Referral Philosophy
Here, at AK Dental Care, we're proud to support local dental practices with more complex cases, with trusted, high-quality care for referred patients. We focus on collaborative partnerships - ensuring your patients receive excellent treatmentand are returned to you for their ongoing care.
We accept referrals for (from both dentists and patients):
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Endodontic Treatment
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Apical Surgery
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Restorative Treatment
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Dental Implants
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OPG
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CBCT
Our promise to you
Your patients remain your patients
We abide by a very strict no-poaching policy from the referring dentist. This ensures that patients that are referred from another practice never register as general dentistry patients. This avoids any conflict of interest at the outset.
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Compassionate Care
We have a team who are empathetic, who treat every referral with the highest level of care and professionalism. We are passionate about providing the highest standard of treatment, mindful of patients comfort throughout. Following completion of treatment, the patient is referred back to the referring dental practitioner.
Endodontic Referrals
Our high standards are achieved by:
constantly updating our skills and knowledge by attending post graduate courses, through training and development, feedback and audits, vesting in high quality equipment and materials as the technology improves and the use of a CBCT scanner improves diagnosis and treatment planning.
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In addition to this, teaching at Birmingham Dental Hospital has allowed Anish and Chris to discuss some of the cases that are not straight forward with other consultants and specialists which ensures that our clinicians are providing the best possible care to our patients. Biraj also leads a number of courses and is involved with researching and publishing Endodontic literature.
We almost always place a core following endodontic treatment. This ensures that the root canal is sealed on completion as this has an impact on the long-term outcome. Furthermore, placing the core ensures that even if there is a delay in placing the cusp protection, the tooth is not compromised. We will not however provide any final/cusp-protected restoration or any further restorative treatment unless specifically requested by the referring dental practitioners. We are sensitive to the fact that many general dental practitioners are capable of carrying out more advanced dentistry to a high standard. A referral to our practice for endodontic treatment will result in the patient only having that treatment undertaken and we will hand the patient back to the referring practitioner for final restoration.
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We often go through great length to explain the difficulties and the complexities of endodontic treatment to the patients that have been referred and this often helps to settle potential disputes and misunderstandings between the referring dentist and patient.
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Services:
Diagnosis - sometimes the diagnosis is not straight forward.
Endodontic treatment of teeth with complex anatomy, for example sclerosed canals and curved root canals.
By-passing ledges or obstructions.
Re-treatment of failed root canal treatments.
Fractured instrument retrieval.
Post removal.
Perforation repair.
Assessing restorability of teeth.
Trauma cases.
The endodontic treatment will only be undertaken if the tooth is restorable.
Restorative Referrals
We accept referrals that require the diagnosis and management of the whole spectrum of prosthodontics, restorative and cosmetic dentistry, including:
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Tooth Wear Cases
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Quadrant or Full Mouth Rehabilitation
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Aesthetic Dentistry
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Full or Partial Denture Cases
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TMJ or Parafunction Cases​
Ignacio is very committed to creating a healthy smile, using all required restorative dental procedures which in turn, often transforms patients’ lives. He also is involved in educating the next generation of dentists as a clinical tutor in restorative dentistry at the Queen Mary University of London.
Each restorative case is carefully planned and undertaken using the latest equipment and materials. Ignacio's treatments are carried out with exceptional attention to detail and dedication throughout.
Dental Implants Referrals
At our practice, we're proud to offer world-class implant treatment led by Dr Viraj Patel, one of the UK's most exciting and accomplished young implantologists.
With over a decade of experience, Dr Viraj has trained across UK and internationally - including completing the prestigious Advanced Implant Dentistry Program at New York Univeristy. Since then, he's worked in private practices across London and earned a remarkable list of accolades.
Patient testimonials
Case study
A 50-year-old male presented with difficulty eating and concerns about his appearance. He was motivated but had a limited budget. Clinical examination showed severe tooth wear spanning from second premolar to second premolar, accompanied by a reduced vertical dimension. A shortened arch approach with mutually protected occlusion was adopted, with the aim of encouraging posterior eruption through the Dahl effect.
Treatment provided by Ignacio Farga Niñoles:
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Lower arch: Injectable composite restorations within second premolars.
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Upper arch: Crown restorations in polished PICN multicolour to reduce lab cost.
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Stabilisation splint: Delivered to protect the restorations.
The patient reported improved comfort and appearance. Posterior occlusion is being monitored over time.