Community Dentists

We are the only university in the North West, and one of only a few nationally, to boast our own Dental Clinic on campus.

Based on our main Preston Campus, our Dental Clinic features clinical facilities which support the training of our dentistry students.

We are fully equipped to give our dental students direct access to practical clinical experience, as well as providing suitable clinical experience for the whole dental team at the same location as they undertake their continued professional development.

Our services

We provide specialist services to members of the public from across the region in our bright and modern Dental Clinic, located approximately a 10 minute walk from Preston city centre.

We offer our services to patients who usually have their own dentists and are referred specifically to us for one of the courses of treatment listed below.

The Clinic features a host of specialist technologies and equipment, including our Zeiss dental operating microscopes and Dental Cone Beam CT Scanner.

We may be able to accept self-referrals for Clinical Dental Technology (CDT) and Oral Surgery services (details below).

Community Dental Clinic appointments

To make an enquiry about appointments at our Community Dental Clinic, please fill in this form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

General referral information

(see courses for specific referral requirements)

Our dentistry students carry out the clinical based element of their master’s and Dental Care Professional (DCP) programmes at our training facility on campus.

All our postgraduate students are qualified General Dental Council (GDC) registered dentists and all treatments are carried out under specialist-led supervision.

We operate lists for treatment by students but acceptance for treatment is based on criteria as defined by the school below. Course treatment dates which run between September and July are set a year in advance and cannot be changed.

Please be aware that our treatments are not provided within the NHS and so you will be required to pay the costs of any necessary treatment, investigations and planning. All costs and potential charges will be discussed with you when you attend your extended treatment planning appointment on being accepted onto a programme.

You will require a free initial triage appointment prior to being placed on a programme.

Basic referral information required

To be referred to our Dental Clinic you will need to provide us with a detailed letter from a dental professional together with recent radiographs (this should be in JPEG format).

Letters must contain the following details:

Name, address and telephone number of the dentist who is referring you
Your name, address, telephone number and data of birth
Your brief medical history, including complications
Full details of the course of treatment you require
Recent radiographs (in JPEG format)

We are unable to accept you as a patient if you are not actively participating in a good oral health regime, or if you are a heavy smoker.

Contact us

Opening hours: Monday-Friday 8.30am - 6.00pm

Patients must be available to attend between 9.30am and 4.00pm. We are unable to offer any student service outside of these times and the set dates.

Address

UCLan Community Dentists Limited
Harrington Building
University of Central Lancashire

Telephone: +44 (0)1772 896300
Email the Dental Clinic

There is a limited amount of free parking outside the Dental Clinic. There are also several pay and display car parks within a five minutes walk.

Complaints

We take all complaints seriously and aim to deal with your concerns in a timely manner. The person responsible for dealing with any complaint made directly to reception, face to face, via telephone or email is the Clinic Manager, Jane Pearson, using the contact details on this page. We will acknowledge your complaint in writing and enclose a copy of our full code of practice as soon as possible, normally within three working days.

Company Reg: 12125325

Malcolm Edwards GDC: 55435

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