Referral Services

Referral Services

We are able to offer a referral service to you for specialist treatment in Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Prosthodontics and all aspects of restorative dentistry. A short list of appropriate referral cases is listed below. Referrals can be made by post with a short letter to the appropriate specialist. If you would like a referral pack with pre printed forms please telephone on 01227 761158. Referrals can be made by post or email: reception@stdunstansdental.co.uk or stdunstans.dental@nhs.net

To give your patients an idea of fees for any future referrals, we currently charge £162.00 for the initial consultation for most referrals excluding Prosthodontics. An initial consultation fee with the endodontist is £108.00. All of the treatment would be carried out on a private basis. The initial fee includes a report to the patient outlining the treatment options and anticipated charges and where appropriate, a report to the referring dentist.

For your general information, with all referred patients we will arrange to only carry out requested treatment and then refer the patient back to you for future care. We undertake not to accept referred patients onto the practice lists unless the referring practitioner requests us to. The only exception to this is for implant cases where we would arrange to see the patients to monitor their implant restorations at appropriate intervals in the future. We would not usually carry out general dental treatment for these patients unless it was appropriate. At the completion we will write to you with a report of the treatment carried out and where appropriate will include relevant copies of radiographs for your records.