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Special Care dentistry supports oral health interventions may be complicated by physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, emotional or social impairments or disability or a combination of these factors.
This hospital does not provide routine restorative dental care, for adult patients, under sedation or general anaesthetic. A very small number of patients are treated under conscious sedation, when staff training is required.
In addition, adults with significant special needs that prevent them from receiving dental treatment in any other way, are also treated with sedation or general anaesthesia following assessment by a consultant.
The Oral Surgery clinics commonly use sedation and general anaesthetic to assist in the extraction of teeth and other surgical procedures. Should you feel this is appropriate for your patient, we suggest you refer your patient directly to your local Oral Surgery Department.