The Community Dental Service is a special service providing dental treatment for children, adults and older people who, because of a mental or behavioural difficulty, are not able to attend a general dentist.
Staff at the community dental service have expertise in the care, management and understanding of people with special needs.
Dental treatment is offered for people who have:
- Learning difficulties
- Mental health problems
- Physical disability
- Severe or complex medical problems
- Social, emotional or behavioural difficulties
- People who have severe dental anxiety and phobias
Clinics are located at:
- Atherstone
- Bedworth
- Rugby
- Nuneaton
- Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital
- Leamington Spa
- Stratford upon Avon
The Warwickshire special care dental service provides dental care for people of any age who have additional needs that make it difficult for them to access a family dentist.
Referral can only be made by a health professional, GP or dental practitioner.