Frederick Street Dental Care I Oral Surgery Referral Centre ★9.5

The oral surgeons other Edinburgh dentists refer to

Frederick Street Dental Care runs a general practice and an oral surgery referral centre out of one city-centre building. The surgical bench comes from the Edinburgh Dental Institute: consultants and clinicians on the GDC Specialist List in Oral Surgery who teach postgraduate trainees the rest of the week. A patient arriving with a swollen jaw is assessed by a general dentist and taken through to a specialist surgeon the same day; other practices submit cases through an online referral form.

Treatments

Check-ups, hygiene and stain removal, white fillings, crowns, root canal treatment and denture repair cover the everyday side. Surgery takes impacted and infected wisdom teeth, complex extractions where roots curve or bone is involved, cyst removal, biopsies of suspicious lumps and patches, and bone grafting with socket preservation so the ridge holds for a future implant. Straightening runs through Invisalign, lingual braces and short-course systems such as C-Fast and Smile-Fast. Emergency work is the core service: toothache, abscess, knocked-out and broken teeth, lost fillings and crowns are seen the same day, weekends included, with no referral and no prior registration.

Technology

Digital radiography, intraoral cameras and 3D printing for appliances and restorations. Ceramic fillings are placed under computer guidance, and an emergency assessment starts with a digital X-ray before anything is touched.

The clinicians

Principal dentist Muhammad Arshad holds the Licentiate in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and practises restorative and cosmetic dentistry. Eleni Besi is a consultant oral surgeon and senior lecturer who examines for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Vasileios Lyris, Melanie Watson and Panagiotis Pitros are specialist oral surgeons trained in Scottish hospitals, covering coronectomy, difficult third molars and surgery on children. Wadood Ur Rehman concentrates on endodontics, Ashwini Mohan on orthodontics, Rania Savvidi on facial aesthetics and dental sedation.

Who it suits

Anyone whose own dentist has said the wisdom tooth needs a surgeon. Visitors and residents needing urgent help without registering first. People who would rather have a surgical extraction at the weekend. Nervous patients, moved along at their own pace.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a referral? No. Referrals from other practices are welcome, and patients also come directly.

Is this NHS or private? Both. NHS registration is confirmed after the first examination.

Who removes a difficult wisdom tooth? A specialist oral surgeon on site, not a hospital waiting list.

Can I be seen while only visiting Edinburgh? Yes. Walk-ins, new patients and tourists are all taken for emergencies.

What happens when a crown comes out? A same-day replacement is offered.

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