Emergency Appointments Treatment

Dental Emergency

Our Team understand how debilitating pain can be and will ask you for some information on the nature of the problem to enable the Dentists to prioritise you and triage you at the soonest convenience

The reception team will ask you a reason for this appointment and explain that we operate on a one problem per appointment basis.

Runs emergency appointments in normal hours and out of hours where needed. Please note, our out of hours appointments are only for emergencies that cannot wait until next working day.

Steps involved in deciding if you require an Emergency Appointment:

How do I know when I have a Dental Emergency?

Emergency Dental Situations

• Significant toothache preventing sleep, eating, associated with significant swelling, or fever that cannot be managed with painkillers.
• Facial swelling extending to the eye or neck.
• Bleeding due to trauma or a tooth extraction
• Tooth broken and causing pain, or tooth fallen out.

Non-urgent dental situations (may need to wait):

• Loose or lost crowns, bridges or veneers.
• Broken, rubbing or loose dentures.
• Bleeding gums.
• Broken, lose or lost fillings.
• Chipped teeth with no pain.
• Loose orthodontic wires.

When to go straight to A&E

• Facial swelling affecting vision or breathing, preventing mouth opening more than 2 fingers width.
• Trauma causing loss of consciousness, double vision, or vomiting.

If you determine that your condition is not an emergency, you should still make contact with a dentist. We may be able to coordinate a sooner appointment and you could receive treatment much more quickly than you expected