Orthodontics
General introduction
Orthodontic assessment and advice is given at the request of referring dental or medical practitioners.
Orthodontic treatment is provided to those patients who will achieve the greatest improvement in oral or general health through orthodontic intervention with an emphasis upon those whose treatment is complex.
What we do
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Provision of orthodontic treatment often as part of multidisciplinary care eg jaw deformity, hypodontia, cleft lip and palate and craniofacial anomalies.
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Provision of orthodontic treatment for medically compromised patients.
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Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching clinics.
Key clinical staff
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Mrs Fiona Nixon - Consultant
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Mrs Sally Walker - Consultant
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Mrs Denise Douglass - Senior Orthodontic Dental Nurse and Oral Health Educator
Location
The main base for both consultants is at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle. However, an advice and a limited treatment service is provided at West Cumberland Hospital.
Contact details
Orthodontic Secretary can be contacted on 01228 814225
Email: fiona.nixon@ncuh.nhs.uk or sally.walker@ncuh.nhs.uk