- Description
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NHS Community Dental Services Essex offer high quality specialist NHS dental care and treatment for patients that are residents of Essex.
Community Dental Services CIC can provide dental services for patients that meet the following criteria:
- Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- Severe mental health needs
- Complex social needs (including the homeless and drug/alcohol dependent)
- Looked After Children who cannot receive ongoing care from general dental practice
- Children requiring treatment who cannot be treated in general dental practice owing to behavioural difficulties and/or severe anxiety management
- Adults with a treatment resistant dental phobia that has not been successfully treated
CDS also provide home visits (domiciliary care) for patients with long term and / or progressive medical conditions; mental illness or dementia, causing disorientation and confusion in unfamiliar environments.
The service has clinics in a number of locations in Essex, including a clinic in Southend-on-Sea.
- Telephone
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Essex office - 0333 207 9563
- Email address
- Website
- Referral notes
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General Dental Practitioners and Health and Social Care professionals can refer into the service. Self-referrals are also welcome for some services.
To see the full criteria for those who can access the service, please visit the website or contact your nearest clinic.
