Dental care in the middle of Otley, from people who live here too.
A five-surgery family practice on Kirkgate, opposite the Buttercross. We hold an NHS contract for Otley and the surrounding villages, and we take private patients too. Same-day urgent appointments are held back every morning.
If it hurts, ring us first thing.
We keep urgent slots back at 8:30am and again at 2:00pm every weekday. Ring at 8:30 on 01943 462 118 and we will almost always see you the same day.
Ring the practice
Urgent assessment and treatment, usually same day. An NHS urgent appointment is £27.90 and covers examination, X-rays if needed, and either temporary or permanent relief of pain.
01943 462 118
NHS 111
Ring 111 and choose the dental option. They can arrange NHS urgent dental care in Leeds, Bradford or Wharfedale, including weekends and bank holidays.
Free to call from any phone, 24 hours a day.
999 or A&E
Go to A&E or ring 999 if you have heavy bleeding that will not stop, a facial swelling that is affecting your breathing or swallowing, or a suspected facial fracture.
Do not wait for the practice to open.
What you pay, and when you pay nothing.
These are the standard England charges set by the Department of Health and Social Care, correct from 1 April 2026. A course of treatment is charged once, even if it takes several visits — as long as the visits are within two months.
Examination, diagnosis, advice, and a scale and polish where clinically needed. Also the charge for an urgent or emergency appointment.
Everything in Band 1, plus fillings, root canal treatment, and extractions. Most routine treatment falls here.
Everything in Bands 1 and 2, plus crowns, bridges, dentures, and laboratory-made appliances.
For pain or a problem that needs seeing quickly. Covers examination and treatment to get you out of trouble.
You do not pay NHS dental charges if, when treatment starts, you are:
- under 18, or under 19 and in full-time education
- pregnant, or have had a baby in the last 12 months
- getting Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, or Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
- getting Universal Credit and your household income is within the allowed limit
- named on a valid HC2 certificate (full help), or an HC3 certificate (partial help)
Everything from a check-up to an implant, on the NHS or privately.
Examinations & X-rays
A full check of your teeth, gums and soft tissues, with radiographs taken only when clinically justified.
Hygiene & gum care
Scale and polish, plus gum assessment. Longer hygienist appointments are available privately for £72.
Fillings & root canal
White composite fillings and root canal treatment to save teeth that would otherwise be lost.
Crowns, bridges & veneers
Laboratory-made restorations, shade-matched and fitted to a written treatment plan with costs agreed beforehand.
Extractions, including wisdom teeth
Routine and surgical extractions under local anaesthetic, with sedation available for anxious patients.
Dental implants
Single implants, bridges and implant-retained dentures, planned with a CBCT scan and a written consent process.
Clear aligners
Discreet tooth straightening for adults and teenagers, from a full digital scan. From £2,750 including retainers.
Teeth whitening
Prescribed and supervised by a dentist, as the Dentists Act 1984 requires. We do not offer over-the-counter or beauty-salon whitening, and we will explain why.
Children’s dentistry
Check-ups, fluoride varnish, fissure sealants and habit advice. Free on the NHS for under-18s. We are happy to see nervous children for a look round first.
A plan for people who would rather spread the cost.
Going private does not mean unpredictable bills. The Kirkgate Care Plan covers your routine care for a fixed monthly amount, and we publish our private fee guide so you can see the numbers before you sit in the chair.
Per adult. Children can be added from £9.50 a month.
- Two examinations and two hygienist visits a year
- Routine X-rays included
- 10% off other treatment
- Emergency cover in the UK and abroad
- Cancel any time with one month’s notice
| Private fee guide | From |
|---|---|
| New patient examination, including X-rays | £68 |
| Hygienist appointment, 30 minutes | £72 |
| White composite filling | £145 |
| Root canal treatment (molar) | £520 |
| Porcelain crown | £640 |
| Full upper or lower denture | £795 |
| Professional whitening with custom trays | £295 |
| Clear aligner treatment | £2,750 |
| Single implant, including crown | £2,450 |
Someone answers. At 6pm, at the weekend, at 3am.
