{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-31",
  "listing_relationship": "unpaid; no arranged referral commission",
  "coordinate_precision": "Brighton city-centre search anchor only; not practice coordinates or for navigation",
  "city": "Brighton",
  "lat": 50.8225,
  "lon": -0.1372,
  "questions": [
    "Does the fee include assessment, both arches, custom trays, gel and reviews?",
    "Who will supervise treatment and what sensitivity support is offered?",
    "Can you confirm current fees, access arrangements and finance eligibility?"
  ],
  "awards": "No specific practice award with category, awarding body and year verified in the checked official sources.",
  "slug": "village-dental-centre-brighton",
  "name": "Village Dental Centre",
  "area": "Patcham",
  "street": "74 Old London Road",
  "postcode": "BN1 8XQ",
  "phone": "01273 885522",
  "email": "reception@villagedentalcentre.co.uk",
  "website": "https://villagedentalcentre.co.uk/",
  "whitening": "The official treatment page describes dentist-provided home whitening in a three-stage process. A product brand, gel concentration, exact tray and gel quantities and review inclusions were not established. Marketing descriptions of pain-free treatment are practice claims, not a guarantee.",
  "prices": [
    [
      "Whitening",
      "£441"
    ],
    [
      "New patient",
      "FREE as labelled in the fee guide; scope must be confirmed"
    ],
    [
      "Existing-patient examination",
      "£66"
    ],
    [
      "30-minute hygiene",
      "£80"
    ]
  ],
  "price_note": "Undated official Smile Investment Guide checked 31 October 2026. The free new-patient label does not establish that all assessment or imaging is included; small X-rays are separately listed at £25. Confirm a written full whitening package.",
  "team": [
    [
      "Shane Roiser",
      "Owner/clinical director; BDS (Lond), MSc Aesthetic Dentistry (Lond); GDC 84150"
    ],
    [
      "Gina Kennedy",
      "Practice says Royal London graduate 2013 and prior BSc genetics at Leeds; GDC 245161"
    ]
  ],
  "hours": "Monday–Thursday 08:30–17:30; Friday 08:30–17:00. Contact page also describes a Wednesday evening hygiene clinic; confirm the appointment hours you need.",
  "finance": "The practice says its treatment coordinator helps arrange payment plans. Lender, APR, minimum spend, duration and credit eligibility were not verified; ask whether whitening qualifies. Complimentary smile advice is not an approval for finance.",
  "experience": "The team page reports Shane Roiser qualified in 1997, but also says he has spent the last 10 years as a dentist. This undated experience wording is inconsistent with the stated qualification year and should not be treated as a current duration.",
  "size": "The official team lists dentists, a dental therapist, nurses and reception staff; surgery count was not verified. Sedation and implant services are advertised. Book via the official Book Online link or contact reception.",
  "access": "Step-free entrance, accessible surgery/toilet, wheelchair arrangements and parking details were not verified from the checked official pages. Confirm access before booking.",
  "feedback": "Practice-displayed Google widgets showed 4.8 with 145 reviews on the contact page and 146 on the about page. These are conflicting page snapshots, not an independently verified current aggregate. Selected feedback concerns reassurance, hygiene, general care and straightening; it is not evidence of whitening outcomes.",
  "assessment": "Patcham practice listing home whitening at £441; product and package inclusions need confirmation. Published review widgets show differing counts.",
  "treatments": [
    "General dentist",
    "Teeth whitening",
    "Cosmetic dentistry",
    "Dental hygienist",
    "Veneers",
    "Dental implants",
    "Teeth straightening"
  ],
  "sources": [
    [
      "Home whitening evidence",
      "https://villagedentalcentre.co.uk/teeth-whitening/"
    ],
    [
      "Official fee guide",
      "https://villagedentalcentre.co.uk/smile-guide/"
    ],
    [
      "Team and published qualifications",
      "https://villagedentalcentre.co.uk/about-us/"
    ],
    [
      "Contact, hours, booking and feedback widget",
      "https://villagedentalcentre.co.uk/contact-us/"
    ],
    [
      "Payment-plan support and practice information",
      "https://villagedentalcentre.co.uk/information-for-patients/"
    ]
  ]
}