Paediatric dentistry
What we do
We provide dental care, including surgery, for children aged 15 years and under:
- with any complex medical, physical and/or behavioural disability
- who have or had trauma injuries both to their baby or adult teeth
- who have problems with how their teeth are developing
- who have gum disease as part of a medical or syndromic condition
- who have any pathology of their mouth and face
- who need a large number of decayed teeth removed
We treat children from London as part of our undergraduate trainee dental surgeon programme and see a limited number of patients who fit with teaching needs.
Location
First floor, Dental Institute, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
Contact Details
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- Change or cancel follow-up appointments: 020 3299 1740
- Change or cancel new appointments: 020 3299 4988
- Change or cancel sedation or general anaesthetic appointments: 020 3299 3783
- Existing patient queries, contact the secretarial team: 020 3299 1681
Patient information leaflets
| Title | File Size | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Caring for your child after intravenous sedation for dental treatment | 141 KB | |
| Caring for your child’s mouth after tooth extractions or minor oral surgery | 192 KB | |
| Dental radiology (child patients) | 274 KB | |
| Dental trauma in children | 192 KB | |
| Giving your child intravenous (IV) sedation for dental treatment | 208 KB | |
| How to look after your child’s teeth and gums | 199 KB | |
| Inhalation sedation for children’s dental treatment | 200 KB | |
| Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) in children | 299 KB | |
| Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) or joint clinics for children’s dental treatment | 210 KB | |
| Tooth whitening or bleaching for children | 332 KB | |
| Your child’s dental care by students | 206 KB | |
| Your child’s new dental patient appointment | 204 KB |
Conditions we treat
We accept pan-London referrals to our Paediatric Dentistry service. For full information about the conditions we treat, please refer to the ‘Guidance Notes for Paediatric Referrals’ below.
You should follow the guidelines carefully and ensure that you complete all the required sections on the referral form below.
Please note that referrals to this service are received and processed by our Community special care dentistry team. Patients will be directed to the appropriate South London hospital or community service following triage.
Booking a patient at King’s
Please note that GP referrals are not accepted by this service, including via e-RS.
Routine Referrals
Dental practices should refer paediatric patients using the South East London Paediatric Dentistry referral form below.
If you have a query about this phone the central referrals team on 020 3299 4988.
Emergency Referrals
We do not accept walk-in patients to our dental service.
Urgent referrals from dental practices should be made via the Southeast London Paediatric Dentistry referral form below which will be triaged by the Community Dental Service.
- If your child has pain or has a facial swelling, please call NHS 111 and ask to be directed to dental triage.
- If your child has suffered from dental trauma within the last 72 hours that has not been seen by an emergency dentist or has a complex medical condition that requires specialist hospital care, please call 020 3299 3052 between 9am and 3pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays), where you will be triaged by a dentist to determine if an appointment is needed at our department.
Please note not all referrals will be accepted and you may be redirected to primary care services (111 and dental triage or your local dentist).
For suspected cancer use the urgent suspected cancer pathway.
Other Queries
For all other queries, contact the secretarial team for Paediatric Dentistry on 020 3299 1681.
Referral forms
| Title | File Size | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Dental – Guidance Notes for Paediatric Referrals | 79 KB | |
| Dental Referral Form – South East London Paediatric Dentistry | 87 KB |
Key Clinical Staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Meera Ahluwalia | Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry |
| Miss Tanika Gohil | Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry |
| Miss Katie Horisk | Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry |
| Miss Amede Okwesa | Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry |
| Ms Maalini Patel | Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry |
| Mr Ashutosh Sharma | Specialty Dentist |
| Mr Sanjeev Sood | Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry |
| Mr James Wilson | Specialty Dentist |