Services for Dentists
We provide a simple, friendly support service to our referring professional colleagues and their patients. Our state-of-the-art clinic has dedicated departments for Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Oral Surgery / Implantology and Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology.
Our aim is to provide the very best in multidisciplinary treatment using evidence-based protocols for the benefit of patients and to take full advantage of working with other specialists in a dedicated unit. We are here to support you and your patients, not only for treatment but also for opinions and assistance with treatment planning.
We are available to discuss any questions you may have and provide the following:
Implant services
- A complete consultation-to-completed case service.
- Advice and assistance with treatment planning only.
- Joint-care approach with treatment planning and implant placement, with the referring practitioner providing the restorative phase where appropriate.
- Grafting – only service, for referring practitioners who are trained and competent in implant placement.
- Training and Mentoring for interested practitioners, with a comprehensive educational curriculum linked to the International Team for Implantology.
- Treatment for cases of all levels of complexity – we have in-patient facilities at a nearby private hospital and many years experience in complex case management.
Periodontal Services
- Full periodontal diagnosis, treatment and management.
- Gingival augmentation: Grafting procedures (free gingival grafts, connective tissue grafts) in conjunction with full thickness flap, split thickness flap, apically positioned flap, sandwich technique.
- Root coverage: Pedicle soft tissue graft procedures (lateral sliding flap, double papilla flap, coronally advanced flap for single or multiple recession defects, semilunar coronally advanced flap, tunnel technique, envelope technique) and free soft tissue graft procedures (epithelialised or subepithelial connective tissue graft usually taken from the palate).
- Correction of mucosal defects at implants.
- Interdental papilla reconstruction.
- Crown lengthening procedures.
- Gingival preservation at ectopic tooth eruption.
- Removal of aberrant fraenulum.
- Prevention of ridge collapse associated with tooth extraction.
- Correction of the deformed edentulous ridge.
Prosthetic Services
- Single Tooth to Full Mouth Rehabilitation with crown and bridgework, implant supported or tooth supported.
- Cosmetic Restoration with Porcelain or Composite Veneers
- Partial Dentures (including attachments to avoid conspicuous clasps).
- Complete Dentures with or without implant support.
- Planning and completing complex interdisciplinary procedures.
Imaging Services
- We can accept referrals for Dental Panoramic Tomography (DPT). Images can be supplied on electronic media with appropriate viewing software, or as a print / film.
- We have an Iluma Cone Beam Volumetric Scanner, providing high quality 3d images at a dose reduction of approximately 98% compared to medical CT scans. Image data can be provided in many formats compatible with treatment planning software packages.
- We are pleased to offer this service to our Maxillofacial and ENT colleagues.
General information
When patients are referred for implant treatment, unless a particular specialist is requested we will triage the referrals and arrange for the initial consultation to be with the appropriate specialist. Ongoing provision of each phase of treatment would then proceed on a multidisciplinary basis.
If the referring practitioner will be providing the restorative part of implant therapy, the patient will be returned to the care of the referring practitioner after successful implant integration.
Advanced treatment procedures require good collaboration with the referring practitioner, thorough assessment and treatment planning, careful management of patient expectations and precise execution of the treatment procedures.
At Perlan Specialist Centre we take the time to understand the patient’s needs and expectations and explain on models and with the help of images, the possibilities of therapy. Patients often present to us with failed or failing dentitions and we appreciate and empathise with the concerns that people have regarding advanced treatment.
Such advanced therapy is best carried out in defined treatment phases which require a systematic approach to treatment planning. At the initial consultation we assess the extent and severity of the problem. We will take into account the patient’s expectations and wishes and patients will receive written information regarding the nature, cost, and timescale of treatment, together with the alternative options open to them.
We do not provide “routine” basic dental care. All patients will be returned to the care of the referring dentist upon completion of treatment.
Ongoing Supportive Care
Complex restorative and implant cases are generally reviewed on an annual basis.
For periodontal cases, depending on the severity of the disease and the patients risk assessment, we will offer Supportive Periodontal Therapy at Perlan Specialist Dental Centre. However, we would like to encourage a "shared care" approach whereby the maintenance treatment is carried out in conjunction with the referring General Dental Practitioner and Dental Hygienist respectively.
