The service is available for people living in the Hertfordshire, South Midlands and Thames valley catchment areas who fit within the criteria listed below:

• Adults and children with learning disabilities.
• Adults and children with complex medical problems.
• Adults and children with severe mental health problems.
• Children with severe behavioural management problems.
• Adults with very severe anxiety and dental phobias.

Buckinghamshire Priority Dental Service offers special care dentistry for people in Milton Keynes who are unable to access a general dental practitioner and need specialist dental treatment. Buckinghamshire Priority Dental Service (BPDS) clinics are accessible to disabled patients. However, patients needing a ground floor surgery should first try to obtain care with a general dental practitioner (GDP) and only be referred to BPDS if there is no ground floor access within a reasonable distance. Some clinics also have hoists for those who need help to transfer to the dental chair.