About Jonathan Lane

The dentist you'll actually see

Jonathan Lane — Jon to his patients — is the principal dentist at Kirkgate Dental Surgery in Tadcaster. He holds postgraduate diplomas in implant and restorative dentistry and provides the practice's implant treatment from start to finish: the assessment, the 3D planning, the surgical placement, the final crown or bridge, and the aftercare. [CONFIRM: years qualified, where Jon trained (university/dental school), diploma awarding body and year, and years at Kirkgate — to be added here]

That continuity is deliberate. At many implant clinics, the person who assesses you, the person who operates and the person who fits the teeth are three different people — and the one you met first may be a treatment coordinator rather than a dentist. Jon works the other way: one clinician, responsible for the whole result, who you can call by his first name and see again in a week if something's on your mind.

How Jon approaches implant treatment

Three habits define the way implants are done at Kirkgate:

• Assessment before persuasion. The consultation exists to find out whether implants are right for you — not to sell you them. If a bridge, a denture or doing nothing would serve you better, Jon will tell you so and explain why.
• Planning in three dimensions. Every implant is planned on the practice's own CBCT scanner before anything touches your mouth. Precision at the planning stage is what makes the surgery itself uneventful.
• Plain English, written down. You get a written plan with a fixed quote — what, why, how long and how much — to consider at home without pressure.

The practice behind the treatment

Kirkgate Dental Surgery is an established dental practice at 36 Kirkgate, in the centre of Tadcaster, registered with the Care Quality Commission. Implant patients are treated in the same calm, familiar setting as the practice's general patients — with the CBCT scanner on site, so nothing requires a referral elsewhere. The practice is owned by Lloyd Lane Ltd and also provides general and restorative dentistry; you can find it at the main Kirkgate Dental Surgery website.

Jonathan Lane is registered with the General Dental Council — registration number 114020. You can verify any dentist's registration on the GDC's online register.