Mr Chris Sweet
Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
FRCS (OMFS), MRCS, MBChB, MFDS.RCS, BDS
Specialises in
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Jaw cyst removal
- Scar revision
- Tongue tie
- Surgical removal of teeth, cysts, buried roots (Dentoalveolar surgery)
I am a Consultant Cleft, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. I treat a wide range of Oral & Maxillofacial surgical conditions. I am a Specialist Paediatric Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon who also treats adult patients within my NHS practice. I am also one of approximately 30 Consultant Cleft lip and palate surgeons in the UK.
In my role as a Specialist Paediatric Maxillofacial Surgeon, I regularly treat tongue ties, remove soft tissue lesions (mouth and face), undertake surgery required as part of orthodontic treatment (surgical extractions and exposures of teeth). In my adult practice I undertake procedures such as oral surgery, skin surgery, orthognathic (jaw moving) surgery (including genioplasty/chinplasty) and bone grafting.
I work at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool. I provide care for both paediatric and adult patients in my NHS practice. I graduated in Dentistry from Manchester in 2001 and Medicine in 2008. I have completed a broad spectrum of basic and higher surgical training. In addition to higher surgical training in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, I have undertaken an advanced fellowship in Cleft Lip and Palate surgery.
I was appointed as an NHS Consultant in Cleft, Oral & Maxillofacial surgery in 2016. In my NHS practice I complete up to 1,000 consultations per year. I am one of four Cleft surgeons in the North West of England. I was previously Clinical Director for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. I am currently the Clinical Director for the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man Cleft Network.
I work as part of the Merseyside Regional Maxillofacial Service which is based at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool and is the Major Trauma Centre for the Merseyside and Cheshire area. I am routinely involved in the management of adult and paediatric facial trauma.
I am involved with teaching Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgeons in training. I am currently co-lead for the Cleft & Craniofacial module, University of Liverpool MSc in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery.
General Medical Council Number: 7017439
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Chris Sweet at Spire include:
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Jaw cyst removal
- Scar revision
- Tongue tie treatment
Other treatments
- Dentoalveolar surgery (surgical removal of teeth/cysts/buried roots)
- Excision of mouth/facial skin lesions
- Mouth and face conditions
- Paediatric oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Surgery in relation to Orthodontics (exposures and surgical removal of teeth)
- Teeth and jaws surgery
- Tongue tie surgery
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Qualification and professional memberships
BDS / University of Manchester / 2001
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
MFDS.RCS / Royal College of Surgeons of England / 2003
Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
MBChB / University of Manchester / 2008
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MRCS / Royal College of Surgeons of England / 2010
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRCS, OMFS / Royal College of Surgeons / 2014
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Professional memberships
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS)
Craniofacial Society of Great Britain & Ireland
Royal College of Surgeons England
Professional leadership
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) representative for Training Interface Group Fellowship in Cleft Surgery.
Ex Clinical Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Clinical Director North West, North Wales. Isle of Man Cleft Lip and Palate Network
Current NHS posts
Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool.
Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool.
Personal profile
I moved to Manchester in 1996 to start University and am still here all these years later! I am married and have two daughters who keep me very busy. I love travelling and going on adventures with my family. In any spare time that I have I enjoy exercising.
Contact information
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| Private secretary | Barbara Mckenzie |
| Private secretary telephone | 07982 942510 |