Oral and maxillofacial surgery

What we do

We provide a variety of treatments for mouth, jaw, face, skull and neck diseases and problems as well as serious facial injuries and disproportion. These include:

• neck and head skin tumours
• neck and head trauma and injuries
• temporomandibular joint (lower jaw) disease
• salivary gland disease
• impacted teeth, cysts and tumours
• many other mouth problems such as infections and abscesses.
  

The treatments we offer include:

• craniofacial (skull and face) surgery
• skull base surgery
• facial implants
• secondary cleft surgery (over the age of 20)
• nerve repairs
• dental surgery including wisdom teeth removal and root canal treatment.
  

Preparing for your appointment

Patients do not need to make any special preparation for treatment.

Location

Ground floor, Dental Institute, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Contact Details

• Maxillofacial Consultant Clinic Appointments: +44 (0)20 3299 3263

Patient Information Leaflets

Conditions we treat

We treat a wide range of conditions including:

• facial, dentoalveolar and craniofacial trauma
• salivary gland disease
• head and neck skin cancers, benign tumours and infections and abscesses.
  

We also offer:

• orthognathic surgery for facial deformity
• post-traumatic facial reconstructive surgery
• photodynamic therapy
• skull base, craniofacial, dentoalveolar and preprosthetic surgery.
  

Booking a patient at King's

Appointments for this service are made via the national Choose and Book system. Please see the Choose and Book page for more information.

Other ways to refer

Routine Referrals

For routine referrals, please address your request to the:

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dental Institute, King’s College Hospital, Bessemer Road
London, SE5 9RS.

Referrals can also be faxed to the Dental Institute's Central Referral Office on 020 3299 4989.

Emergency Referrals

For urgent referrals, please call King's main switchboard on 020 3299 9000 and ask to speak to the on-call maxillofacial surgery SHO or registrar.

Other Queries

For advice and guidance on all referrals, please contact the Dental Institute's Central Referral Office on 020 3299 4988.

Referral Forms

Please complete the relevant form and note any pre-consultation investigations required:

• Dental referral form

Key Clinical Staff