Overview
Special care dentistry is for patients who may have a social, psychological or physical disability and who could need dental care to be adapted for them, which they may find difficult to access through their mainstream dentist.
Our team comprises of General Dental Council (GDC) registered dental health professionals who have appropriate skills, knowledge and empathy to deliver the best dentistry and to improve the oral health of our special care and paediatric patients.
Treatment or advice is offered to patients referred to us by their own dentist, GP, or other healthcare professional. We also offer screening in special need schools and care homes, oral health promotion and specialist treatment for gum conditions.
You need to be referred to this service by your own dentist, GP or healthcare professional. You can ask your dentist, GP or healthcare professional to refer you to the service, using the form under ‘Using the Service.’
Patient Safety is at the heart of what we do. In order to protect our staff and patients, we will contact you before your appointment to ask you questions relating to Covid-19 symptoms.
Covid-19 update:
Due to the back log caused during the pandemic our waiting list has increased. However, we are reviewing all referrals and prioritising based on need and longest wait.
If your dentist has referred you and you have not been seen in our service yet and you have an urgent dental need, please contact your referring dentist.
For existing patients of the Community Paediatric and Special Care Dental Service, please kindly contact the clinic where you are usually seen for an appointment. To access emergency dental care, please contact your usual clinic by telephone. Please note that emergencies will be clinically triaged on the telephone by a member of staff.
The Community Paediatric and Special Care Dental Service clinic telephone numbers are as follows:
Barnard Health Centre: 01689 499 234
Lakeside Health Centre: 01689 499 234
Before attending an appointment at our clinics you will be phoned and asked the following questions:
1. Does the patient have a new continuous cough or a high temperature?
2. Have any members of the household got symptoms, been asked to self-isolate or are a confirmed case of COVID-19?
If the answer is “YES” to either of these questions and you require emergency dental care, please call 111.
We apologise for the disruption to routine services. The Special Dental Service would like to thank you for your patience as we work to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Using this service
You need to be referred to this service by your own dentist, GP or healthcare professional. You can ask your dentist, GP or healthcare professional to refer you to the service, using the forms below and then email it to BROMH.dentalreferrals@nhs.net
Adult referral
For adult referral form, click here
Guidance notes on the adult referral form, click here
If you would like to download the form, click here
Paediatric referral
For a paediatric referral form, click here
If you would like to download the form, click here
Guidance notes on the paediatric referral form click here
London paediatric acute dental providers, click here
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Appointments
Your first appointment
At your first appointment the dentist will talk to you about what kind of dental treatment you might need. The dentist will need to have certain information to help plan your treatment, so you will need to fill in a form giving your medical history, medication etc. We may have to ask you questions about your lifestyle, which you may feel are not related to your teeth, but to plan the best possible outcome, we need this information. The dentist will look in your mouth and take some x-ray pictures of your teeth.
You will also need to bring evidence of exemption from NHS dental charges if this applies to you, if not there will be a patient charge to pay.
Changing or cancelling an appointment
If you need to cancel an appointment please contact the clinic that originally booked your appointment with you. You will be able to find their number on your letter. We need at least 24 hours notice for cancellations.
If you don’t attend for an appointment or cancel at short notice, you will only get one more opportunity to use this service. Should you not turn up on a second occasion, we will discharge you from the Community Paediatric and Special Care Dental Service. This ensures that patients on our waiting list can be seen as soon as possible.
Documents and information to support your appointment
Medical History form (MS Word document)
NHS dental charges information (PDF)
NHS free dental treatment information (PDF)
More information on the Low Income Scheme (website)
What happens to the information you collect about me (PDF)
Covid-19 patient experience information (PDF)
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
More information
The following websites provide a range of dental information and additional resources such as leaflets and videos. Please note that while we hope these resources may be useful, Bromley Healthcare cannot be held responsible for the content on external websites.
The British Society for Disability and Oral Health
Provides a wealth of information for patients with special care needs.
The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry
The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) is the national society dedicated to improving the oral health of children from birth to 16 years.
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry
Provides a forum for all aspects of oral health and oral health care.
The British Society of Periodontology
Promotes the art and science of periodontology. Periodontal disease affects the gums, bone and other supporting tissues of the teeth.
