December 2010

Dear Colleague

Re Endodontic referrals to Hunts Cross Dental Centre

I am pleased to report endodontic referrals are still accepted at the Hunts Cross Dental Centre, South Liverpool. You may or may not be aware that Dr Horrock’s SimplyEndo has relocated to South Manchester.

I would be delighted to accept your endodontic referrals at Hunts Cross, simply address referrals to me ‘Peter Smyth, Cheshire Smile Clinic’ so I can personally contact your patients and schedule their care without unnecessary delay.

Print a referral form here

Our aim is to offer a first class service to referring dentists, their patients are often contacted within 2 days and appointments scheduled within 1 week.

We have an endodontic emergency service, a reserved 4pm slot for patients in pain which is popular with local colleagues.

If you wish to refer a patient please contact Hannah my dental nurse, or ask your patient to contact her on 0151 423 1601

If you would like a referral pack for your practice we would be delighted to post one to you. You are also welcome to fax or email your referral letters.

Please also review our fee guide and take look at the training courses available in 2011 which I hope you find interesting.

Finally, may I take this opportunity to wish you all the best for Christmas and New Year 2011.

Yours sincerely

Mr Peter Smyth BDS, MSc

Cheshire Smile Clinic, Hunts Cross Dental Centre, 14 Mackets Lane, Liverpool L25 OLQ

Tel (0151) 423 1601

Fax (0151) 550 7834

To email a referral please use the contact form on our web site

Our expertise is provided in the following areas:

Restorative dentistry, including aesthetic dentistry and dental implants

We have the experience, equipment and lab capability necessary to restore these cases, from quadrant dentistry to full mouth reconstruction. Replacing missing teeth primarily involves dental implants, and we are happy to work closely with interested dentists to determine treatment plans for your more complex cases.

Endodontics

We appreciate that busy dentists under the constraints of general practice face frequent pressure from patients who wish to keep damaged natural teeth requiring complex procedures. Our fee scale aims to make root fillings affordable and differentiates between easier anterior teeth and time consuming molars and re-treatments, saving your patients money and making your offer of a private referral more attractive. Our endodontic service provides you with the predictable endodontics you need beneath your restorations. If a consultation is unnecessary in your opinion (see our referral form enclosed) we are happy to book your patient straight in for treatment representing an additional saving.

We offer a simple sedation procedure for anxious patients free of charge, and have magnification and other aids which the average GDP may not have at his/her disposal. It is well recognised that molar endodontics, while it may be regarded as routine part of general dental practice, is actually a very demanding procedure technically, and one that is very difficult to do to a consistently high standard. If you feel that you do not have the facilities, experience or expertise necessary to carry out a particular root treatment please consider referring your patient to our clinic.

Periodontics

Referring patients with advancing periodontal disease is an opportunity to turn around their dental health. This is a frequently overlooked dental problem that is important to address within existing and new patients attending the GDS, in view of the rise of litigation. Our treatment involves a single long appointment with a simple sedation procedure for patient comfort, which eliminates active periodontal disease. Your patients’ dental health will be transformed within a few weeks, and we are able to replace any missing or failed teeth and provide maintenance therapy as required.

Complete dentures, clearance and the transition to complete dentures

Edentulous patients need comfortable and functional prostheses so they can continue to enjoy their normal diet and benefit from the self-confidence that a stable denture and an attractive smile gives. We can manage complex prosthetic problems, and a natural tooth arrangement and anatomical, stained gum work will provide for an aesthetically pleasing outcome. We have extensive experience of dental clearances, and our expertise means we are ideally placed to help patients make the traumatic transition from having a few teeth to having none easier.

Attendance

If you would like to attend with a patient to observe or to assist you are very welcome to do so. We are confident that you will agree that we are dedicated to providing the best treatment and service to our referring dentists and their patients.

Relevant Experience

I have been involved in treating referrals from dentists in the North West since 1999. I have an MSc in fixed and removable prosthetics, and regularly attended courses and seminars. I also organise postgraduate dental courses for dentists for the mersey deanery, the local Foundation Dentists our own private courses. Special areas of interest include:

• Restorative cases including implants and treatment planning

• Endodontics, restoration of root filled teeth, managing dental trauma

• Periodontal therapy

• Complete dentures

About our clinic

Clinical appointments are available each Monday, Thursday and Friday. I am assisted by my dental nurse Hannah, our dental therapist Catherine, a technician Kevin McKeeman, and typist Jean meaning we are capable of carrying out most demanding procedures with minimal delay between appointments. Our referral process has been designed to suit the way you work, simply choose your preferred contact method and we will respond usually within 2 days. A referral pack containing forms and prepaid envelopes are available on request.

Fee Structure

Consultation

Includes any radiographs necessary to reach a diagnosis £125

Restorative dentistry

Amalgam Dowel from £110 to £220

Cast gold post from £495

Crowns or veneers from £950

Microscope Endodontics

Anterior teeth (single canal) from £399

Premolar or Molar from £499

Re-treatments, or MTA perforation repair – add £99

Periodontal Treatment

Initial treatment from £880 to £1,100

Dental Implants

Implant, abutment & crown from £2,500

Complete Dentures

Complete dentures from £1,950

Notes

Completed cases are returned with a full report, and a copy of our post-op radiograph.

Immediate dentures can be delivered within 24 hours.