Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a specialist field which combines medicine with dentistry. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are uniquely qualified in both medicine and dentistry after extensive education, training and many years of experience.

Our attending Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon at The Bristol Dental Practice, Mr John Collin, can carry out surgical procedures for concerns affecting the face, mouth, skin and jaws. Whether it’s for medical health or cosmetic reasons, John offers an exceptional level of specialist patient care, supporting you from your initial consultation, to diagnosis and treatment.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Complete Head and Neck Treatment

Your oral health has a direct link to your general health and wellbeing and therefore critical to maintaining. Here at The Bristol Dental Practice, we’re able to offer the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of oral conditions, including long term pain or dysfunction, lesions, cysts or growths and trauma damage.

Our Bristol practice is extremely well equipped for oral assessment with regards to imaging, microscopy and examination facilities. We work closely with specialists who provide a state of the art service when it comes to blood, allergen or tissue analysis.

Patients can receive complete oral care and treatment under one roof at The Bristol Dental Practice with our outstanding facilities and highly-experienced, multidisciplinary team.

Avoid the long NHS waiting lists for a hospital appointment.  You can self refer for a consultation with Mr Collin, or alternatively ask your GP or Dentist to refer you. Mr Collin is also registered with all the major Private Health Insurance providers, including AXA, Aviva, WPA, Vitality Health to name a few.

We understand that long term oral or facial pain can take away the joy from life and warrants full support and care from specially trained clinicians. Whether you’re suffering with oral lesions, infections, skin or oral cancers, or any other oral condition, our dedicated team is here to assist. Treating these issues, or when required, rebuilding hard or soft tissues and restoring key oral functions, such as your salivary glands, is imperative to maintaining good oral health.

Head and Oral Medicine Concerns:

Salivary Gland Treatment
Burning Mouth Syndrome
Temporomandibular Joint & Dysfunction
Jaw Tumours & Cysts
Other Jaw Disorders
Frenectomy (tongue tie treatment)
Surgical Tooth Extraction(s)
Oral Lesions & Biopsies
Oral & Facial Cancers
Treating Facial Pain
Trigeminal Neuralgia

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Maxillofacial Surgery in Bristol

Facial surgery encompasses the treatment of facial fractures, lacerations, trauma, deformity and also surgical procedures for skin, muscle, bone or dental requirements.

We understand that any treatment involving the face or underlying structures is sensitive by its very nature and can cause feelings of concern. It’s imperative that a balance is carefully struck between function and appearance and individual needs and desired outcome of treatment are of utmost importance throughout.

An ability to combine function, appearance and individual needs in order to provide a patient with the best possible care and surgical outcomes requires many years of dedicated training and experience. Our in-house Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon, John Collin, will offer the specialist care you need and will listen and support you throughout all stages of your surgery.

Mr Collin is able to conduct a range of surgical procedures here in our Bristol dental practice under local anaesthetic. However, where surgery requires general anaesthetic, Mr Collin will carry out your surgery at our local Spire hospital, but consultations will still take place in our dental practice for your comfort and convenience.

Maxillofacial Surgery Available:

Facial Surgery
Managing Trauma
Microvascular Surgery
Nerve Injuries and Trauma
Sports Injuries
Aesthetics & Surgery
Treating Skin Lesions
Dentoalveolar Surgery

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Benefits of oral & maxillofacial surgery at The Bristol Dental Practice

  • We have a hugely experienced, multi-disciplinary team, including Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Mr John Collin
  • The depth of our team’s knowledge and skills are second to none, meaning that you are in the best possible hands
  • Many procedures can be carried out by local anaesthetic here in our Bristol -based practice
  • Surgeries or procedures which require general anaesthetic can still be consulted for here at The Bristol Dental Practice
  • Advanced, state-of-the-art equipment, including imaging and microscopy technology
  • No waiting list for consultations

Mr John Collin

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (GMC No: 6071930)

MB CHB, BDS, FRCS (OMFS)

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    Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon
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    Special interests in treating lesions affecting the face and mouth

Mr John Collin is a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. He originally qualified in Medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 2003, and then Dentistry from the University of Bristol in 2012. After, he undertook specialist training in Bristol, and a Fellowship in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction at the University of Florida.

Mr Collin treats problems affecting the face, mouth, jaws and neck. He performs treatment for skin cancer, thyroid, salivary gland, and oral surgery, including wisdom teeth and dental implants. He is currently the Regional Speciality Advisor for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Mr Collin is married with two young children.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Treatment list

With Local Anaesthetic here at The Bristol Dental Practice:

Mucosal/skin biopsy and histopathology reporting
Surgical (tooth) extraction including wisdom teeth, supernumeraries, impacted teeth etc
Mucocele excision
Frenectomy
Skin lesion removal
Skin cancer excision (e.g. basal cell carcinoma) and reconstruction if required
Botox to MOM (muscles of mastication)
TMJ steroid injection and/or arthrocentesis
Blepharoplasty

With General Anaesthetic

Surgery requiring general anaesthetic will be carried out in the local Spire hospital but can be consulted for in our dental practice.

Cyst enucleation
Torus removal
Skin cancer excision
Simple OAF (oro-antral fistula) repair
Lymph node biopsy
SMG (submandibular gland) excision
Parotid surgery
Zygomatic implants
Iliac crest bone graft
Malar onlays

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