Need Urgent Dental Care? Posted or Updated on 4 Dec 2025

Need urgent dental care?
Help is available through NHS 111

Access to urgent dental appointments has been improved, don’t suffer with painful tooth problems, you can now call NHS 111 to get help.

Appointments can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week through NHS 111 — either online or by calling 111.

What the service covers

Urgent dental appointments are there to help people experiencing serious dental problems, including:

• severe toothache that cannot be managed with over-the-counter painkillers
• dental abscesses causing swelling, pain or fever
• broken, fractured or knocked-out teeth and fillings
• bleeding in the mouth following an injury
• infection
• severe gum bleeding.

How to access care

You do not need to be registered with a dentist to use this service. Anyone in need of urgent advice or treatment can contact NHS 111.

More information about urgent dental conditions is available at NHS.uk/urgentdentalcare