Many individuals with a visual disabil ity receive dental care in the General Dental Service and those with compli cating medical conditions may be seen in community and hospital dental services. Sighted individuals often find dental care through directories such as the yellow pages and advertising, but for some visually impaired people this may not be possible. However, with the advent of NHS direct telephone advice service and telephone directory services, individuals should have improved access to informa tion on local dental services. Individuals with a visual impairment may prefer to attend the same practitioner over many years as routes can be learnt and build ing/surgery layouts become familiar.