John Barclay

By Dr John Barclay | GDC No. 210844 | DRJB Smile Clinic, Ruabon, North Wales There has been no hospital restorative consultant covering this region since 2013. That gap doesn't disappear. It relocates — into general practice, into private referral clinics, and into the hands of clinicians who've had to develop the skills to fill it. Over the last decade, that's what I've done. What follows is an honest account of the case types I accept that often come back to me after being declined...

By Dr John Barclay | DRJB Smile Clinic, Ruabon, North Wales Most practices describe composite bonding as a single visit. That's true of the treatment itself. But the treatment is the third appointment — and the first two are where the important work happens. Here's the full process. Appointment One: Wants and Needs The first appointment is a conversation. You'll meet with our Treatment Coordinator and with me to talk through what's brought you in and what you're hoping to change. This isn't a...

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