How it can help
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
CIC 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.
Eligibility
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 their or contact your nearest clinic.
How to access
Referrals are welcome from individuals, family, members, carers or health care professionals and once accepted into Community Dental Services, you will be added to the current waiting list. Patients needing urgent care will be given preference.
Brentwood: Brentwood Community Hospital, Crescent Drive, Shenfield, CM15 8DR Telephone: 01277 695119
Colchester: Colchester Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JR Telephone: 01206 487245
Harlow: Community Dental Clinic, Addison House, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1EP Telephone: 01279 698648
Witham: Witham Health Centre, 4 Mayland Road, Witham, CM8 2UX Telephone: 01376 337841
Opening hours
Please see individual clinic for opening times.