A-Z of Services
Dentistry and Maxillofacial
- Service Contact: ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
- Address: Croydon University Hospital 530 London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE
- Reception phone number: 020 8401 3106
About us
Maxillofacial surgery works closely with restorative dentistry and orthodontic departments to provide joint clinics and to deliver specialist dentistry and maxillofacial surgery care.
Find out more about the service including how to refer.
This service's contact details for patients and for GP referrals are:
Tel: 020 8401 3978
Email: ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
Service overview
The service provides outpatient and day case procedures on site at Croydon University Hospital. All inpatient and emergency treatment is delivered at St George’s Hospital.
We treat
Maxillofacial
The service advises people who have been referred for problems affecting the teeth, gums, mouth, jaws, face and neck. The service offer day surgery for:
Minor oral surgery under local or general anaesthetic
Surgical removal of teeth
Biopsies of small lesions in the mouth
Surgical dermatology for face and neck cancers (excluding melanomas)
Outpatient’s clinics for:
Head and neck cancers
Facial traumas, both skin lesions and bone fractures
Facial deformity
Reconstructive surgery of the mouth and jaw
Restorative Dentistry
Comprehensive consultation and treatment planning and advice service is available to all appropriately referred adult patients.
Priority is given to patients with congenital or acquired dentofacial defects, requiring the rehabilitation of critical abutment teeth necessary for future dental health (for example following oro-facial cancer or dentofacial trauma) or those needing multidisciplinary care (for example involving the orthodontic unit or maxillofacial surgery department).
The team can offer the following specialist expertise:
Adult endodontics
Periodontics
Fixed prosthodontics
Removable prosthodontics
Patients should have a dentist willing to provide routine treatment and maintenance care during and after specialist treatment.
Most patients are returned to the referring practitioner with advice on their management. Some cases are treated for the specialist part of their care within the hospital service.
Orthodontics
The service is consultant-led and provides a comprehensive advisory service on all aspects of orthodontics offering advanced restorative dentistry, orthognathic surgery or dentoalveolar surgery.
The departments provide an advisory service for people who have been referred with problems which affect the teeth, gums, mouth, jaws, face and neck.
Treatment is available to correct complex problems that need specialist expertise or equipment and is provided on an outpatient or day care basis. The team is linked to the Regional Cleft Service at Guy’s Hospital and carries out the orthodontic component of treatment for local people who have cleft lip and palate.
Priorities for treatment services are given to joint care with other specialists, patients with significant congenital or acquired oral abnormalities and those with a significant medical history or a disability. Once the specialist component has been delivered, the patient is returned to the primary care provider (usually their own dentist) for continued maintenance.
Some cases are treated for the specialist part of their care within the hospital service.
How to refer
Refer via E-Referrals or use the contact details below
Tel 020 8401 3978
Email: ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
Contact details
Dentistry and Maxillofacial department
Croydon University Hospital
530 London Road
Croydon
CR7 7YE
Tel 020 8401 3978
Email: ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
How to refer
All GP referrals should be made via eRS. Please see this link for a full description and referral information.
Refer via e-Referrals. More information about e-Referrals is available here.
Maxillofacial surgery works closely with restorative dentistry and orthodontic departments to provide joint clinics and to deliver specialist dentistry and maxillofacial surgery care.
This service's contact details for patients and for GP referrals are:
Tel: 020 8401 3978
Email: ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
Service overview
The service provides outpatient and day case procedures on site at Croydon University Hospital. All inpatient and emergency treatment is delivered at St George’s Hospital.
Maxillofacial
The service advises people who have been referred for problems affecting the teeth, gums, mouth, jaws, face and neck. The service offer day surgery for:
- Minor oral surgery under local or general anaesthetic
- Surgical removal of teeth
- Biopsies of small lesions in the mouth
- Surgical dermatology for face and neck cancers (excluding melanomas)
Outpatient’s clinics for:
- Head and neck cancers
- Facial traumas, both skin lesions and bone fractures
- Facial deformity
- Reconstructive surgery of the mouth and jaw
Restorative Dentistry
Comprehensive consultation and treatment planning and advice service is available to all appropriately referred adult patients.
Priority is given to patients with congenital or acquired dentofacial defects, requiring the rehabilitation of critical abutment teeth necessary for future dental health (for example following oro-facial cancer or dentofacial trauma) or those needing multidisciplinary care (for example involving the orthodontic unit or maxillofacial surgery department).
The team can offer the following specialist expertise:
- Adult endodontics
- Periodontics
- Fixed prosthodontics
- Removable prosthodontics
Patients should have a dentist willing to provide routine treatment and maintenance care during and after specialist treatment.
Most patients are returned to the referring practitioner with advice on their management. Some cases are treated for the specialist part of their care within the hospital service.
Orthodontics
The service is consultant-led and provides a comprehensive advisory service on all aspects of orthodontics offering advanced restorative dentistry, orthognathic surgery or dentoalveolar surgery.
The departments provide an advisory service for people who have been referred with problems which affect the teeth, gums, mouth, jaws, face and neck.
Treatment is available to correct complex problems that need specialist expertise or equipment and is provided on an outpatient or day care basis. The team is linked to the Regional Cleft Service at Guy’s Hospital and carries out the orthodontic component of treatment for local people who have cleft lip and palate.
Priorities for treatment services are given to joint care with other specialists, patients with significant congenital or acquired oral abnormalities and those with a significant medical history or a disability. Once the specialist component has been delivered, the patient is returned to the primary care provider (usually their own dentist) for continued maintenance.
Some cases are treated for the specialist part of their care within the hospital service.
