Community Dental Service

Our staff members have expertise in the care, management and understanding of people with special needs. We offer treatment for both adults and children with:

A learning disability warranting specialised care
A physical disability
Severe or complex medical problems
Social, emotional, and/or behavioural problems
Socially disadvantaged vulnerable groups
Have neurodisability
Are very young (pre cooperative)
Anxious or dentally phobic
Complex oral pathology

For urgent dental needs outside normal office hours please telephone 111.

Location and opening hours

We are based in Harrogate and the surrounding community, and work out of several sites. Our four main locations are:

Hambleton & Richmondshire

Zetland House Dental Department
The Friarage Hospital
Northallerton
DL6 1JG

Monday-Thursday: 8.30am-12.15pm and 1.15-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-12.15pm and 12.45pm-4.30pm

Harrogate

Dental Department
Kingswood House
14 Wetherby Road
Harrogate
HG2 7GA

Monday-Thursday: 8.30am-12.15pm and 1.15-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-12.15pm and 12.45-4.30pm

Scarborough, Whitby & Ryedale

Northway Dental Department
Northway Dental Clinic
Scarborough
YO12 7AF

Monday-Thursday: 8.30am-12.15pm and 1.15-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-12.15pm and 1.15-4.30pm

Selby & York

Dental Department
Monkgate Health Centre
31-33 Monkgate
York
YO31 7WA

Monday-Thursday: 8.30am-12.15pm and 1.15-5pm
Wednesday: 8.30am-12.15pm and 1.15-5pm
Friday: 8.30am-12.15pm and 12.45-4.30pm

Referral

Access to the Community Dental Service is by written referral from a health, education, or social services professional such as a general dental practitioner, general medical practitioner, a health visitor or a school nurse.