The Educational Supervisor: Philippa Warner qualified from the Royal London Hospital. She is an experienced dentist working within the Community Dental Service and has enjoyed a wide and varied dental career with the opportunity to mentor a large number of newly qualified dentists with whom she has worked. She has been an approved ES since 2015.
She completed the Diploma in Dental Sedation at Kings College London and recently gained her Masters in Paediatric Dentistry from the Eastman Dental Institute (UCL).
The Practice: The Dental Department at the Liverpool Road Health Centre is a seven surgery clinic on the edge of Luton town centre with dedicated central decontamination facilities and an independent x-ray room. All surgeries are computerised with internet access. The dental team of dentists, therapists, hygienists and dental nurses with extended duties carry out an extensive range of treatment predominantly on children and adults who are dentally anxious or phobic. Routine dental care for adults is also offered to enable Foundation Dentists to offer a full range of care for the local population. Dental treatment under conscious sedation is offered on site including inhalation sedation and intravenous sedation. The Service also operates weekly General Anaesthetic sessions which are undertaken in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery theatre at The Luton & Dunstable Hospital. .
The Area: Luton is within easy reach of London yet surrounded by the beautiful countryside of Bedfordshire, With a population of 170,000, Luton is the county's major town and industrial centre. Each town provides all major facilities including shopping, libraries, arts and entertainment. Road access is by the M1 and the mainline train stations is Luton Station.
Further information on CDS can be found on our website www.communitydentalservices.co.uk.
Other Points of Interest: Community Dental Services (CDS) is a Social Enterprise providing quality dental treatment to the local community. The post is based full time in Luton. The Foundation Dentist will mainly provide courses of treatment for children and adults with a similar, if not, enhanced experience to working in general dental practice. There is an existing list of patients offering the opportunity for the full range of NHS treatments. In addition we offer the experience of working alongside specialists in Endontontics, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Periodondology and Special Care. Treatment is also carried out using conscious sedation techniques and under general anaesthesia. You will also get involved in treating emergency patients when you feel able to take on this role.
The Service has two mobile dental units which provide dental care at special needs schools, day centres, residential centres and at a homeless centre in Luton. The Service also provides dental care for the secure Mental Health Facility Unit in Luton and care is also provided at HMP Bedford.
We offer an ‘open door’ policy in a practice with a long tradition as a learning environment with full support at all times including help with the various elements of the foundation year and Dental Foundation Portfolio – case presentations, key-skills and audit project.