Check-ups, x-rays and hygiene · Designer Smiles, Solihull
A private check‑up, at the NHS price.
A new-patient examination at Designer Smiles starts from £27.90, the NHS Band 1 figure. Small white fillings from £76.60, crowns from £332.10, a hygiene visit £70: private dentistry in the middle of Solihull, with what was found shown to you on the screen and the plan priced before anything starts.
In short
What the check-up is.
Your dentist listens to what has brought you in, then examines your teeth, your gums, the soft tissues in and around your mouth, and your head and neck, and takes the x-rays or scans that are needed. The pictures go up on the screen while the dentist explains them. You leave with a written plan and its price, or with nothing to do until the next check-up, which is the most common outcome.
What the fee covers
Included in the examination, and priced separately.
The examination fee is the examination. Everything else in the fee guide is priced on its own and told to you first, so the figure you are quoted is the figure you pay.
The examination includes
- The examination itself: teeth, gums, the soft tissues of the mouth, and the head and neck, because changes in the mouth sometimes point to conditions you are not aware of.
- The pictures on the screen: the intra-oral camera, and the x-rays where they are taken, explained as you look at them.
- The options, with their pros, cons and costs, and a written plan before anything is booked. Nothing starts until you agree to it.
- A second opinion on treatment proposed elsewhere, if that is why you have come. Bring the plan or the x-rays if you have them.
Priced separately, when needed
- X-rays: a small x-ray £9.50, the large OPG £65, a CBCT scan £125 where it is indicated.
- Cleaning: a hygiene visit £70, or a scale and polish with the dentist £76.60.
- White fillings from £76.60 for a small one to £250 for a large one.
- Children: an examination with x-rays £15, fissure sealants £35 a tooth, fluoride £27.90.
- The routine examination after your first, from £27.90.
How it runs
Five steps, and nothing starts without your yes.
- 1
Book
Online at any hour, by phone on 0121 709 3821, or on WhatsApp. There is no NHS list to join; you book as you would a hairdresser.
- 2
The examination
Teeth, gums, soft tissues, head and neck, with x-rays or a scan if they are needed and priced first.
- 3
What was found
Shown to you on the screen and explained in plain words, with the options and what each would mean.
- 4
The plan, in writing
Each item with its price from the fee guide. You take it away and decide; nothing is booked on the day unless you want it to be.
- 5
Treatment, or the next check-up
Most people come every six to twelve months; your dentist sets the interval to your own mouth, from three months to two years.
What it is like
Private dentistry, without the private price.
Designer Smiles is a private practice at 4 Manor Square, in the middle of Solihull, whose everyday prices start from the NHS equivalent figures: the examination, the small white filling and the crown each start from the NHS band charge, and everything else in the fee guide is published. What you get for those figures is private: the time, white fillings as standard, porcelain made to a scan, and a hygienist when you want one rather than when a band allows it.
The dentist tells you what is about to happen before it happens, and you can stop at any point. If it has been years since your last visit, that is common and nobody here is interested in telling you off. For anyone who needs it for longer treatment, sedation is available at £350 a session.
Hygiene visits
Clean teeth and settled gums, priced too.
A hygiene visit is £70: plaque and tartar removed along the gum line and between the teeth, gum disease treated, bad breath and staining dealt with, and the way to keep your gums healthy at home shown rather than told. You can book one without seeing a dentist first at £85, stained teeth can have Airflow stain removal at £105, and a child’s hygiene visit is £35. Deeper cleaning beneath the gums, for gum disease that has taken hold, is planned and priced at the examination.
What it costs
Priced from the NHS bands.
The NHS has three band charges for a course of treatment. Designer Smiles sets its examination, its small white filling and its crown at those three figures, and prices everything else in the fee guide in the open. If you are entitled to free NHS treatment, an NHS practice will cost you less than we do, and we would rather say so. The NHS charges beside ours, treatment by treatment.
NHS figures are England’s band charges as nhs.uk publishes them; ours are from the Designer Smiles fee guide, September 2026.
Membership plans
Routine care by the month, set side by side.
