Most dentist’s chairs will have a weight capacity of around 20 stone (127kg or 280 pounds), it will therefore be unsafe for patients weighing more than this to use standard dental chair.
Instead, patients weighing around or over 20 stone may need to access special bariatric dental facilities provided either the Community Dental Service or a dental hospital. Some dental hospitals and Community Dental Services may allow you to register directly, but most will require a Special Care Dentistry referral from a general dental practitioner.
Patients weighing around or over 20 stone should therefore register with an NHS dentist and then ask for a Special Care Dentistry referral to access bariatric dental facilities.
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