For referring dentists
Referrals
Thank you for entrusting us with your patient. Our aim is straightforward: treat the tooth, keep you fully informed, and return the patient to your care for the definitive restoration.
- Reports
- Sent back to you
- Restoration
- Returned to your care
- Urgent cases
- Call the practice directly
Three ways to refer
How to send a patient
By telephone
Fastest for urgent cases and for discussing a case before you decide. Call and ask to speak to the clinical team.
By email
Send the referral details and attach recent radiographs. We will contact the patient to arrange their appointment.
Ask the patient to call
Give the patient our number. A referral letter is helpful but not required for them to be seen.
Referral form
Download the referral form
Complete and send with the patient, or email it ahead with recent radiographs.
For urgent cases, call the practice rather than sending a form.
What helps us most
Recent periapical radiographs, the tooth number, and a short note on the presenting symptoms and what has already been done are usually enough to plan properly. Where a tooth has been treated before, the date and a note of what was carried out are particularly valuable.
Tell us if the patient is anxious, if there is a relevant medical history, or if there is a specific question you want answered rather than a treatment you want performed. A referral that says "please assess whether this tooth is restorable" is often more useful to everyone than one that specifies a procedure.
You will receive a report after treatment setting out what was found, what was done, and what the tooth needs from you next.
For colleagues
Referral FAQs
Will you place the final restoration?
No. The tooth is sealed with a temporary restoration and the patient is returned to you for the definitive crown or filling, with a note of what the tooth requires. Prompt permanent restoration is the single biggest factor in long-term outcome.
Can I refer for a diagnostic opinion only?
Yes, and these are welcome. Cases where the source of pain is unclear, or where a previously treated tooth has not settled, are exactly the sort of problem a specialist practice is set up to work through.
How do you handle emergencies I send over?
Call the practice directly for anything urgent rather than sending a written referral. Knocked-out teeth and spreading infections are treated as immediate.