Westmead Centre for Oral Health
Special Care Dentistry
We care for the oral health of people with special needs.
What we do
We provide a range of on-site and outreach specialist dental services for people with special needs.
Our work also includes residential aged care facilities in the Western Sydney Local Health District area and an oral health education program for carers and allied health staff.
Our dental service can be performed with:
- local anaesthesia
- nitrous oxide sedation (relative analgesia)
- intra-venous sedation
- general anaesthesia.
Who we care for
We care for all NSW residents who have one or more of the following:
- intellectual disability
- physical disability
- neurodegenerative disease
- complex medical condition
- mental illness
- dental anxiety and dental phobia.
Referrals
Please contact us to arrange an appropriate referral
Staff
|
Position
|
Name
|
| Head of Department (Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Special Care Dentistry) |
A/Prof Mark Schifter |
| Staff Specialist– Oral Medicine (Special Care Medically Complex Clinic) |
Dr Anastasia Georgiou |
| Staff Specialist – Special Care Dentistry |
Dr Avanti Karve |
| Visiting Dental Officer |
A/Prof Peter Dennison |
| Clinical Fellow- Oral Medicine (Special Care Medically Complex Clinic) |
Dr Suma Sukumar |
| Senior Dental Officer |
Dr Cecilia So |
| Senior Dental Officer |
Dr Tina Nguyen |
| Administrative Assistant |
Ms Sheila O’Neill |
| Assistant Clinic Coordinator |
Ms Myrna Barcelon |
Directions
Westmead Centre for Oral Health is situated at Westmead Hospital on Darcy Road, Westmead.
You will find information about parking and public transport options on the Getting to Westmead Hospital webpage.