Think you need urgent dental care?
16 January 2026
Urgent Dental Appointments
Local residents are being reminded that extra urgent dental appointments are available for people who need them.
People can visit 111.nhs.uk or phone 111 to ask for an urgent or emergency dental appointment if they:
- have a knocked-out tooth or other injury to their teeth
- have severe tooth or mouth pain that’s affecting their sleep or daily activities, and is not helped by painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen
- have tooth or mouth pain that is helped by taking painkillers, but it’s not going away
- have swelling, a lump or patch inside their mouth that’s getting bigger or not going away – it may or may not be painful
- have recently had a tooth removed and they’re bleeding or have severe pain
- have a broken or loose filling, denture, crown, bridge or veneer
People do not need to be registered with an NHS dentist to get an urgent appointment.
For more information on urgent dental appointments click on the links below:
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