Our dental clinic is open and you can read our COVID-safe procedures here.
We have unfortunately had to temporarily stop our beauty treatments in line with Government regulations. All existing appointments will be rescheduled.
Our dental clinic is open and you can read our COVID-safe procedures here.
We have unfortunately had to temporarily stop our beauty treatments in line with Government regulations. All existing appointments will be rescheduled.
Bow Lane’s Mark Vardon will be cycling across the Pyrenees in September in aid of a charity that helps those in developing countries out of dental pain. Here, he shares his passion for two wheels and the Bridge2Aid charity
I have always cycled. I took up formal road cycling almost three years ago after joining a club in Bath and was instantly hooked. I dislocated my shoulder and broke some ribs in a crash in my second year but was back in the saddle three weeks later.
Yes, I have cycled across the Alps twice. Within a year of taking up road cycling, I cycled from Milan to Basel and then the next year from Venice to Stuttgart. The first was 664 km (413 miles) and about 8,945m climbing, the second 900 km and just over 12,200 meters climbing. Both rides included the iconic Passo Stelvio on the routes.
Yes, I cycle to work as often as I can and in all weather. As a specialist, I often have to take equipment with me that is either too big or heavy to carry on a bike. This is the only thing that stops me.
I am doing an average of 240 km and 3,000m climbing a week. The longest single ride I have in training so far was 195 km – that was on Good Friday.
Bridge2Aid is an excellent charity. It is among the charities that are able to make a huge intervention with small contributions and resources. Of the world’s population, 70% do not have access to dental care and we are fortunate in the UK, and in the era of modern medicine, that we no longer see the worst consequences of untreated dental disease.
Bridge2Aid’s contribution to this need is through a clinic in Mwanza in Northern Tanzania where they leave a lasting legacy by training local heath care providers to treat patients in pain with equipment and resources they have locally and can maintain over the long-term.
This is achieved primarily through their Dental Volunteer Programme, that offers every UK trained dentist, dental hygienist, dental therapist and dental nurse at some point in their career, the opportunity to spend two weeks training and transferring the necessary skills to treat dental pain to local health care providers.
As a result many people who have been suffering years of chronic pain return to being productive members of their society and are no longer at risk of more serious complications.
Yes, a lot of dentists cycle but probably no more than other professions. It is great exercise and a fabulous way to enjoy the countryside and match your calorie expenditure with intake. I am sure a lot of dentists like me eat a little more calories than they need.
The most obvious would be by visiting the justgiving page – and making a donation. More importantly, becoming aware there are charities addressing the issue of dental pain and even talking about them. This would help greatly as dental pain might not grab the headlines as much as some other causes.
After finishing my Masters degree, I worked for a month as dental officer in the Falkland Islands. There had not been a dentist on the islands for a number of months and, from the first moment on clinic, I had a lot of desperate patients in pain. It should not take too much to imagine the difference access to dental services of the kind the Bridge2Aid project provide can make to peoples lives.
A team from Bow Lane helped set up clinic Malawi in 2013 to assist the Dentaid charity addressing a similar need. I hope this will help follow on from this.
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*Christmas whitening offer – terms & conditions
This offer is only available for new and existing patients between 01 October 2026 and 31 December 2026.
The offer is £100 off an at-home teeth-whitening kit, as specified by Bow Lane Dental, and treatment only.
It does not apply to any other whitening products, treatments, hygiene treatment, consultation, check-up, or treatment required to make a patient dentally fit unless expressly stated by Bow Lane Dental.
The applicable discount will be confirmed to the patient at the time of booking and cannot be changed after the appointment has been booked. The appointment must be booked and attended before 23:59 on 31st December 2026. Cost includes an initial consultation, custom-made whitening trays, whitening gel and a post-treatment appointment. Teeth whitening treatment is for over 18s only and patients must be dentally fit to proceed with teeth whitening treatment.
Whether a patient is deemed dentally fit for treatment will be at the treating clinician’s absolute discretion. Any dental health check-up and/or treatment required to make a patient dentally fit and suitable for teeth whitening will be charged at an additional cost.
Please note that Bow Lane Dental accepts no liability on behalf of the treating clinician and acts strictly as a liaison between the patient and the treating clinician only.
Appointments for the teeth whitening offer are subject to availability.
The teeth whitening discount is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and is not redeemable for cash or any other treatments. All sales are final. In the event that a participating the practice is not able to facilitate an appointment scheduled in relation to this offer, the practice will use best efforts to rearrange the appointment.
Where the appointment must be cancelled because the practice is unable to facilitate the appointment and cannot rearrange it, a full refund will be issued to the patient.
The teeth whitening discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury resulting from a participating the practice’s negligence, or for fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability which cannot be limited or excluded by law.
The practice reserves the right to withdraw or change this offer from time to time.
If any provision or part-provision of these terms and conditions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed deleted, but that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the terms and conditions
*Children under 5 check-up terms & conditions
A private children's dental health check is included at no additional cost when booked alongside a private paying adult dental health check. Includes x‑rays and fluoride if clinically appropriate. This offer applies to children aged under 5 and is limited to two free private children’s check-ups per paying adult. Additional private children's checks will be charged at the standard rate. Both dental health checks must be booked at the same time; and children must attend at the same time as the adults scheduled appointment. This offer forms part of our standard pricing and is not a time-limited promotion. It is non-transferable and has no cash value or alternative. The practice accepts no liability on behalf of the treating clinician and acts solely as a liaison between the patient and the clinician. The practice reserves the right to amend or withdraw this offer at any time without prior notice. The children’s dental health check does not include any additional treatment identified during the appointment. If further treatment is required, a separate estimate and treatment plan will be provided.
*The cost of £480 applies to the Boutique Whitening full kit - 4 x 3ml, at home teeth-whitening treatment and does not apply to any other whitening products available at the practice. Cost includes an initial consultation, custom-made whitening trays, whitening gel and a post-treatment appointment. Teeth whitening treatment is for over 18s only and patients must be dentally fit with a recent dental health check-up. Any dental health check-up and/or treatment required to make a patient dentally fit will be charged at an additional cost. Please note that the practice accepts no liability on behalf of the treating clinician and acts strictly as a liaison between the patient and the treating clinician only. The practice reserves the right to withdraw or change this product at this price from time to time. Full details available in practice.
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