Dentures and denture repairs in Swanage
There is no denture lab on the Isle of Purbeck, so Swanage patients come to us in Poole. It is a run round the harbour or a hop on the chain ferry, and worth the trip for a denture made and fitted by a registered CDT.
- A denture lab worth the trip from Purbeck
- Same-day repairs while you wait
- Made and fitted by a CDT
- CDTGDC-registered technician
- DAMASAccredited laboratory
- 70+ yrsEstablished laboratory
- GoogleRated by our patients
The run round the harbour, or the chain ferry
There are two ways to reach us. The road route is the A351 through Wareham and round the top of the harbour, about 40 minutes. The shortcut is the Sandbanks to Studland chain ferry across the harbour mouth, which cuts the corner for many Purbeck patients.
Either way you arrive at Unit 10, Holes Bay Park in Poole, with parking on site. If you are coming over for a repair, you can usually wait while we do it rather than making a second trip.
A lab that makes your denture, not a dentist who sends it out
The dental practices in Swanage are general dentists. Dentures are a small part of what they do, and the actual denture is made by a laboratory elsewhere.
We are that laboratory, working straight with patients. John is a Clinical Dental Technician who fits the denture himself, and every discipline is made under one roof in Poole. For a well-made denture that fits, that is the reason the trip over is worth it.
The lab that makes your denture, on site
When you travel over for your dentures, you come to the bench that makes them. John is a GDC-registered Clinical Dental Technician who has made dentures for the best part of fifty years and fits them himself.
The Swanage practices send their denture work out to a laboratory like ours. Here there is no middle step. Every discipline is made under one roof in Poole, which is the real reason the trip over is worth it.
- Made on our bench, fitted by our CDTYour denture is made on our own benches in Poole and fitted by John himself, so nothing is lost between the workshop and your mouth.
- Every discipline under one roofAcrylic, cobalt-chrome, flexible and implant-retained dentures, plus repairs, all made in the Poole lab.
- We won't leave you strandedIf something isn't right we'll put it right. Every repair carries a two-week guarantee, and if it breaks again we look at why rather than just repairing it twice.
One trip over and a broken denture is usually sorted the same day.
Come over the harbour or on the ferry and, in most cases, we repair it while you wait, often within the hour. A Clinical Dental Technician is on site to fit and adjust it, so you head home with it done. Every repair carries a two-week guarantee, and if it breaks again we look at why rather than just repairing it twice.
How a repair works today
Don't glue it, bring it in
It is almost impossible to line the pieces up accurately by hand, and once the glue has set out of position we cannot work to it. Pop it in a tub and bring it into the Poole lab.
We repair it on the bench
We cast a model off the fit surface, trim the crack for the strongest bond and cure fresh acrylic under pressure, usually the same day.
Fitted and checked before you leave
A Clinical Dental Technician is on site, so if it needs adjusting it is done there and then. We will not leave you stranded.
Please don't reach for the superglue, or a chemist's repair kit. Almost nobody can line the broken pieces up accurately by hand, and once the glue has set with them out of position we cannot work to that denture, because any model we cast from it would be wrong too. We then have to take a fresh impression, break it apart again and repair it to that, which takes longer and costs more. Bring the pieces in as they are and we will do it right.
Unit 10, Holes Bay Park, Sterte Avenue West, Poole BH15 2AAMon to Fri, 9am to 4:15pm
The denture work we make for Swanage
The dentures we make, all under one roof. John is a chrome specialist, which is a good reason to see a specialist rather than a general dentist.
Covering Swanage and the Isle of Purbeck
Most Purbeck patients travel in to the Poole lab. If getting out is hard, ask us about a home visit and we'll be straight with you about what we can reach.
Easy to reach from Swanage
Our lab is at Unit 10, Holes Bay Park, Sterte Avenue West, Poole BH15 2AA, with parking on site. It is the A351 through Wareham, or the Sandbanks to Studland chain ferry, then a short drive to the door.
Or we can come to you
Housebound on the Isle of Purbeck? Ask us about a home visit. Swanage sits right at the edge of what we can reach by road, around 40 minutes via Wareham, so we will always be honest about whether we can come to you or whether it is better to arrange a trip in.
Worth knowing before you make the trip
Every denture is quoted at your free consultation, so you know the cost before you commit, and before you drive over a second time.
Our denture costs guide sets out what a set includes and how private compares with NHS.
See our denture costs guideWhat our patients say
Real reviews from patients on Google. Individual results vary, and yours is made specifically for you.
Today I attended your laboratory with broken dentures, and within 2 hours you had taken impressions, repaired my denture and even placed a missing tooth. An amazing service and just in time for my daughter's wedding tomorrow.
After years of problems it is so good to have a denture that fits and to be able to eat all types of food with no problem.
I had not been able to eat properly for such a long time and now I enjoy every meal. So comfortable to wear.
Thank you John for fitting me with a perfect small denture. It was painless and fits very comfortably.
I recently had to have a bridge extracted and was dreading dentures. John gave me an option of implants. My implant bridge looks so natural. I am over the moon.
A million thanks for my new dentures. I was able to go away on holiday with my new set of teeth.
Swanage: common questions
No jargon, no pressure. If your question is not here, call the lab and a technician will talk it through.
Is it really worth travelling off Purbeck for dentures?
How do I get to you from Swanage?
If my denture snaps, can you fix it the same day while I'm over?
Can you come to me at home on the Isle of Purbeck?
What will it cost, and is private worth it?
Do I need a referral from my Swanage dentist first?
Book your free consultation, or call about a repair
Talk to the technician who will make your denture before you make the trip. Or call now if it has broken.