A Norwich-based dental practice, offering space for new NHS patients, is relocating to brand-new premises.

Thorpe Road Dental Practice is moving to a new building on Monday December 3rd 2012 in Barrack Street, Norwich. The new practice is called Saint James Dental Centre.

Isobel Hughes, Practice Manager, said: “We have outgrown our current building so we decided we needed to extend or move premises, as our current location is a listed building and has restrictions over how we can change it; we decided a brand-new purpose designed building offered the best solution for our patients.

“Existing patients have been notified of the move through flyers and text messages. We’ve even launched a countdown to the move, letting patients know, via text, how many weeks there are left to go.”

Saint James Dental Centre offers all the existing facilities of the current premises, which includes the largest sedation clinic in Norfolk, providing general dentistry for NHS patients.

Isobel added: “We will still have the same number of dentists – 14 – but situated in a better environment that is complaint with current legislation including DDA (Disability Discrimination Act).

The practice will close from Monday November 26, 2012 for one week during the move. Patients needing emergency treatment can be seen during this time at DenTeam Dental Centre, 527 Earlham Road, Norwich. Call 01603 406666.

Once the move has been completed, patients can still use the existing phone number 01603 219024 for the new practice.

Norfolk and Waveney NHS