{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
  "listing_relationship": "unpaid; no arranged referral commission",
  "coordinate_precision": "Leicester city-centre search anchor only; not practice coordinates or for navigation",
  "slug": "smile-essential-leicester",
  "name": "Smile Essential",
  "area": "Narborough Road",
  "street": "434a Narborough Road",
  "postcode": "LE3 2FS",
  "phone": "0116 2891317",
  "email": "info@smileessential.co.uk",
  "website": "https://www.smileessential.co.uk/",
  "booking": "https://www.smileessential.co.uk/contact-us.html",
  "whitening": "Fee guide offers Boutique home whitening and Enlighten Evo4. The Enlighten page describes a three-week home course using bespoke trays: two weeks overnight, then one hour daily in week three, with no in-chair whitening session. It describes desensitising swabs and Enlighten Serum toothpaste. Shade guarantees and longevity claims are practice/product claims, not verified outcomes.",
  "prices": [
    [
      "Boutique home tooth whitening",
      "From £385"
    ],
    [
      "Enlighten Evo4 whitening",
      "From £549"
    ],
    [
      "New-patient initial consultation including small X-rays",
      "£67"
    ],
    [
      "Scale and polish",
      "From £43.50"
    ],
    [
      "Airflow stain removal",
      "From £98"
    ]
  ],
  "price_note": "Official guide dated 24 June 2026; checked 3 November 2026. Confirm both arches, gel quantity and review inclusions, particularly for Boutique. Membership discounts on most cosmetic care are advertised but no specific whitening discount was verified.",
  "team": [
    [
      "Dr Niket Patel",
      "Practice principal; BDS (Birmingham) 1998; GDC 74348, as published by the practice."
    ],
    [
      "Dr Karishma Kanabar",
      "Associate; MChd, BChd, BSc, MFDS (Leeds) 2017; GDC 270827, as published."
    ]
  ],
  "hours": "Monday 09:00–13:00 and 14:00–18:00; Tuesday 08:30–13:00 and 14:00–18:00; Wednesday 09:00–13:00 and 14:00–19:00; Thursday 08:30–13:00 and 14:00–18:00; Friday 08:30–14:00; Saturday by appointment. Phone lines open at 09:00.",
  "finance": "Official finance pages name Tabeo, with 0% options for terms of 12 months or less, plus low-cost plans. UK residents aged 18 or over; credit subject to status. Exact minimum borrowing, deposit and longer-term APR not verified. Membership is a separate routine-care plan. Obtain a written whitening finance quotation.",
  "experience": "The practice reports more than 15 years of whitening experience and more than 500 whitening patients, without a dated audit; these are practice-reported claims. Selected dentists’ qualification years are published.",
  "size": "Team page lists three dentists, two hygiene/therapy clinicians and support staff. Exact surgery count and equipment inventory were not established.",
  "access": "Homepage advertises free parking close to the practice. Entrance steps, step-free surgery, accessible toilet and parking rights were not verified; confirm your needs directly.",
  "feedback": "The official homepage publishes selected patient comments, including satisfaction with restorative work. No reliable current aggregate score or review total was verified in the checked material. These accounts do not establish whitening outcomes.",
  "assessment": "Narborough Road practice listing Boutique home whitening from £385 and Enlighten Evo4 from £549, with a detailed home-course description. Confirm package and assessment costs.",
  "treatments": [
    "General dentist",
    "Teeth whitening",
    "Cosmetic dentistry",
    "Dental hygienist",
    "Veneers",
    "Teeth straightening"
  ],
  "sources": [
    [
      "Whitening protocol and practice claims",
      "https://www.smileessential.co.uk/teeth-whitening-leicester.html"
    ],
    [
      "Guide fees dated 24 June 2026",
      "https://www.smileessential.co.uk/dental-fees.html"
    ],
    [
      "Selected clinicians",
      "https://www.smileessential.co.uk/dental-team.html"
    ],
    [
      "Finance terms",
      "https://www.smileessential.co.uk/finance.html"
    ],
    [
      "Finance eligibility",
      "https://www.smileessential.co.uk/finance-options.html"
    ],
    [
      "Contact and hours; search-retrieved, direct request returned 403",
      "https://www.smileessential.co.uk/contact-us.html"
    ],
    [
      "Parking and selected feedback",
      "https://www.smileessential.co.uk/"
    ]
  ],
  "city": "Leicester",
  "lat": 52.6369,
  "lon": -1.1398,
  "questions": [
    "Does the full whitening price include assessment, both arches, fitted trays, gel and reviews?",
    "Which clinician will supervise treatment and what sensitivity support is available?",
    "Can you confirm current prices, finance eligibility and access arrangements before booking?"
  ],
  "awards": "No specific award with awarding body, category and year verified in the checked official material."
}