Kent CHFT Paediatric and Adult Special Dental Care Services provide dental care for children and adults in North East London who would not be able to access or accept care from high street dentists. This could be because of social, behavioural, psychological, medical or physical issues.
If a child is pre-school or attends a mainstream school, we accept referrals into our service from any health, education or social service professionals, e.g. the SENCo, health visitor or GP.
If a child attends a SEND school, in this case parents can refer directly into our service themselves.
Not all children with SEND require our services. An assessment appointment is booked to establish whether the child meets the criteria for acceptance into our service, and we may plan for a “shared care” approach with a high street dentist. We may also refer onwards to a hospital paediatric dental department if general anaesthetic is required for treatment.
This is not an emergency service, if you require urgent support call your dentist or 111.