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Appointments Your First Appointment - has been agreed. How to Contact Us Subsequent appointments - if you fail to attend an agreed appointment without By post informing us we are obliged to discharge Restorative Dentistry Department School of Dentistry Royal Hospitals Grosvenor Rd Belfast BT12 6BA you from our care. Cancelling appointments - please let us know if you cannot attend an agreed appointment. However, if you cancel two By phone consecutive appointments we are obliged New Patient Appointments 028 90639300 to discharge you from our care. During your treatment if you are awaiting an appointment and have not heard from Periodontal Clinic 028 90633456 Prosthodontic Clinic 028 90632307 Conservation Clinic 028 90633790 028 90633794 us please telephone to ensure we have your details on our system. By email [email protected] Please see your own dentist for all routine and urgent dental care while you are attending the School of Dentistry School of Dentistry Restorative Dentistry Department This leaflet outlines what you can expect when your dentist refers you to the Restorative Dentistry Department Restorative Dentistry Department The Restorative Dental Department has What will happen at your first assessment visit ? A member of the dental staff (or sometimes, if you agree, a supervised dental student) will ask you about the reason your dentist has referred you; They will also ask you about your medical and dental history; They will then examine your mouth and teeth; Usually x-ray pictures are carried out in the Radiography Department to provide further information on your dental condition; three clinics: The Periodontal Clinic The Prosthodontic Clinic The Conservation Clinic Most patients are referred by their own dentist (known as their General Dental Practitioner or GDP) to one of these clinics for a specialist dental opinion or to request specific specialist treatment for an aspect of their dental care. Your dentist must follow the published referral criteria for the Restorative Dentistry Department. We do not accept referrals made on financial grounds. Please allow adequate time for car parking Based on all of this information treatment options are then discussed with you and a plan of dental care is agreed; Dental treatments are not carried out at this first assessment visit. This visit may take up to 2-3 hours so please allow sufficient time What happens next? In most cases a treatment plan will be sent back to your own dentist to help them provide you with the recommended dental treatments. Sometimes treatments are provided by both your own dentist and the Restorative Dentistry Department, working together on your dental treatment plan, this is known as ‘Shared Care’. If specialist treatment is required you will be placed on a treatment waiting list in the School of Dentistry. You will be advised of the approximate waiting time. If you consider that the waiting time is too long you may wish to avail of the services of a specialist in the private sector. Your GDP will be able to make this referral for you. If you change your contact details please inform us immediately