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Looking for a caring and professional dental practice? We’re excited to welcome new patients to our clinic! Whether you’re due for a check-up, need treatment, or are looking to enhance your smile, our friendly team is here to help.
Contact us today to book your first appointment—we look forward to meeting you!

Replacing silver fillings

Silver, or amalgam, fillings are made with mercury, silver, tin and copper. In some cases, other metals may be included in amalgam fillings, too. A great deal of research has examined these fillings and found them to be an effective, long-lasting treatment for dental decay.

We often have patients ask us about options for replacing their old silver fillings for a more discreet option. Whilst this is possible and will renew your smile to better blend and dental work with your natural teeth, its not essential unless there is a concern about the structure of the original tooth.

Old silver fillings can deteriorate over time, leaving your teeth vulnerable to decay or tooth cracks. Should this occur, your Sturminster Dental Care dentist will usually recommend replacing old silver fillings with a durable, more aesthetic composite filling, which we will match in colour to your natural teeth.

Restoring your teeth and regaining your smile

At Sturminster Dental Care in Sturminster Newton we use resin composite fillings to match the colour of your teeth and ensure a long-lasting and natural-looking result. We also offer porcelain crowns, inlays and onlays as successful options for repairing cracked, broken, decayed or heavily filled teeth. They are hardwearing and can be colour-matched perfectly to your own teeth.

If you would like to discuss replacing your old amalgam fillings or for any dental needs, give us a call on 01258 473397.

Dentist

Ian Mercer

Ian joined Sturminster Dental Care in January 2016. lan-qualified from Guys Hospital Dental School in 1991 and has spent much of his professional career in the Royal Army Dental Corps including operational commitments in many countries. lan left the army in 2012 after serving for 21 years. Ian is really enjoying being part of the team and providing the best care to all of our patients.

Ian Mercer
Patient Reviews

People are talking about us

The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Sturminster Dental Care. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

810 Reviews

5.0

1st April 2026

Dental surgeon is very engaging and all treatments to date have highly satisfactory

1st April 2026

As always, the service provided by the Practice was professional, friendly and caring. I was totally comfortable in trusting the Practice team with the extraction of my tooth. The procedure was stress free and virtually painless. After care to aid my recovery was fully explained to me and a week on my gum has fully healed. A big thank you to everyone.

30th March 2026

Efficient, kind, skilled practitioners The staff know me and I feel care is authentic and thoughtful.

27th March 2026

Friendliness and competence of Helen who as been my hygienist for about 10 years.

27th March 2026

In my whole life time Ian is the only Dentist I have never worried about seeing!

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A M Lord

Having had a wobbly wisdom tooth occur unexpectedly, I called this practice for help and feel the receptionist went above and beyond to help me. The whole team I met were happy, helpful and most of all, competent. Thankyou

25th March 2026

Very professional team throughout. Also really impressed with Dentist. All procedures are well explained and delivered with great attention to detail. Brilliant

24th March 2026

I have always had the best treatment, and this time having two implants it was carried out with the same professional manner. Every stage being explained After being abit nervous my fears were completely allayed

24th March 2026

Very well organized andpolite

24th March 2026

I have also been very nervous going to the dentist but I am always made to feel at ease and cannot fault the staff I came into contact with, definitely recommend the dentist to my friends and relatives

23rd March 2026

Welcoming informative personable staff, excellent magazine selection, helpful, clean tidy premises

23rd March 2026

I have been a patient there for a number of years and still return after having moved 32 miles away as the service has always been brilliant. My dentist, Ian, always goes above and beyond. My extraction was more complex than usual, but Ian kept me fully informed before, during and after, with good aftercare advice. I could not recommend the Practice too highly

23rd March 2026

Every member of staff is incredibly helpful. The dentist was absolutely fantastic with both of my children, especially as they have lots of sensory issues around their teeth.

21st March 2026

It's a very modern, professional set up with pleasant staff. It's also relatively easy to park.

21st March 2026

Professional, thorough care by dentist who made me feel at ease. Polite and welcoming greeting from reception staff.

19th March 2026

My appointments ran to time. Staff are extremely nice, patient and caring.

19th March 2026

Friendly high quality dental care

18th March 2026

Friendly staff; same clinician each time.

18th March 2026

All the team are friendly, approachable and extremely helpful

18th March 2026

Helen the hygienist took the time to explain the numbers and gave great advice on how to maintain my gyms and bone health bettershe advised on the type of product which would help my issue with plaque build up and reassured about the temporary staining of teeth

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