Changes in our Practice

Dear Valued Patient,

Dr Ashish Desai and Dr Ajay Thakor have made the decision to completely stop providing regular care and dental treatment on the NHS, starting from 1^st September 2025. Dr Desai and Dr Thakor will still be working at Pure Dental Studio within the same capacity but solely concentrating on the various private services and treatments that we offer here.

This is not a decision they have taken lightly and it has been reached in consideration to the ever-increasing challenges of running a business in the current economic climate. Over the coming months, the priority of the whole practice team is to ensure that this transition occurs smoothly and with minimal disruption to the care that we are providing to all our loyal patients.

We have a number of options available to the patients that currently see Dr Desai and Dr Thakor on the NHS:

1. To continue to stay on the NHS and be looked after by another clinician at Pure Dental Studio. We have two current clinicians (Dr Arati Kulkarni & Shareefa Sumaaya) and a third joining (Dr Danveer Sembhi) who will be looking after the practice’s NHS patients moving forwards.
2. To continue to be looked after by Dr Desai or Dr Thakor, in which case, you are welcome to choose between the following:
   1. To become a fee paying 'pay-as-you-go' private patient. (Please see below for a guide to our private fees). 
   2. To join one of our dental plans that are paid monthly by Direct Debit. (Please see below for a guide to our Denplan Essentials and Denplan Care plans). Our reception team are on hand to answer any queries you have about these plans and how to join one.

For patients who wish to stay on the NHS - you will not need to do anything or call the practice. Any future appointments that you have will automatically be moved over into another clinician’s diary.

For patients who wish to continue to be looked after by Dr Desai or Dr Thakor - please call our practice reception team and let them know how you would prefer to proceed (ie. by becoming a pay-as-you-go private patient or by joining one of our dental plans) and they will ensure that your appointment remains in the diary of Dr Desai or Dr Thakor.

Thank you in advance for your understanding, 

Yours sincerely

Your dedicated team at Pure Dental Studio

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Guide to our Private Fees

Becoming a fee-paying 'pay as you go' private patient with our practice means that you simply pay every time you visit us for an appointment - no matter whether this is for a routine dental examination for us to check the health of your teeth, a dental hygiene appointment for us to professionally deep clean your teeth and check on the health of your gums, or for dental treatments. 

Please find below a brief guide to our private fees:

To see the complete list of our private treatments, and their respective fees, please click here >>

Guide to our Dental Plans

Joining one of our dental plans means that you'll be able to budget the cost of your routine dental care with Denplan Essentials, or budget the cost of your routine dental care and dental treatments with Denplan Care. Both plans also offer additional benefits to members. 

From only £13.08 per month, Denplan Essentials is a monthly payment plan for your routine dental care (which includes at least one dental examination and one hygiene appointment per year). Paid conveniently by Direct Debit, this monthly payment also covers you for any necessary xrays and/or any emergency appointments you might need, worldwide dental insurance and 10% discount on selected dental treatments.

From only £25.94 per month, Denplan Care is a monthly payment plan for your routine dental care and selected dental treatments - so reducing the chance of receiving unexpected dental bills. The amount you pay is decided by your dentist and is based on your oral health and how much dental treatment you will need. After an initial assessment by the dentist of your oral health you will be placed into one of five fee categories - so the monthly fee you pay will depend on this category. Paid conveniently by Direct Debit, this monthly payment also covers you for any necessary xrays and/or any emergency appointments you might need, as well as worldwide dental insurance.

For more information on our dental plans, please click here >>

What next?

Please call our practice reception team on 01858 434500 and they will be able to go through these options again with you as well as answer any questions or queries you may have. We apologise again for these changes in our practice but, as always, our goal is to ensure we continue to provide you with the high quality dental care you deserve - and to help you find the right option for you moving forwards. 

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