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The Oral Medicine clinic is sited within the University Dental Hospital and School in Cardiff
and is administered by the consultant / honorary consultant staff of the Department of Oral
Surgery, Medicine and Pathology of Cardiff University and Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. The
Oral Medicine service has a long history and was one of the first clinics of its kind to be
established in the UK. The clinic has over 1,000 new patient attendances per year and provides
a comprehensive service for the investigation / management of orofacial disease.
Professor MAO Lewis holds general Oral Medicine clinics on Tuesday mornings and afternoons.
Dr P Atkin holds general Oral Medicine clinics on Thursday mornings and afternoons, and Friday
mornings.
Referrals are accepted from general dental practitioners, general medical practitioners and
consultants in all medical and dental specialties. All referrals are prioritised by a consultant.
Patients suspected of having oral malignancy are seen promptly. Members of clinical staff are
always available to discuss possible referrals over the telephone.
The Oral Medicine clinic in Cardiff is one of the few units in the UK that is supported by a
diagnostic Oral Microbiology service (Consultant in charge: Dr M J Wilson).
Research interests within the department include candidal infection, herpetic infection, oral
ulceration, potentially malignant disease, dry mouth and orofacial pain.
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