"The Charles Clifford Dental Directorate has developed this handbook of referral protocols to provide a clinical framework to support the practitioner when referring their patients to Charles Clifford Dental Services (CCDS) Sheffield Salaried Primary Dental Care Service is now called the Community and Special Care Dentistry Service and is part of CCDS. Demand for salaried and secondary dental services is increasing significantly and referring practitioners should ensure that they adhere to the protocols. This handbook has been developed in conjunction with clinician leads, local general dental practitioners and a patient representative. It was based on a handbook developed in Leeds.
The Charles Clifford Dental Directorate continues to promote the principle of patient choice and chair side choice discussion. However, it is acknowledged that further work, particularly the IT infrastructure needs to be strengthened to support this."