Wolverhampton Special Care Dental

Wolverhampton Special Care Dental Service offers comprehensive NHS dental care tailored for individuals in Wolverhampton who face challenges accessing general dental services. The practice caters to children and adults with severe learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, physical disabilities, severe mental health issues, dental phobia, substance misuse, and those from socially excluded groups. Elderly residents in care homes, looked-after children, and youngsters with high treatment needs are also among their service users. Operating from multiple clinics, including Pennfields Health Centre on Upper Zoar Street, the service provides domiciliary visits for housebound patients and utilizes a mobile dental unit for special needs schools. Treatments encompass cognitive behaviour therapy, inhalation sedation, general anaesthetic, and oral health promotion services. A referral is required to access the service, which can be made by patients, carers, general dental practitioners, GPs, or other healthcare professionals. For out-of-hours emergencies, patients are advised to call 111.