Many practices within Hampshire and Isle of Wight are participating in a flexible commissioning scheme, which offers extra NHS dentistry sessions for patients who require additional treatment after receiving care for an urgent dental need. The scheme will also provide routine check-ups for specific patient cohorts. Patients do not need to be known to, or associated with, the practice to access these sessions.
If a patient requires an appointment, the practice should be contacted directly, stating they are seeking care under the Additional Hours Scheme and state which cohort the patient is in.
Patients must meet the following criteria to assess stabilisation treatment:
- Patients have not attended the practice within the preceding 24 months, apart from to receive urgent treatment (e.g. unassociated patients that are not on the practice list)
- Patients who had an urgent treatment need and may have sourced their immediate urgent care from another provider but still require further treatment to stabilise their oral health. Patients should be encouraged to receive a full course of treatment to become dentally fit to avoid the likelihood of having a further dental need.
In addition, the following categories of patients can be seen, whether or not they have been to the practice previously and access routine care:
- Patients that are clinically vulnerable and require dental assessment/treatment to enable them to receive medical or surgical care, such as cardiac patients, cancer patients and immunosuppressed patients (this list is not exhaustive)
- Looked After Children (LAC) where there is a statutory requirement to have assessments and any treatment identified
- A patient that has been referred for orthodontic treatment by a practice that has since ended its NHS contract and who requires extractions before orthodontic treatment can commence
- Care home residents who can travel to a dental practice for an assessment and subsequent course of treatment, if the assessment identified a treatment need
- Expectant and nursing mothers
- Homeless patients
- Asylum seekers and refugees
- Armed forces family members
The following practices are taking part in the scheme:
| Practice Name | Address | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Damira, East Cowes | 30-34 Castle Street, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6RD | 019 8329 6837 |
| Damira, Eclipse | Unit C3, Anstice Court, Bracken Close, Lee-On-Solent, PO13 8AT | 023 9255 6854 |
| Damira, South Ham | 1st Floor, St Andrews Centre, Western Way, Basingstoke, RG22 6ER | 012 5636 5659 |
| Damira, Havant | 2nd Floor, Havant health Centre, Civic Centre Road, Havant, PO9 2AY | 023 9245 1245 |
| Damira, Ryde | 9 Melville Street, Ryde, PO33 2AE | 019 8356 3700 |
| Damira, Sharland | Sharland House, 29-30 High Street, Fareham, PO16 7AD | 013 2923 3502 |
| Damira, Shirley | 10-12 Canon Street, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5PQ | 023 8078 4104 |
| Damira, Quayside | 10-11 & 13-14 Centenary Plaza, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9UL | 023 8001 4710 |
| Damira, Wellum House | 2 Winchester Road, Andover, SP10 2EG | 012 6432 4301 |
| Damira, West Street Dental Clinic | 215 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0ET | 013 2923 2380 |
| Damira, Weston | Weston Lane Centre for Healthy Living, Weston Lane, Southampton, SO19 9GH | 023 8017 1191 |
| Emsworth Dental Surgery | 30 High Street, Emsworth, PO10 7AW | 012 4337 2666 |
| Maple House Dental Practice | 200 London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9JE | 023 9269 0888 |
| Perfect Smile, Cosham | Cosham High Street Dental Practice, 93 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3AZ | 023 9237 9695 |
| Stratfield Road Dental Practice | 102 Stratfield Road, Basingstoke, RG21 5SA | 012 5632 6690 |