Community Dental Service

Children and adults who have special needs, people who are particularly nervous and people who have additional physical or mental health issues.

Provides specialist advice and dental treatment. People are referred in to the service by letter, usually by their family dentist.

Service available Mon - Fri 8:45am - 5:00pm.

Closed Weekends & Bank Holidays.

Based at Moorgate Primary Care Centre, Whitefield Health Centre and Radcliffe Primary Care Centre.

The referrals are processed and assigned to a waiting list. Treatment is then offered at the patient's preferred clinic where possible.

The service also runs an Oral Health Promotion Unit to advise people how to prevent dental disease and maintain their oral health.

Dentists in the Community Dental Service also carry out dental surveys to monitor dental disease in the local community.