{"id":3839,"date":"2022-05-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/dentistryoralhealthservice\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T15:32:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:32:30","slug":"dentistryoralhealthservice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/dentistryoralhealthservice\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentistry (Oral Health Service)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<title>Dentistry (Oral Health Service)<\/title>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT: FOR PATIENTS WITH LESIONS IN THEIR MOUTH CONSIDERED <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/scottish-referral-guidelines-suspected-cancer-january-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>&#8216;URGENT SUSPICION OF CANCER&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong>, PLEASE CONSULT THE  <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/oralmaxillofacialsurgery\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/oralmaxillofacialsurgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL surgery page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the RefHelp pages for Dentistry provided by the Oral Health Service.&nbsp; <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About us<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oral Health Service (OHS) delivers specialised oral health care, leads oral health improvement for the population of Lothian and provides excellent training of oral health professionals for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OHS was established in 2016 following the integration of the NHS Lothian Hospital Dental Service (HDS) based at the Edinburgh Dental Institute, and the NHS Lothian Public Dental Service (PDS).&nbsp; The OHS also supports the University of Edinburgh in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate dental education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Specialties and Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The specialities and services delivered by the OHS include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/AdultDentalAnxietyManagementService\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adult Dental Anxiety Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/OralMedicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oral Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/OralSurgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oral Surgery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/Orthodontics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Orthodontics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/PaediatricDentistry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paediatric Dentistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/RestorativeDentistry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Restorative Dentistry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/SchoolofDentalHygieneTherapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School of Dental Hygiene-Therapy <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/refhelp\/guidelines\/SpecialCareDentistry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Care Dentistry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Information for each speciality \/ service, including referral criteria and pathways can be accessed via the links at the top of this page.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relevant signposting <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">NHS inform<\/span><\/a>, the NHS Lothian website provides useful information for patients wishing to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/dentists\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">register with a General Dental Practitioner<\/span><\/a> or access <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/dentists\/emergency-dental-care\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/dentists\/emergency-dental-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">emergency dental care<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dentistry (Oral Health Service) IMPORTANT: FOR PATIENTS WITH LESIONS IN THEIR MOUTH CONSIDERED &lsquo;URGENT SUSPICION OF CANCER&rsquo;, PLEASE CONSULT THE ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL surgery page Welcome to the RefHelp pages for Dentistry provided by the Oral Health Service.&nbsp; 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