £900 |
Endodontic surgery | £700 - £850 |
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