Referrals

Referral information

 

 

If your doctor/dentist feels you require specialist oral surgery services, they may decide to refer you to the Birmingham  Dental Hospital. Depending on your needs, your clinician will usually refer you via the online referral system ‘REGO’ or send a ‘Rapid Access Clinic’ referral form.

 

 

What happens when you are referred to the Oral Surgery department via REGO?

• ‘Your referral will be triaged by a consultant in Oral Surgery.
• You will be sent an invite to book an appointment.
• Your first appointment will be a consultation appointment, whereby a history, examination and preliminary radiographs may be taken.
• Your treatment options will be discussed, and you and your clinician will decide on the next steps.
• If you decide to have treatment, the details of your treatment will be explained during your first visit and relevant information leaflets will be given to you.
• In straightforward cases, you will then be given your second appointment, the treatment appointment.
• If you require special investigations such as a cone beam CT scan, a separate appointment with the radiology department will be made for you. Occasionally, you may to travel to different sites for specialised imaging. Special investigations will require additional visits to the department before definitive treatment is provided; you may have a second consultation appointment to discuss the results of your investigations and treatment options prior to your treatment.

 

 

What happens when you are referred to the ‘Rapid Access Clinics?’

• Rapid access referrals are managed by the Oral Medicine department in collaboration with the Oral Surgery department.
• Your referral will be triaged by a Consultant and where appropriate will be directed to the Oral Surgery department.
• We will aim to see you for an assessment within two weeks.
• Your clinician may feel that a biopsy is required.
• A biopsy means taking a sample of tissue or fluid, usually under local anaesthesia.
• Depending on the circumstances, you may be offered a biopsy on the day.
• Alternatively, you will be offered a second appointment for your biopsy.
• You be then be offered a third appointment to discuss the results of your biopsy and the next steps of your treatment.

Referral forms