The plans spread the examinations and hygiene visits across the year, include an out-of-hours emergency consultation, and take 10% off treatment. Or pay as you go; the fourth column is what the same visits cost one at a time.
| Silver | Gold | Platinum | Pay as you go | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examinations a year | 1 | 2 | 2 | £27.90 each |
| Hygiene visits a year | 1 | 2 | 4 | £70 each |
| Out-of-hours emergency consultation | Included | Included | Included | £150 |
| Discount on treatment | 10% | 10% | 10% | None |
| A month | £10.62 | £18.75 | £30.41 | — |
An administration fee is collected with the first payment and exclusions apply to the discount; the costs page sets both out in full.
Who you will see
Six dentists and two hygienists.
GDC 265535 · 302859 · 303066 · 286554 · 291482 · 297014Check-ups are with Dr Aadam Binamin, Dr Uthmaan Binamin, Dr Abbaas Binamin, Dr Fareha Liaqat, Dr Hassan Khan or Dr Imtiaz Ahmed, and hygiene visits with Nowreen Akhtar or Humera Khan, the practice’s hygienists. Every dentist and hygienist is on the General Dental Council register, and the same fee guide applies whoever you see.
About the practiceWhat patients say
In their own words.
Tracey Hopkins★★★★★I had my teeth cleaned today plus a filling. I honestly hadn’t been to the dentist for years but was forced to get treatment for a broken tooth. The dentist was first class and his lovely assistant. Teeth are gleaming white and no broken tooth.
Jessica S.★★★★★Really lovely staff, bright and airy place and my teeth were super clean!
Deborah P.★★★★★Very professional and relaxed atmosphere. Thorough examination and all options explained in detail. Highly recommended.
Questions
Asked before people book.
How much is a check-up at Designer Smiles?
From £27.90 for a new patient, the NHS Band 1 figure, and from £27.90 for each routine examination after that. X-rays are priced separately, from £9.50 for a small one, and only taken when they are needed.
Are you an NHS dentist?
No. Designer Smiles is a private practice. Our check-up, small white filling and crown prices start from the equivalent NHS band prices (£27.90, £76.60 and £332.10), which is where the phrase NHS prices comes from. If you are entitled to free NHS dental treatment, an NHS practice will cost you less than we do.
Are you taking new patients?
Yes. We are a private practice, so there is no NHS list to wait for: book online, call 0121 709 3821, or message us on WhatsApp, and the first visit is the new-patient examination.
How often should I have a check-up?
Most people come every six to twelve months. Your dentist sets the interval to your own mouth at each visit, anywhere from three months for someone with active gum disease or decay to two years for a healthy adult who looks after their teeth.
What happens if I need treatment?
You are shown what was found on the screen, told the options with their pros, cons and costs, and given a written plan with each item’s price from the fee guide. Nothing is booked until you agree. A small white filling is from £76.60 and a crown from £332.10, each starting from the NHS band figure.
Do you see children?
Yes. A child’s examination with x-rays is £15, a child’s hygiene visit £35, and fissure sealants, which protect the biting surfaces of new back teeth, are £35 a tooth.
I am frightened of the dentist. Will that be a problem?
No. The dentist tells you what is about to happen before it happens, and you can stop at any point. For longer treatment, sedation is available at £350 a session.
Can I book a hygienist without seeing a dentist?
Yes. A direct-access hygiene visit is £85; a hygiene visit alongside your check-ups is £70. If the hygienist sees something a dentist should look at, they say so.
Can I spread the cost?
Our membership plans start at £10.62 a month for an examination and a hygiene visit a year, with an out-of-hours emergency consultation included and 10% off treatment. The three plans are set side by side above and in full on the costs page.
Can I get a second opinion?
Yes, and people do. Book a new-patient examination and bring the plan or the x-rays you were given; your dentist examines you afresh and tells you what they would do and what it would cost here.
Where are you, and how do I book?
4 Manor Square, Solihull B91 3PX, in the middle of the town. Book online, call 0121 709 3821, or message us on WhatsApp.
Read before you decide
The questions behind the price, answered.
The check-up you have been putting off.
From £27.90 for a new-patient examination, the plan in writing, and nothing started until you say so.
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