Nervous patients
Time, clear arrangements and an agreed stop signal: gentle dentistry for everyone who finds visiting the dentist difficult.
When visiting the dentist feels difficult
The thought of visiting the dentist is difficult for many people. Some arrive feeling uneasy, others have put off appointments for years and hardly dare set foot in a practice any more. Many of our patients first came to us with exactly this fear, and stayed. With us, it is not the appointment book that sets the pace, but you. We work calmly and conscientiously, explain clearly in your language what is happening, and only treat you when you are ready. Dental anxiety often has its roots in a loss of control experienced in the past. Our aim is to give that control back to you.
How we proceed
- 01 Examine and discuss, not treat
Your first appointment with us is an examination with a consultation. We take a calm look at your teeth, you tell us what matters to you, and we explain clearly what we see and suggest suitable treatment options. You go home with a clear picture and decide for yourself how to proceed.
- 02 A plan in small steps
After that, we deliberately begin treatment in small stages adapted to your needs. We start with whatever is least invasive, often a professional cleaning, before any drilling happens at all. Along the way you get to know the practice and the team at your own pace. Before every appointment you know exactly what is planned, and the final decision always rests with you.
- 03 Treatment with a stop signal
Before every treatment begins, we agree a stop signal, usually a simple raised hand. You give the signal whenever you need to, and we pause immediately. And if an appointment does not go to plan, that is not a setback. We simply try again in smaller steps.
- 04 Keeping going without pressure
After treatment, we talk about how it went for you and what we can do better next time. Many patients tell us that appointments become easier over time because they know what to expect. Regular short check-ups help ensure that major treatment never becomes necessary in the first place.
An environment that reduces sensory stimulation
We are an appointment-only practice, and you can feel it: the waiting room is empty most of the time. Even when two clinicians are working in parallel, rarely are more than two patients waiting at once. No full waiting room, no rush at reception, no crowds.
During treatment you are welcome to distract yourself: your own headphones are expressly welcome, and the practice also has headphones and a television for you. A companion may come with you into the treatment room. For children and adults on the autism spectrum, or with pronounced sensory sensitivity, we are happy to adapt the routine as well. Tell us before your appointment what helps you.
What we do not promise: a practice entirely free of stimuli. A drill makes noise, precise work needs bright light, and some materials have their own smell. What we can promise is a calm, predictable routine that makes exactly that bearable: you know at every moment what is happening, and nothing comes as a surprise. Clear routines also allow us to keep treatment time to a minimum.
Good to know
Fear of the dentist is common: according to studies, more than one in ten adults has pronounced dental anxiety. Often there is a bad experience behind it, one that lies far in the past. And often it leads to a cycle that research knows well: out of fear, appointments are postponed, the teeth get worse, the shame grows, and with it the fear. This cycle can be broken, and the beginning is the hardest part. Many treatments also have a worse reputation than they deserve: under an effective local anaesthetic, even a root canal treatment is no more unpleasant for most patients than a larger filling. All it takes from you is the first step. We walk the rest of the way together, at your pace.
We deliberately choose not to use sedation or nitrous oxide (laughing gas). Sedation has its place in dentistry, but for our practice we have chosen a different path: trust, time and calm. Sedation bridges the fear for a single appointment. The experience that nothing happens unannounced and that a hand signal stops everything makes the fear itself grow smaller. This matches the research: the feeling of being able to stop treatment at any time is associated in studies with significantly lower anxiety. And that is exactly what we see in many of our patients.
What we do differently
- Listening comes first
The first appointment begins with a conversation, not with treatment.
- Calm that carries over
A calm, conscientious way of working in a relaxed setting, one that has helped many nervous patients find their confidence again with us.
- No step unannounced
You always know what happens next and why.
- You stay in control
An agreed hand signal is enough, and we pause.
- Gentle techniques and careful anaesthesia
With numbing gel before the injection and a very gentle technique.
- Calm, light-filled rooms
With a view over the rooftops of Barcelona into the sky, so your visit begins without any rush.
Tell us what you find difficult
Write to us in advance about what you have had bad experiences with and what would help you. Your first appointment is an examination with a conversation: we look, explain and discuss, and nothing is treated that has not been agreed beforehand. This appointment gives you plenty of room to settle in and build trust.
More treatments
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Digital dentistry
Examine thoroughly, plan precisely, deliver digitally: from the first diagnosis to the finished restoration, we work digitally throughout. This makes treatments more accurate, more comfortable and more predictable.
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Professional dental cleaning and preventive care
Healthy teeth begin with good prevention. Professional dental cleanings as part of a personalised preventive care plan remove plaque, tartar and discolouration before problems arise.
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Periodontics and gum health
Bleeding gums are a warning sign. We treat gingivitis and periodontitis with modern periodontal therapies to preserve your teeth and jawbone.
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Conservative dentistry: fillings, inlays and onlays
Your own tooth is the best tooth there is. We take the least invasive approach to tooth decay and minor damage, using fillings in the natural colour of your tooth, and restore larger defects with precisely fitted ceramic inlays and onlays. This way, as much healthy tooth structure as possible is preserved.
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Root canal treatment (endodontics)
An inflamed tooth nerve does not mean the end of the tooth. Wherever possible, we keep the living nerve. Where that is not possible, a root canal treatment removes the inflammation from inside the tooth, relieves the pain and saves the tooth from extraction.
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Orthodontics and invisible aligners
We correct tooth position and bite with treatments tailored to each patient: from traditional braces to invisible aligners, for children, teenagers and adults.
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Dental crowns and partial crowns
Even a badly damaged tooth can usually be saved. A crown or partial crown restores its shape, stability and chewing function. That way you keep your own tooth.
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Tooth extraction and wisdom teeth
Sometimes a tooth extraction is the right treatment: when a tooth can no longer be saved or is completely in the wrong position, or when a wisdom tooth is causing problems. In that case we remove the tooth gently under local anaesthetic and, where needed, plan the right tooth replacement before the procedure. That way no permanent gap remains after the extraction.
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Dental implants and tooth replacement
The right answer for every gap: we replace a single missing tooth with an implant and a crown. If several teeth are missing, we close the gap with individual implants or an implant-supported bridge. And even for a jaw with no teeth left, we have fixed solutions that look good.
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Cosmetic dentistry
Healthy teeth can be beautiful too: we whiten them in a controlled way and correct shape and colour with veneers or tooth-coloured composite. You decide what should change, and we work as conservatively as possible.
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Children's dentistry
From the very first milk tooth: we support your child’s dental development with relaxed check-ups, fissure sealants and, where needed, gentle treatment of tooth decay.
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Teeth grinding and TMJ disorders
Teeth grinding, jaw pain and clicking in the jaw joint rarely have a single cause. We examine the function of the joint and the muscles and check the teeth for signs of grinding and clenching. A custom-fitted occlusal splint is often used, combined where needed with physiotherapy and other specialities.
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Snoring and sleep apnoea treatment
In many cases, snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea can be treated at the dental practice: with a custom-fitted splint that you wear at night.
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Nervous patients
Time, clear arrangements and an agreed stop signal: gentle dentistry for everyone who finds visiting the dentist difficult.
