ENT, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics and Maxillo-Facial Surgery

Consultants:

Mr D Luff, Mr J Tahery, Mr R Temple

Otolaryngology

The Department offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic and therapeutic services directly to the public on referral from GPs and indirectly to the public through other hospital departments and the School Health Service, both in Chester and further afield.

In-patient, day case and some 19000 patients are seen per annum in the out patient department. The work of the Department is classified under the following sub-specialties:

• Audiometry
• Emergency Otolaryngology
• Head and Neck Surgery including Endocrine surgery (thyroid and parathyroid).
• One stop Head & Neck lump clinic including thyroid, parathyroid and parotid is upon running with acquisition of an Ultrasound machine in collaboration with the pathology department.
• Otology: The department is renowned in the region with respect to any complex major middle ear intervention and is a regional referral centre for Bone Anchored Hearing Aid.
• Paediatric Otolaryngology

With excellent paediatric anaesthetic service and very well equipped paediatric HDU

The department undertakes almost all paediatric ENT procedures except complex airway pathologies requiring intensive care facilities.

These include Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy, grommet insertion, pinnaplasty and paediatric Head & Neck lumps

Phoniatry: The ENT department has established, together with the Speech & Language department, a very well equipped voice clinic since November 2010 and undertakes phonosurgical procedures.

Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery

Consultants:

Miss K Fleming, Mr D Richardson

Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery deals with the diagnosis and surgical management of the diseases, injuries and defects of the human jaws and associated structures. Specialist services include:

• Dento-alveolar surgery
• Temporomandibular joint disease
• Dental service for the mentally handicapped
• Reconstructive pre-prosthetic surgery including endosseous dental implants
• Orthognathic surgery
• Salivary gland disease
• Facial bone trauma

Oral and Maxillo-Facial surgery accepts referrals from General Dental Practitioners, General Medical Practitioners, other Hospital Consultants and tertiary referrals from within and outside the North West Region - e.g. for Endosseous dental implants. The outpatient facility, which is shared with Orthodontics, has six treatment rooms.

Orthodontics

Consultants:

Mr S Chadwick; Mr C Melrose

Orthodontics is primarily concerned with cranio-facial growth and development, as well as the processes that affect it such as congenital malformations or acquired malformations resulting from disease or trauma. Although primarily a speciality treating children at the time of circum-pubertal growth spurt, a range of treatments are now carried out for adults. Orthodontics treat new born babies with cleft lips and palates and also those with respiratory problems. The service also provides:-

• Treatment of severe dento-facial handicapping malocclusion
• Inter-disciplinary treatments with oral surgery and restorative consultant disciplines