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Dundee Dental Hospital Specialist Services: Paediatric Dentistry - Making a Referral

NHS Tayside RefGuide
NHS Tayside

Catchment Area

DDH&S accepts referrals for patients residing in Tayside and North East Fife. Patients referred residing out with this area will be considered if the specialist service required is not available in their Health Board and there is agreement with the patients local Health Board to fund this treatment and any travel expenses.

Referral Process

Please refer using SCI Gateway.

Information Required

Essential information needed for all Paediatric Dentistry referrals:

If this information is not supplied, the referral will be returned with a request for further information

Patient details:
  • Name
  • Address (patients residing in postcodes KY1-16, DD1-11 & PH1-18)
  • Date of birth
  • Contact telephone number
Social & medically relevant information:
  • Medical problems including allergies and medication taken
  • Name and address of General Medical Practitioner
  • Additional needs (e.g. translator required)
  • Name and address of person(s) with parental responsibility
Clinical information required:
  • Indicate if there are areas of concern regarding Child Protection Issues
  • A history of the problem precipitating referral
  • Indicate caries risk and oral hygiene levels
  • Indicate cooperation levels for any previous treatment provided
  • Outline what treatment has been carried out to-date and what is still required

Details of the clinician making the referral for correspondence

 

Editorial Information

Next review date: 03/05/2027