[RoyC]

Hi, im from Manchester in the uk and having difficulty finding an accesable dentist in the past if i have had problems with my teeth i have used the emergency dentist at the local dental hospital but as stated this is just for emergencies not for routine checkups and other oral care also in dire need of a chiropodist many thanks in advance

[Becca82]

RoyC, on Mar 13 2009, 11:20 AM, said:

Hi, im from Manchester in the uk and having difficulty finding an accesable dentist in the past if i have had problems with my teeth i have used the emergency dentist at the local dental hospital but as stated this is just for emergencies not for routine checkups and other oral care also in dire need of a chiropodist many thanks in advance

http://www.mancheste...l/dentists.html

[jane]

RoyC, on Mar 13 2009, 10:20 AM, said:

Hi, im from Manchester in the uk and having difficulty finding an accesable dentist in the past if i have had problems with my teeth i have used the emergency dentist at the local dental hospital but as stated this is just for emergencies not for routine checkups and other oral care also in dire need of a chiropodist many thanks in advance

I use the community dental service, they are brilliant, and used to wheelchair users etc. My GP referred me.

hope that helps

Jane

[Bagpuss-wheels]

RoyC, on Mar 13 2009, 10:20 AM, said:

Hi, im from Manchester in the uk and having difficulty finding an accesable dentist in the past if i have had problems with my teeth i have used the emergency dentist at the local dental hospital but as stated this is just for emergencies not for routine checkups and other oral care also in dire need of a chiropodist many thanks in advance

Hi,

The dentist I was registered with are completely inaccessible - they are in a converted Edwardian/Victorian house so I've not seen a dentist in ages as a result. (They are tricky to get into even if you are fit, active and well! The council refused to allow them to make themselves accessible!) Just before Christmas, I broke a tooth!

Where I live, you have to be referred to the 'Special Needs Dental Service' by your current dentist or your GP. Locally they assess if you 'need' to be seen by them or not and I was even told that being a full-time wheelchair user and unable to sit straight because of scoliosis, as well as 'brittle asthma'/'severe chronic asthma' as well as other conditions did not 'necessarily' mean that I would qualify! (I had a horrific asthma attack, the worst I've had in a while on Thursday, which was brought on by an automatic air freshener which sprayed itself whilst I was using a disabled toilet - I pulled the alarm for assistance and no one came! I nearly couldn't get the asthma back under 'some' control. This is a regular occurance for me though - my asthma is easily triggered and I have frequent severe attacks. That's just life!) I thankfully now have an appointment with a dentist on 1st April which was arranged through the 'Special Needs Dental Service' where they are going to assess my dental 'needs'. (I'm dentist-phobic which doesn't help - I put off trying to find a dentist when all the local (semi)-accessible dentists turned out to be private!


Just by Googling "Manchester Special Needs Dental Service", the first site is: http://www.manchester.nhs.uk/local/a_z.asp...ter=D&id=74 - quoting from that page:

Quote

Dental Service

What does the service provide?

A specialist clinical service for children and adults with special needs, as well as for the most vulnerable people in the community.
A specialist referral service.
A dental access centre at Ancoats Primary Care Centre in Ancoats is for people who require urgent dental care and are unable to access an NHS dentist
Clinical teaching for students from Manchester University School of Dentistry and the Greater Manchester School of Professionals Complentary to Dentistry, which helps to improve access to dental care for patients
School ascreening
Who is the service for?

The NHS Manchester Dental Service is aimed at people for whom the General Dental Services are innappropriate. The Service particularly caters for patients with challenging medical conditions, learning difficulties, mental and physical disability, special dental conditions and social and behavioural limitations.

The Dental Access Centre is for people who have urgent dental problems and are unable to access an NHS dentist.

Where and when is the service available?

Manchester dental clinics

How can people access the service?

People can self-refer or be referred by other health or social service professionals or other sources.

How to contact the service

The Service can be contact centrally at

The Dental Department
Mauldeth House
Mauldeth Rd West
Chorlton
Manchester
M21 7RL

Tel. 0161 958 4011

You can also contact the dental clinics directly.

Luckily, it looks like you are able to self-refer so they should be able to help you either with treatment or to find a dentist which suits your needs.

Other peops, if you need an accessible dentist, you can search on the 'NHS Choices' website where you can find out about 'standard' dentists. If you cannot transfer easily and/or have additional needs which 'standard' dentists cannot meet, search for your local 'Special Needs Dental Service'. You may be lucky (as in Manchester) and able to self-refer or you may need a dentist or GP to refer you. (Though how a dentist can refer you if you cannot get into a dentist surgery because they are not accessible, I don't know!)

If you look at the 'podiatry' info on the Manchester NHS pages, you may find the info you need there. Specific page: http://www.manchester.nhs.uk//local/a_z.as...ter=P&id=47 Also, ask your GP - they may well need to refer you for chiropody/podiatry.


Hope this helps,

Good luck with getting the treatment you need!

Best wishes,
Cat
>^..^<

[purple_faeries]

I 'found' my special care dentists last year totally by accident I was in a surgery (not mine) that had an outreach service upstairs and i saw the podiatrist, finished my appointment and across the hall as i went out i saw that there was a dentist. Went in and yada yada yada, they accepted me. They said that cos i'm a full time wheelchair user without ability to transfer as well as other medical needs that i was basically guaranteed to get in, which i did. I had a form that i had to fill in detailing all of my medical problems etc and then i got sent an appointment. I get seen every 6 months or whenever anything happens in the meanwhile, and she sees me in my wheelchair. They also do home visits if you really find it hard getting out of your house.

I can just say try it and see, the worst that can happen is that they will say no and recommend somewhere else that will also be accessible I think if you live in a small town you might have to go into the nearest city, I live just outside Bradford in Shipley and I was lucky that they have an office in a surgery in Shipley and also in Bradford itself, it's wherever is easiest to get to.

I hope you can find something soon

Take care

Hannah

[silone74]

Hi Hannah can you give me the address of your dentist please i live near bradford and have no dentist at the moment the last one i had i needed to get lifted through the door in my chair and transfer to the dentist chair which was not easy to say the least.

Sorry to steal the post.




Si

This post has been edited by silone74: 20 March 2009 - 01:19 PM

[purple_faeries]

hiya

I can't remember the name of it at the moment, where I go is the Shipley Health Centre near Asda and the Swimming pool, (not the surgery directly next to Asda car park), it is on the 1st floor, if you ring up the surgery they should be able to give you their phone number or you could just pop in, I know Cleckheaton isn't far away. They are also based in a surgery on ?Park Avenue near BRI, it's one that has a lot of outreach services in.

If you need more information (which you probably will lol) just let me know and I'll have a deep look for it

Take care

Hannah

[silone74]

Thanks i will look into it, i will probably call in to have a chat with them.


Thanks again


Si