What should I do if I have toothache?

If you are a patient of the Practice and you have attended recently, telephone the Practice as early in the day as possible and you will be offered an appointment to be seen within 24 hours. In extreme emergencies, you might be told to come straight in and be prepared to sit and wait until a dentist is available to see you.

If you haven't been in to see us recently, still telephone the Practice as early in the day as possible. It is our policy to see anybody in pain the same day if we canbut if you are not registered with us, you may not be seen until the following day, depending upon available appointments. We do not normally turn away patients who are in pain.

Patients who are not registered with the Practice, that is patients who haven't received a course of treatment recently, may have to pay privately for any emergency treatment. Subsequent treatment after that can be NHS if you are exempt or partially exempt.

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