Local Guidelines

Several resources have been developed by local teams in secondary and specialist care to help primary care dental professionals utilise referral pathways effectively. The pandemic has increased all wait times so referrals are now subject to a triage process. Please use the links below to access up to date referral criteria and clinical guidelines.

Oral Surgery Handbook

Oral Medicine Referral Criteria

Orthodontic Referral Criteria

Orthodontic Video Guidance for Remote Assessment

Secondary Care Restorative Referral Criteria

Other Useful Links

Swansea Bay University Health Board	Welsh Government Chief Dental Officer Homepage	Dental Services – NHS Business Services Authority
General Dental Council	British Dental Association	NHS Pensions Page for GDPs
	Please note non-members can only access certain areas of the site
BDA – LDC Conference	Public Health Wales – Dental Public Health	Morgannwg Local Medical Committee
The Dental Defence Union	Dental Protection	Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Program
		Useful resources including Advice on Dental Prescribing
Designed to Smile	Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)	Welsh Oral Health Information Unit
Prudent Healthcare	Prudent Healthcare – Primary Care Dental Services	Healthcare Inspectorate Wales HIW
Prudent Healthcare	Prudent Healthcare – Primary Care Dental Services	Healthcare Inspectorate Wales – Website