Community dental care
Dental care is provided in community settings for patients who have difficulty getting treatment in their high street dental practice and who require treatment on a referral basis, which is not available in a general dental care setting.
For example, community dentists look after young children who need special help, as well as elderly and housebound people and people with severe physical disabilities or mental illness. This work can be demanding and rewarding and community dentists can often be provided with opportunities to take on managerial and research duties. They can also be involved in school screening work and in epidemiological studies of oral health.
Community dentists work in a variety of locations such as a patient's own home, nursing homes, community clinics and mobile clinics. They work with a wider clinical team including health professionals such as school nurses, health visitors and district nurses