Dental Specialties
Outpatients
Level 2
Torbay Hospital
Lowes Bridge
Torquay TQ2 7AA
Tel: 01803 656241 / 656243 / 656237
Services
Torbay Hospital provides the following services:
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
The outpatient service at Torbay Hospital includes assessment, investigation and treatment.Orthodontics
Outpatient diagnosis and treatment of complex malocclusions at Torbay HospitalRestorative Dentistry
Outpatient diagnosis and treatment of complex restorative dental problems at Torbay Hospital
Referral based service
Patients are seen in the Department following a referral from General Dental Practitioners (your dentist), General Medical Practitioners (your doctor) and Consultant Colleagues. It is essential that patients continue to visit their Dentist regularly throughout any course of specialist treatment at the hospital.
Finding a dentist
If you do not have a local NHS dentist we suggest you contact the following for help and guidance:
The NHS website
The official gateway to National Health Service organisations on the Internet. Also includes a list of local services e.g. dentists.NHS 111
Or call NHS 111 on 111.British Dental Association
Using the ‘Quickmenu’ you can select the ‘Find a Dentist’ option.
Waiting times
The department works to current targets of seeing new patients within 13 weeks of referral.