Between a third and a half of calls to dental practices come in when nobody is at the desk — and those are often the people in pain. Our reception line is answered around the clock: during opening hours by our own team, and outside them by an assistant that can book, reschedule and take a message properly rather than dropping you into a voicemail box.
The assistant tells every caller it is an automated service, never gives clinical advice, and hands anything urgent straight to a human during opening hours. Everything it does is logged so we can check it — and so can the CQC.
The people you will actually see.
Every clinician here is registered with the General Dental Council and holds current professional indemnity cover. Registration numbers are printed below and on the noticeboard in reception, as required.
Dr Anjali Whitaker BDS (Hons)
Bought the practice in 2011 after twelve years in Leeds. Special interests in restorative work and helping anxious patients back into care. Named safeguarding lead for adults at risk.
Dr Tomasz Nowak BDS
Trained in Kraków, settled in Wharfedale in 2016. Handles most of our surgical extractions and oral surgery referrals.
Dr Beth Riley BDS MFDS
Joined us in 2021 from a hospital oral surgery post. Runs our urgent clinic and sees most of our under-18s.
Helen Marsh
Twenty years in periodontal care. Runs our smoking-cessation and gum-health clinics, and is very good at explaining why flossing is not optional.
Priya Chandra
Runs reception, complaints and our CQC compliance file, and is the named safeguarding lead for children. Ask to speak to her if anything has not gone as it should.
Rachel Doyle
Leads the nursing team and owns our decontamination procedures, to HTM 01-05. Also the person who will hold your hand if you would like that.
14 Kirkgate, opposite the Buttercross.
We have been on this corner since 1996, and most of our patients walk here. If you are coming from further out, there is free parking two minutes away and a bus stop at the end of the street.
- Address
- 14 Kirkgate, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 3HN
- Parking
- Kirkgate car park, free for up to two hours. Two disabled bays on Boroughgate.
- Buses
- 33, 33A, 34 and X84 stop on Boroughgate, two minutes' walk.
- Trains
- Menston station is 3.5 miles away; taxi from the station rank, or bus 33.
- Access
- Step-free entrance, ground-floor surgeries, accessible WC, hearing loop at reception, and Braille signage on the doors.
- Patients travel from
- Otley, Pool in Wharfedale, Bramhope, Guiseley, Yeadon, Menston, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Askwith and Weston.
| Monday | 08:30 – 17:30 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 – 17:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 – 17:30 |
| Thursday | 08:30 – 19:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 – 16:30 |
| Saturday | 09:00 – 13:00 (hygienist only) |
| Sunday | Closed |
Closed on bank holidays in England and Wales. Cover details are on our answerphone and on this page.
We sponsor the kit for Otley Under-11s, take the year-4 classes for a teeth talk each summer, and have a permanent collection point in reception for Otley Food Bank. Free mouthguards for the junior rugby squad every September.
The paperwork bit, set out properly.
A dental practice in England is regulated by several bodies at once. Here is who we answer to, and how to hold us to it.
We are the data controller for your records and we handle them under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. We keep dental records for 11 years from your last appointment, and records for children until their 25th birthday, in line with NHS guidance. You can ask to see your records at any time and we will respond within one month, free of charge. We do not sell your data or use it for marketing without your separate, explicit consent.
Our full privacy notice — including what we share with NHS Business Services Authority for charge checking — is available at reception or on request.
If something goes wrong, please tell us. Ask for Priya Chandra, our practice manager, in person, by phone or in writing. We acknowledge complaints within 3 working days and give a full written response within 10 working days. If we cannot resolve it you can take it further:
- ▪ NHS treatment — NHS England, or the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
- ▪ Private treatment — the Dental Complaints Service on 03456 120 540.
- ▪ Any concern about safety or quality — the Care Quality Commission, which can be contacted directly and independently of us.
This page was last reviewed in September 2026. Charges shown are the England NHS dental charges effective 1 April 2026.
We are taking on new private patients, and children on the NHS.
Our NHS list for adults is currently full, and we will tell you that honestly rather than adding you to a waiting list that does not move. Children, and adults who are already registered with us, are unaffected.
Kirkgate Dental Practice Ltd · 14 Kirkgate, Otley, West Yorkshire LS21 3HN · Registered in England and Wales no. 03184726.