Green Lane Dental Centre

I was shocked to look at the single previous review on this website, only to realise that it reflects someone’s experience of the practice in 2010. The dentist who is currently working there is absolutely first class. During my normal visits they are friendly, professional sensitive and totally thorough. Very recently I visited the practice with concerns relating to a red patch on my tongue. This was correctly diagnosed by the dentist who referred me anyway because I was clearly concerned and highly stressed about it. She was sensitive, understanding and very kind and I could not have asked for any more. My partner is also very happy with her treatment at this practice. If I could give 10 stars I would have.

It is now impossible to see Dr Ighodaro who is the owner. You have to beg and plead as he now only just sees people for extractions. Which is really sad as I only see and trust him with mine and my children’s teeth — and he is brilliant, kind and does not offer treatment just for the sake of it. Not sure what to do now I may as well change dentists. If the owner cant see people for mundane things such as check ups, then I may as well leave which is a shame after about ⁸⁄₉ years with this practice.
That personal touch has gone.
Reception put you on hold for ages and ages and they forget to come back to answer your call and you end up using up your credit listening to rubbish talk over the phone.
It is a difficult situation as the practice as gotten bigger and forgotten the people who were there at the very begining when they dropped leaflets in to our letterbox looking for new clients when they first opened.

Gosh, is this really the same practice I go to? I’ve ben going there for about four years, and not had any problems. I get on really well with the receptionist (Dominque) and have always found her friendly and helpful. The most recent dentist I’ve had there (Jason, Irish guy) has been very helpful, so, all in all, I’m happy with them. I’m really shocked to hear about some of your experiences, and very sorry you’ve not had the same level of professionalism I have had.

There is a very good dentist in Anerley, Dr. O’Connor.
153, Anerley Rd, London, SE20 8EF .
About Green Lane in Penge i could say this: A very young and unexperienced dentist from Green Lane in Penge messed up all my mouth by extracting wrong teeth and he even gave me a wrong anestetic and almost killed me. Now With Dr. O’Connor i, m really happy because this doctor has a long experience and would never heart a patient. Before i left Green Lane I tried the owner of the practice but I am sure that he is the root of all evil in that practice, he is the one that charged me an enormous amount of money just for one implant which failed in one month and then he said that he couldn’t do anything about because that’s what some implants do — fail. I wish him all the worst things in life. And i wish he will buy with my money a nice suit and coffin for his burial. Bloody Mobutu. Actually Ighodaro is his name.

No people skills at all: dentist was rude about my teeth, had no time to take a history or listen to my concerns, got angry with me that anaesthetic did not appear to be working (!) and that my case would take him a few minutes longer than expected. The dentist also failed spectacularly to grasp that when an adult is genuinely needle phobic, you can’t approach them with a needle without some discussion, or you will humiliate your patient. I was embarassingly distressed and in a mess when I got home.
I decided to switch practice when he hurt me for the second time in the follow-​up apppointment.
Reception is more stark than a vet’s practice and I was made to wait 2 weeks for an appointment, with them knowing I was in pain from toothache.
Worst practice I’ve ever seen — there’s no excuse for any of this.