The Royal College of Anesthetists
Your child’s general anaesthetic
Patient information about anaesthesia
Leaflets
Oral health tips for tiny teeth
Oral health tips for children’s teeth
Oral health tips for teenagers
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Our dental health champions
See our oral dental champions Carol MacNeil and Lucy Hill at work at Smerdon House day centre for adults with learning disabilities.
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
For professionals
Patients can be referred via the Single Point of Entry form on EMIS.
Service Lead: Dr Saika Reshi. BDS, MSc Oral Medicine, MFDS RCSEng
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Overview
Special care dentistry is for patients who may have a social, psychological or physical disability and who could need dental care to be adapted for them, which they may find difficult to access through their mainstream dentist.
Our team comprises of General Dental Council (GDC) registered dental health professionals who have appropriate skills, knowledge and empathy to deliver the best dentistry and to improve the oral health of our special care and paediatric patients.
Treatment or advice is offered to patients referred to us by their own dentist, GP, or other healthcare professional. We also offer screening in special need schools and care homes, oral health promotion and specialist treatment for gum conditions.
You need to be referred to this service by your own dentist, GP or healthcare professional. You can ask your dentist, GP or healthcare professional to refer you to the service, using the form under ‘Using the Service.’
Patient Safety is at the heart of what we do. In order to protect our staff and patients, we will contact you before your appointment to ask you questions relating to Covid-19 symptoms.
Covid-19 update:
Due to the back log caused during the pandemic our waiting list has increased. However, we are reviewing all referrals and prioritising based on need and longest wait.
If your dentist has referred you and you have not been seen in our service yet and you have an urgent dental need, please contact your referring dentist.
For existing patients of the Community Paediatric and Special Care Dental Service, please kindly contact the clinic where you are usually seen for an appointment. To access emergency dental care, please contact your usual clinic by telephone. Please note that emergencies will be clinically triaged on the telephone by a member of staff.
The Community Paediatric and Special Care Dental Service clinic telephone numbers are as follows:
Beckenham Beacon: 01689 499 234
St Paul’s Cray Clinic: 01689 499 234
Before attending an appointment at our clinics you will be phoned and asked the following questions:
1. Does the patient have a new continuous cough or a high temperature?
2. Have any members of the household got symptoms, been asked to self-isolate or are a confirmed case of COVID-19?
If the answer is “YES” to either of these questions and you require emergency dental care, please call 111.
We apologise for the disruption to routine services. The Special Dental Service would like to thank you for your patience as we work to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Using this service
You need to be referred to this service by your own dentist, GP or healthcare professional. You can ask your dentist, GP or healthcare professional to refer you to the service, using the forms below and then email it to BROMH.dentalreferrals@nhs.net
Adult referral
For adult referral form, click here
Guidance notes on the adult referral form, click here
If you would like to download the form, click here.
Paediatric referral
For a paediatric referral form, click here
If you would like to download the form, click here
Guidance notes on the paediatric referral form click here
London paediatric acute dental providers, click here
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Appointments
Your first appointment
At your first appointment the dentist will talk to you about what kind of dental treatment you might need. The dentist will need to have certain information to help plan your treatment, so you will need to fill in a form giving your medical history, medication etc. We may have to ask you questions about your lifestyle, which you may feel are not related to your teeth, but to plan the best possible outcome, we need this information. The dentist will look in your mouth and take some x-ray pictures of your teeth.
You will also need to bring evidence of exemption from NHS dental charges if this applies to you, if not there will be a patient charge to pay.
Changing or cancelling an appointment
If you need to cancel an appointment please contact the clinic that originally booked your appointment with you. You will be able to find their number on your letter. We need at least 24 hours notice for cancellations.
If you don’t attend for an appointment or cancel at short notice, you will only get one more opportunity to use this service. Should you not turn up on a second occasion, we will discharge you from the Community Paediatric and Special Care Dental Service. This ensures that patients on our waiting list can be seen as soon as possible.
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
More information
The British Society for Disability and Oral Health
Provides a wealth of information for patients with special care needs.
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry
Provides a forum for all aspects of oral health and oral health care.
