Oral health

Local clinical dental service providers:

There are community dentists throughout North Tyneside offering both NHS and private dental services for children and adults. This includes both preventative and acute treatments.

Northumbria Healthcare Community Dental Services provide treatment for patients with complex needs, dental treatment under general anaesthetic, inhalation sedation, orthodontics and home visits for elderly patients or those with additional needs. They also provide dental screening in special schools and lead on the national dental survey.

Newcastle Dental Hospital is the major centre of specialist dental services for the northern region. They treat patients referred for a wide range of services: children’s dentistry, community dental service, dental emergency clinic, dental radiology, dental sedation, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral medicine, orthodontics, restorative dentistry.

North Tyneside General Hospital Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department provides oral surgery. The hospital delivers general mouth care to patients as appropriate.

Preventative services promoting good oral health

A range of services within North Tyneside play a part in promoting good oral health behaviours and reducing risk factors for poor oral health. The influence of these services commence at the very start of life.

• 0-19 team
• Stop smoking service
• North Tyneside alcohol recovery partnership
• Active North Tyneside
• Primary care
• Voluntary organisations

North Tyneside care homes provide oral care to their residents. The staff are trained with Mouth Care Matters resources. Staff are responsible for conducting initial oral health assessments and creating an oral health plan. They assist with day-to-day oral care and ensure residents are engaged in regular dental checks. All residents should be registered with a dentist and staff aware of how to access emergency care.