Dental Access Centres treat patients who cannot reasonably access dental care through general dental services. They have teams of dentists, therapists, hygienists, dental nurses and non-clinical administrative staff that provide dental care.

There are ten different sites across the county that accept and treat patients for range of reasons that include:

• Patients with various qualifying physical conditions
• Patients with various qualifying medical conditions
• Patients with various qualifying conditions affecting their mental health
• Patients with learning difficulties
• Some young patients with a high decay rate
• Some patients who are extremely anxious about the dentist
• Patients with certain additional behavioural needs

Type of provision

Targeted - This is for people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families