The British Society of Periodontology
Promotes the art and science of periodontology. Periodontal disease affects the gums, bone and other supporting tissues of the teeth.
The Royal College of Anaesthists
Your child’s general anaesthetic
Patient information about anaesthesia
Leaflets
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Our dental health champions
Take a look at this video of our oral dental champions Carol MacNeil and Lucy Hill, who visited Smerdon House day centre for adults with learning disabilities.
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
For professionals
Patients can be referred via the Single Point of Entry form on EMIS.
Service Lead: Dr Saika Reshi. BDS, MSc Oral Medicine, MFDS RCSEng
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Overview
Special care dentistry is for patients who may have a social, psychological or physical disability and who could need dental care to be adapted for them, which they may find difficult to access through their mainstream dentist.
Our team comprises of General Dental Council (GDC) registered dental health professionals who have appropriate skills, knowledge and empathy to deliver the best dentistry and to improve the oral health of our special care and paediatric patients.
Treatment or advice is offered to patients referred to us by their own dentist, GP, or other healthcare professional. We also offer screening in special need schools and care homes, oral health promotion and specialist treatment for gum conditions.
You need to be referred to this service by your own dentist, GP or healthcare professional. You can ask your dentist, GP or healthcare professional to refer you to the service, using the form under ‘Using the Service.’
Patient Safety is at the heart of what we do. In order to protect our staff and patients, we will contact you before your appointment to ask you questions relating to Covid-19 symptoms.
Covid-19 update:
Due to the back log caused during the pandemic our waiting list has increased. However, we are reviewing all referrals and prioritising based on need and longest wait.
If your dentist has referred you and you have not been seen in our service yet and you have an urgent dental need, please contact your referring dentist.
For existing patients of the Community Paediatric and Special Care Dental Service, please kindly contact the clinic where you are usually seen for an appointment. To access emergency dental care, please contact your usual clinic by telephone. Please note that emergencies will be clinically triaged on the telephone by a member of staff.
The Community Paediatric and Special Care Dental Service clinic telephone numbers are as follows:
Garland Road: 01689 499 234
Before attending an appointment at our clinics you will be phoned and asked the following questions:
1. Does the patient have a new continuous cough or a high temperature?
2. Have any members of the household got symptoms, been asked to self-isolate or are a confirmed case of COVID-19?
If the answer is “YES” to either of these questions and you require emergency dental care, please call 111.
We apologise for the disruption to routine services. The Special Dental Service would like to thank you for your patience as we work to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Using this service
You need to be referred to this service by your own dentist, GP or healthcare professional. You can ask your dentist, GP or healthcare professional to refer you to the service, using the forms below and then email it to BROMH.dentalreferrals@nhs.net
Adult referral
For adult referral form, click here
Guidance notes on the adult referral form, click here
If you would like to download the form, click here.
Paediatric referral
For a paediatric referral form, click here
If you would like to download the form, click here
Guidance notes on the paediatric referral form click here
London paediatric acute dental providers, click here
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Appointments
Changing or cancelling an appointment
If you need to cancel an appointment please contact the clinic that originally booked your appointment with you. You will be able to find their number on your letter. We need at least 24 hours notice for cancellations.
If you don’t attend for an appointment or cancel at short notice, you will only get one more opportunity to use this service. Should you not turn up on a second occasion, we will discharge you from the Community Paediatric and Special Care Dental Service. This ensures that patients on our waiting list can be seen as soon as possible.
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
More information
The British Society for Disability and Oral Health
Provides a wealth of information for patients with special care needs.
The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry
Provides a forum for all aspects of oral health and oral health care.
The British Society of Periodontology
Promotes the art and science of periodontology. Periodontal disease affects the gums, bone and other supporting tissues of the teeth.
The Royal College of Anaesthists
Your child’s general anaesthetic
Patient information about anaesthesia
Leaflets
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
Our dental health champions
Take a look at this video of our oral dental champions Carol MacNeil and Lucy Hill, who visited Smerdon House day centre for adults with learning disabilities.
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.
For professionals
Patients can be referred via the Single Point of Entry form on EMIS.
Service Lead: Dr Saika Reshi. BDS, MSc Oral Medicine, MFDS RCSEng
Calls are recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.