How to refer
Refer via E-Referrals or use the contact details below
Tel 020 8401 3978
Email: ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
Contact details
Dentistry and Maxillofacial department
Croydon University Hospital
530 London Road
Croydon
CR7 7YE
Tel 020 8401 3978
Maxillofacial surgery
Maxillofacial surgery is one of several departments which work closely together and provide joint clinics where appropriate to deliver specialist dentistry and maxillo-facial surgery.
The main departments are:
- Restorative Dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Maxillofacial surgery
The departments provide an advisory service for people who have been referred with problems which affect the teeth, gums, mouth, jaws, face and neck.
Treatment is available to correct complex problems that need specialist expertise or equipment and is provided on an outpatient or day care basis.
Priorities for treatment services are given to joint care with other specialists, patients with significant congenital or acquired oral abnormalities and those with a significant medical history or a disability.
Once the specialist component has been delivered, the patient is returned to the primary care provider (usually their own dentist) for continued maintenance.
Several members of the team are on the specialist lists held by the General Dental Council and the General Medical Council.
Treatments
Maxillofacial Surgery is a medical specialty which works closely with the dental specialties of Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry.
The service provides surgery for:
- Minor oral surgery under local or general anaesthetic
- Surgical removal of teeth
- Biopsies of small lesions in the mouth
- Surgical Dermatology for face and neck cancers (excluding melanomas)
Outpatients for:
- Head and neck cancers
- Facial traumas, both skin lesions and bone fractures
- Facial deformity
- Reconstructive surgery of the mouth and jaw
Day-care and outpatients are treated at Croydon University Hospital. Inpatient care is provided at St George’s Hospital.
Appointments
What do I do if I haven’t received my appointment yet?
Check where and when your dentist referred you then contact the department to check that the referral has been received and accepted.
What do I do if I want to change or cancel an appointment?
Please phone 020 8401 3978 or email ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
What should I bring to my appointment?
- Your completed medical history and registration forms.
- A list with the names of all the medicines you take
- Any dental appliances or radiographs you have that are relevant to your problem
What time should I arrive for my appointment?
Please arrive on time and allow sufficient time to register at the desk.
Contact Us
Please phone 020 8401 3978 or email ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
IMOS (Croydon PCT minor oral surgery) 020 8274 6000
Orthodontics
Orthodontics is the specialty of dentistry concerned with the growth and development of the teeth, jaws and face.
The Orthodontic service is consultant led and highly specialised. It provides a comprehensive advisory service on all aspects of Orthodontics and treats multi-disciplinary cases requiring advanced Restorative Dentistry, Orthognathic Surgery or Dentoalveolar Surgery.
The team works closely together and provide joint clinics where appropriate to deliver specialist dentistry and maxillo-facial surgery.
The main departments are:
- Restorative Dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Maxillofacial surgery
The departments provide an advisory service for people who have been referred with problems which affect the teeth, gums, mouth, jaws, face and neck.
Treatment is available to correct complex problems that need specialist expertise or equipment and is provided on an outpatient or day care basis. The team is linked to the Regional Cleft Service at Guy’s Hospital and carries out the Orthodontic component of treatment for local people who have cleft lip and palate.
Priorities for treatment services are given to joint care with other specialists, patients with significant congenital or acquired oral abnormalities and those with a significant medical history or a disability.
Once the specialist component has been delivered, the patient is returned to the primary care provider (usually their own dentist) for continued maintenance.
The team is actively involved in training and postgraduate education, with links to a number of London teaching hospitals and several members of the team are on the specialist lists held by the General Dental Council.
Appointments
What do I do if I haven’t received my appointment yet?
Check where and when your dentist referred you then contact the Department to check that the referral has been received and accepted.
What do I do if I want to change or cancel an appointment?
Please call 020 8401 3978 or email ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
What should I bring to my appointment?
- Your completed medical history and registration forms
- A list with the names of all the medicines you take
- Any dental appliances or radiographs you have that are relevant to your problem.
What time should I arrive for my appointment?
Please arrive on time and allow sufficient time to register at the desk.
Contact Us
Please contact us on:
020 8401 3978 or email ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
Restorative dentistry
Restorative Dentistry is a consultant led service that provides adult patients with assessment, diagnosis and advice for the full range of advanced restorative problems.
Restorative Dentistry includes the subspecialties of endodontics (root canal treatment), prosthodontics (dentures and bridges) and periodontics (treatment of gum conditions).
Patients must have a dentist willing to provide routine treatment and maintenance care during and after specialist treatment.
Patients will only be offered treatment at this hospital based department if they:
- require specialist expertise or equipment that cannot reasonably be provided within primary dental care
- have a significant medical history that affects clinical management
- have a “modifying factor” that increases the complexity of treatment for the patient.
Examples of specialist treatment include:
- Locating access to the root canal system
- Removal of fractured instruments from a root canal
- Initial management of tooth surface loss and temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- Management of complex prosthetic cases
- Dental reconstruction cases
- Initial management of advanced (moderate to severe) periodontal disease
- Surgical removal of drug associated gum overgrowth
- Multidisciplinary care, with orthodontics, of appropriate cases including hypodontia, gross malalignment and syndromatous conditions of the jaws.
Appointments
What do I do if I haven’t received my appointment yet?
Check where and when your dentist referred you then contact the department to check that the referral has been received and accepted.
What do I do if I want to change or cancel an appointment?
Please phone 020 8401 3978 or email ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net
What should I bring to my appointment?
- Your completed medical history and registration forms
- A list with the names of all the medicines you take
- Any dental appliances or radiographs you have that are relevant
- to your problem.
What time should I arrive for my appointment?
Please arrive on time and allow sufficient time to register at the desk.
Contact Us
Please phone 020 8401 3978 or email ch-tr.hospitaldentistry@nhs.net