How to find an emergency or urgent NHS dentist appointment
If you need emergency or urgent dental care you can get advice from NHS 111 or contact a dentist and ask for an appointment.
You'll be given advice on what type of appointment you'll need, depending on your symptoms.
Ask for an urgent or emergency dental appointment or get advice from NHS 111 now if:
- you have a knocked-out tooth or other injury to your teeth
- you have severe tooth or mouth pain that's affecting your sleep or daily activities, and is not helped by painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen
- you have tooth or mouth pain that is helped by taking painkillers, but it's not going away
- you have swelling, a lump or patch inside your mouth that's getting bigger or not going away – it may or may not be painful
- you've recently had a tooth removed and you're bleeding or have severe pain
- you have a broken or loose filling, denture, crown, bridge or veneer
You can call 111 or get help from 111 online.
You should be offered urgent dental treatment within 24 hours or 7 days, depending on your symptoms.
If you've knocked out an adult tooth, you should be offered emergency dental care within 1 hour, or as soon as possible.
Most adults need to pay for NHS dental appointments.