Westmead Centre for Oral Health

Paediatric Dentistry

We provide children's specialist dental care at Westmead and our rural NSW locations.

What we do

We provide children's specialist dental services including:

• emergency dental care for facial trauma or infection
• congenital or acquired malformations of the jaws, face or teeth
• orofacial pathology.

We are a centre for specialist trainees in Paediatric Dentistry studying through the University of Sydney.

We also teach undergraduate students of Dentistry and Oral Health Therapy from Sydney, Newcastle and Charles Sturt Universities.

Who we care for

We care for children 0-18 years of age who:

• live in NSW
• have an intellectual or physical disability
• have special needs
• are young children at high caries risk
• have extreme dental anxiety, are over 6 years of age and require general anaesthesia or sedation.

Dental emergencies

For children with facial trauma or infection, with haemorrhage or any pathology please:

• call our call centre on 1800 679 336 or
• The Oral Health Department on 02 8890 7450
• visit the Oral Health Triage Desk on Level 1 Westmead Centre for Oral Health

Who this service is provided to?

Paediatric Dentistry

All children of school age and below who are NSW residents are eligible for referral to the Department and who meet one or more of the following criteria to be eligible for treatment:

• Emergency care
• Complex medical condition
• Severe chronic medical condition
• Intellectual, or physical disability or special needs
• Congenital or acquired malformations of the jaws, face or teeth
• Orofacial pathology
• Young children at high caries risk
• Children over 6 years of age with extreme dental anxiety requiring management under general anaesthesia or sedation

Method of referral

Referrals should be sent to the Department either by fax or post.  All referrals are prioritised according to clinical need.  Please include the patient’s Medicare number, date of birth, address, telephone number and medical and dental history in any referral to the Unit.  An appointment will be sent to the patient.

Emergency Treatment

Children who require Emergency care, including trauma, facial infection, haemorrhage or any pathology may contact:

• The Western Sydney LHD Oral Health Call Centre 1800 679 336 or
• In person at the Triage Desk, Level 1 Westmead Centre for Oral Health or
• The Department directly (02 8890 7450)

After-hours paediatric dental emergency treatment is provided at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead Hospital Emergency Department (02) 8890 0000

Transport, parking, access

Westmead Centre for Oral Health is situated at Westmead Hospital on Darcy Road, Westmead. Cityrail provides rail services to Westmead station and Westbus runs several bus services to and from Westmead Hospital. Direct taxi telephones are provided at the entrance of Westmead Centre for Oral Health. Limited car parking is available for a fee. Wheelchair access is available through the Westmead Centre for Oral Health entrance and the hospital main entrance and via lifts to all levels within the Westmead Centre for Oral Health.

Specialist Clinics

Rural Specialist Clinics