‘We are taking dental care to the most vulnerable groups'

Special and paediatric dental care Community Dental Services CIC (CDS) is an employee-owned social enterprise and a referral only dental service, providing special and paediatric dental care and oral health improvement across much of the East of England and the East Midlands.CDS brings dental care to people who cannot easily be treated in general dental practice; its patients typically have learning disabilities, mental health issues or severe anxiety.Approaching her 28th year with CDS, Nicola Blake began her career as a dental nurse and now has a diverse role which includes dental nursing on special care GA sessions; attending special school and youth offender sessions; and running CDS's five strong mobile unit fleet.She has also served on the CDS Board as an Employee Elected Director for 12 and a half years.' We are taking dental care to the most vulnerable groups' ©Image