Riverside Drive · Westlands · Since 2014
Shwari Dental. Dentistry for people who'd rather not.
A comfort-first clinic for nervous patients and everyone else. Laughing gas, unhurried appointments and a stop signal that always works.
SHA & major insurers accepted · M-Pesa instalments
- 4.9312 Google reviews
- 12Years on Riverside Drive
- SedationLaughing gas & oral sedation
- 3Specialist dentists
Insurance & payment
We accept SHA civil-servant comprehensive cover and major private insurers — and we confirm your benefit before treatment starts.
How billing works- SHA
- AAR
- APA
- Britam
- CIC
- Jubilee
- Madison
- Minet
- Old Mutual
- M-Pesa
The Shwari comfort protocol
Calm is not an extra.
It is how we work.
Shwari was founded for people who find the dentist hard. Every appointment — a clean, a filling, an implant — follows the same five promises.
A first visit that can be just a talk
Forty-five minutes, in a room without a dental chair if you prefer. Nothing happens that you have not agreed to.
A stop signal that always works
Raise your hand and we stop — mid-sentence, mid-clean, mid-anything. Every time.
Numbing before the numbing
Gel on the gum before any injection, then a slow, computer-controlled anaesthetic that most people barely notice.
Laughing gas or oral sedation
Led by a sedation-trained dentist, with monitoring throughout. Laughing gas wears off in minutes.
Time, quiet and headphones
Longer appointments, no rushing between rooms, and noise-cancelling headphones with your own music.
Treatments
Everyday care.
Signature work.
Everyday care
Check-up & hygiene
An unhurried examination with your dentist and a gentle clean with our hygienist — the visit most people start with.
Tooth-coloured fillings
Small cavities repaired with composite that matches your tooth — quietly, and usually in a single visit.
Root canal treatment
Saving a painful or infected tooth by cleaning and sealing its inside — with a modern, gentle technique.
Extractions & wisdom teeth
Removing a tooth that can't be saved, or a wisdom tooth that's causing trouble — calmly, with sedation if you want it.
Signature care
Dental implants
A permanent replacement for a missing tooth — planned in 3D, placed calmly, and priced in full before you begin.
Crowns & bridges
Porcelain crowns to protect broken or root-treated teeth, and bridges to fill a gap — made to match your smile.
Teeth whitening
Professional in-chair or take-home whitening, supervised by a dentist, with sensitivity kept to a minimum.
Veneers
Thin porcelain or composite facings that refine the shape and colour of front teeth — planned with a preview first.
The clinic
Quiet rooms.
Nothing rushed.
A ground-floor clinic on leafy Riverside Drive, with gated parking and daylight in every treatment room. We book fewer patients each day than most clinics — so appointments start on time and nobody is hurried out of the chair.
About ShwariYour dentists
Four dentists.
Three specialists.
You'll always know exactly who is treating you — and you can ask for the same dentist every time.
Smile gallery
Natural results.
Carefully planned.
Case — A single missing front tooth
An upper front tooth lost to an old injury, replaced with an implant and a colour-matched porcelain crown.
4 months · 5 visits
View the galleryWhat patients say
Most of our patients
were nervous once.
I hadn't been to a dentist in eleven years. Dr Kamau spent the whole first visit just talking to me. By the third visit I had four fillings done with laughing gas and honestly didn't mind it. I never thought I'd write that.
Dr Hassan gave me a written plan with one price and it never changed. The implant placement was easier than a wisdom tooth I had out years ago. Six months on, I forget which tooth it is.
Dr Otieno showed me exactly how my teeth would move before I committed. Nine months later they're straight and nobody at work ever noticed the aligners.
Technology & sterilisation
Precise tools.
Visible hygiene.
Modern equipment makes treatment shorter, gentler and more accurate. Sealed instrument pouches are opened in front of you, every time.
Low-dose digital X-rays
Up to 80% less radiation than film, on screen in seconds so you see what we see.
3D (CBCT) scanning
Precise planning for implants, wisdom teeth and complex root canals.
Intraoral scanning
A small camera replaces putty moulds for crowns, veneers and aligners.
Computer-controlled anaesthesia
A slow, steady numbing delivery that removes most of the sting.
Hospital-grade sterilisation
Class B autoclaves, sealed instrument pouches opened in front of you, and a logged cycle for every tray.
Single-use where it counts
Needles, suction tips, cups and bibs are single-use. Surfaces are cleaned and barrier-wrapped between every patient.
Pricing
Published prices.
Written quotes.
Every treatment has a published price range, and your exact price is confirmed in writing before anything begins. Treatment over KES 40,000 can be paid in 3 interest-free monthly M-Pesa instalments, agreed in writing before we begin.
See all prices- Check-up & hygienecheck-up + clean
- From KES 6,500
- Teeth whiteningin-chair or take-home kit
- From KES 22,000
- Dental implantssingle tooth, all-inclusive
- From KES 150,000
- Braces & clear alignersfull treatment incl. retainers
- From KES 150,000
Dental emergency
In pain today?
Call us first.
We keep time free every day for urgent pain, swelling and broken teeth. After-hours line for registered patients with severe pain, swelling or a knocked-out tooth. Not a 24-hour walk-in service.
Journal
Plain answers
from our dentists.
Nervous patients · 4 min read
Haven't been to the dentist in years? Start here.
What actually happens at a first visit after a long gap — and why the hardest part is usually booking it.
Dr Wanjiru Kamau · 18 August 2026
Sedation · 3 min read
Laughing gas, explained
How nitrous oxide works, what it feels like, and why you can drive home afterwards.
Dr Wanjiru Kamau · 2 July 2026
Come in for a talk.
Nothing more, unless you want it.
A 45-minute first visit with a dentist who will listen first. Book online, call, or send us a WhatsApp.
SHA & major insurers accepted · Riverside Drive, Westlands