01
You see the room first.
Walk in, sit down, look around, ask anything. The first appointment costs nothing and nobody touches your teeth unless you say so.
How Lumen is different
Three things you get to see before anyone touches your teeth.
People do not put off the dentist because they are lazy. They put it off because they do not know what is coming, what it will cost, or whether they can say stop. So we took those three away.
02
You see the price first.
Every treatment we offer is priced on this page. You get the whole plan written down before we start, and that number is the number.
03
You see your own scan.
The scanner puts your teeth on the screen beside you. We point at the problem, you look at the problem, and then you decide.
Prices
The whole list, on the page.
You should not need an appointment to find out what an appointment costs. If your case needs more than the list, we write it down and you take it home before you decide anything.
Check up and cleanThe one you are overdue for.from €6045 min
Deep clean, per quadrantFor gums that bleed when you brush.from €12060 min
White fillingOne visit. Colour matched to the tooth beside it.from €14545 min
Root canal treatmentThe one people fear most. Numb the whole way through.from €48090 min
CrownScanned, milled and fitted. No putty tray.from €6202 visits
Implant, single toothPlaced, then left alone to heal properly.from €1,850staged
Whitening, take home traysCustom trays, gentle gel, your own pace.from €2902 visits
Clear alignersFull assessment first. Not everyone is a good fit, and we say so.from €2,400staged
Prices in euro, and they are what you pay. If we find something the scan did not show, we stop and talk to you before we carry on. Nobody at Lumen earns a bonus for selling you a treatment.
Your first visit
Forty five minutes, and none of it is a surprise.
Nothing on this list happens without you knowing it is next. If you would rather read it than be told it, that is what this is.
Book an appointment
First, about five minutes
You arrive.
Tea if you want it. We ask what brought you in and how long it has been. There is no right answer to that second question and nobody here reacts to it.
Then about ten minutes
We look and we listen.
A gentle look around your mouth and a set of images. If something hurts, tell us and we stop. If you want to know what we are doing while we do it, say so and we narrate the whole thing.
Then about fifteen minutes
You see the screen.
Your own scan, on a screen you can reach. We show you what is healthy, what needs doing now, and what can wait a year. Those last two are different and we always say which is which.
Last, about ten minutes
You take the plan home.
Printed, itemised, priced, in order of urgency. No decision on the day. Take it to another dentist for a second opinion if you like. We would rather you were sure.
Press and keep holding
Try it
Raise your hand and everything stops.
In the chair you cannot talk, so we agree a signal before we start. Lift a hand and the drill stops, the suction stops, we sit you up and we wait. You do not have to explain why.
- It works every time. Not once you are nearly finished. Every time.
- You can end the appointment. Halfway through is fine. We book you back in when you are ready.
- Nobody sighs. Nervous patients are most of our week. You are not the difficult one.
What people say
The three sentences we hear most.
I had not been in eleven years and I was ready to be told off. Nobody said a word about it.
She explained everything before she started, so I knew what every sound was going to be.
The price on the sheet was the price on the card machine. That has never happened to me before.
The clinic
Two rooms, one street, no waiting hall full of strangers.
- Where
- 14 Hanover Row, Dublin 2
- Hours
- Monday to Thursday, 8am to 7pm. Friday, 8am to 4pm. Saturday mornings once a month.
- Phone
- 01 555 0140
- Getting here
- Two minutes from the Green Line. Two accessible parking bays at the door, and the whole clinic is on one level.
- Emergencies
- Call before 10am and we keep two slots free every day for pain.
Questions
The ones people ask on the phone.
Is it going to hurt?
The numbing is the part people dread, so we warm the anaesthetic, use a gel first, and go slowly. Most people tell us afterwards they did not feel the injection. During treatment you should feel pressure and nothing sharp. If anything turns sharp, raise your hand and we stop and add more.
Will you push treatment I do not need?
You will see your own scan on the screen and we tell you plainly which items are urgent, which can wait, and which are optional. Nobody here earns a bonus on treatment. If you want a second opinion, take the printed plan and go get one. We will still be here.
I have not been to a dentist in years.
That is a large share of the people who walk in. Nobody comments on it, nobody lectures, and nobody makes a face at your teeth. We start with the thing that bothers you most and work outward at your pace.
What if it costs more than the list says?
Then we stop and tell you before we carry on. The written plan is the price. If a tooth turns out to need a crown rather than a filling, that is a conversation and a new plan, not a bigger bill at the desk.
Can I really stop halfway through?
Yes, and people do. We sit you up, take a break, and either carry on when you are ready or book you back in. Stopping does not cost you anything extra and it does not go on some record as a problem.
Do you see children?
From about three years old. First visits for small children are a ride in the chair, a count of the teeth and a sticker. No treatment on day one unless there is pain.
Do you take insurance?
We are not tied to any insurer, which is part of why the prices sit on this page. We give you an itemised receipt with the treatment codes on it, and every major plan we have seen accepts it for reimbursement.
Book an appointment
Tell us when suits, and we will call you to confirm.
This is a request, not a locked slot. We ring you back within one working day, usually the same morning, and we will not put you on hold to do it.
Rather talk to a person? 01 555 0140 Monday to Thursday until 7pm. In pain today? Ring before 10am and we will fit you in.