Sensory-friendly services
Autism-friendly dentists near you
Dental practices publishing real autism or sensory provision — longer appointments, pre-visit desensitisation, or quiet-room access — alongside NHS community special care dentistry, which is a referral route for children who can't manage a general practice. Each listing says which of the two it is, because the offer is not the same.
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Two places to startBirmingham Dental Hospital, 5 Mill Pool Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7EG
NHS community paediatric dental service for children who need additional support or additional dental expertise, explicitly including children with special needs or certain medical conditions, nervous or anxious children, and those needing sedation or a general anaesthetic. Autism is not named specifically on the page. Referral comes from a dentist, paediatrician or school nurse. Runs from the dental hospital plus community clinics across Birmingham. Note the trust's separate Special Care Dentistry service is for adults aged sixteen and over.
Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LY
NHS hospital special care dentistry for patients aged sixteen and over only -- the published referral criteria state plainly that children with additional needs must instead be referred to the primary care dental service or the paediatric dental department. Criteria cover severe learning disability, complex medical conditions and severe physical or neurological disability; autism is not named. Listed so it is not mistaken for a children's service: if your child is under sixteen, the UHBW Primary Care Dental Service is the route.
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