Referring Dentists

Refer to us for Implant Surgery & Restoration

Thank you for visiting our page. We accept referrals for Dental Implant Surgery from General Dentists across Wales. Please complete the brief form below to start the referral process, attaching any additional information such as Referral letter, X-Rays or Scans below.

We have in-house CBCT Scanning facilities and can offer advanced Implant options including bone grafting, soft tissue grafts, and sinus lifts where required. We are always happy to chat through cases, so please do give us a call if you'd like to discuss your patient's needs in more detail.

Please include your name, practice and email address within the referral. For the patient, please include:

Name
Address
Contact Number
Date of Birth
Medical History
Patient's main concern
Summary of clinical findings
Treatment requested

Referring patients for dental implants

Referrals welcome from General Dentists and direct from patients

Communication

Your referral will be acknowledged and your patient will receive a contact from our Dental Implant Treatment Coordinator shortly after the referral arrives.

Our Treatment Coordinator will answer any questions your patient has at this stage and book them in with our Implantologist for a full Implant Assessment (£350 including CBCT Scan).

CBCT Scanner in house at Hayden Dental Carmarthen

Treatment Planning

Following their Dental Implant Assessment, your patient will receive a detailed letter with fully costed Treatment Plan, options and recommendations. They will be contacted by our Treatment Coordinator to discuss any queries or thoughts and to book in if they have decided to proceed with Implant placement. You will receive a copy of this correspondence.

Expert Dental Implant Team Hayden Dental Carmarthen

Surgery

Your patient will attend pre-operatively to finalise the dental implant treatment plan, sign consent forms etc (usually 1-2 weeks before surgery). The appointment length for implant placement surgery varies, but is usually around 2 hours. Patients will receive a post-op care call within 24 hours, and attend again 2 weeks post-op for review and/or stitch removal.

We only place Straumann implants.

Hayden Dental Implants Carmarthen West Wales

Restoration

The healing period will depend on the implant placement, any bone grafting etc; usually around 8-12 weeks post op, the restoration phase will start. We use intra-oral scanning and a fantastic local laboratory for all our implant work.

If you would like to restore the implant yourself, please do let us know in your referral.

Implants at Hayden Dental Carmarthen West Wales

Discharge

Once surgeon and patient are happy with the result, your patient will be discharged back to you for their ongoing dental care. We will remain on hand in Carmarthen for any queries or questions regarding their dental implant maintenance, or wider dental concerns - please don't hesitate.

Patients are given a Waterpik for oral hygiene and implant maintenance - we also advise 3-monthly Hygiene visits for all our implant patients.

ITI Study Club South Wales

Together with colleague, Jack Thomas, James Hayden is International Team for Implants (ITI) Study Club Director for the South Wales Region, which brings together dental professionals with an interest in implant dentistry for ongoing education and professional development.

James and Jack have directed the South Wales ITI Study club since 2020. They believe in running the study club to provide relevant, tailored CPD sessions in the area, whilst building positive and supportive connections with dental implant colleagues.

This is a fully inclusive club, and they encourage all members of the team to join in - several DCPs including dental nurses, hygiene/therapists, and lab technicians regularly participate in meetings.

The meetings are loosely based around the Swansea area, but as the club has a large catchment area, the location does vary across the patch.

Meetings are held quarterly, usually on a Thursday evening, with a varied program, including one or two bigger events with guest speakers. Food is important to all club members, so the events are always well catered!

James and Jack would love for more dental implant colleagues and referring dentists to join the study club - please email james@haydendental.co.uk for more information.

https://www.itieducation.co.uk/study-clubs/south-wales-study-club/