Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Introduction

The surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries and deformities of the mouth, face, facial skeleton, and adjacent structures.

The scope of the specialty is extensive and includes facial injuries, head and neck cancers, salivary gland diseases, facial disproportion, facial pain, temporomandibular joint disorders, impacted teeth, cysts and tumours of the jaws as well as numerous problems affecting the oral mucosa such as mouth ulcers and infections. Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons frequently work alongside other specialists including orthodontists, oncologists, neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons, and ENT surgeons

Services Provided

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department provides services to the local population to diagnose and treat a wide variety of medical and surgical disorders of the head, neck and face, including head and neck cancer. They treat patients referred to them from both medical and dental practitioners as well as those who may have experienced facial trauma including broken jaws, broken cheekbones and facial lacerations.

The 3 Consultants aim to provide high quality patient care with the help of their dedicated team.

Information leaflets are available for many of the conditions seen in the department and we encourage patients to ask questions in order to understand their treatment fully.

The Department provides the following Outpatient Services at Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General & Cirencester Hospital.

• General Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service
• Suspected Oral and Facial Cancer Service

Please Note: Not all Services are provided at every Location.

Day Surgery is currently carried out at Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General & Cirencester Hospital.

• Gloucestershire Royal Hospital - Ward 2B
• Cheltenham General Hospital - Eyford Ward
• Cirencester Hospital - Beeches Ward

Inpatient surgery is currently carried out at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospital.

• Gloucestershire Royal Hospital - Ward 2B
• Cheltenham General Hospital - Knightsbridge Ward

Contact Details

For contact details please see individual Clinician's page.

Our Staff

Consultants

There are 3 Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons who each lead a team of specialist doctors and nurses. As a patient you may be seen by the Consultant or by a doctor or nurse within their team. The Consultant has overall responsibility for your care.

• Mr. C. S. Perkins
• Mr. D. R. P. Godden
• Mr. J. N. Farrier

Associate Specialists

• Miss C.T. Harvey

Staff Grades

• Mr. T. F. A. Lees
• Mr. R. Handa
• Mr. N. Ahamed

Senior House Officers

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Mr A H Bevan

Registered General Nurses

Sister C Russell (GRH & CGH)
Staff Nurse S Snow (GRH)
Staff Nurse C Bond (CGH)
Staff Nurse D Weston (GRH)

Registered Dental Nurses

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department on the Ground Floor of the new hospital building.

Inpatient Surgery care is provided on Ward 2B in the Tower.
Day Surgery care is provided on the Day Surgery Unit.

• Mr. Jeremy Farrier

• Mr. Daryl Godden

• Mr. Charles Perkins

Cheltenham General Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the East Block Outpatients Department.

Inpatient care is provided mainly from Knightsbridge Ward.
Day Case Surgery is provided mainly from Eyford Ward.

• Mr. Jeremy Farrier

• Mr. Daryl Godden

• Mr. Charles Perkins

Cirencester Hospital

Outpatient Clinics take place in the Main Outpatients Department.

Day Case Surgery is undertaken in the Day Surgery Unit.

• Mr. Jeremy Farrier

Waiting Times

Additional Information

• New Head and Neck Ward Opens at GRH
  May 2007 Press Release

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