Urgent dental care appointments

🦷 Extra appointments are now available for people in Northamptonshire who need urgent dental care. The urgent appointments are part of the 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments being rolled out across the country, announced by the government in February but many local people are unaware they exist, or when, where and how they can access support if they need it.

The appointments are for urgent conditions including:

• Severe toothache: persistent and intense pain that cannot be managed with over-the-counter painkillers.
• Dental abscess: infection causing swelling, pain, and possibly fever.
• Broken or knocked-out tooth: trauma resulting in a fractured or completely dislodged tooth.
• Uncontrolled bleeding: bleeding in mouth that doesn’t stop maybe following a dental procedure or an injury.
• Swelling: significant swelling in the mouth or face that could indicate an infection.
• Fractured, loose or displaced fillings causing pain.
• Bleeding gums requiring urgent treatment for acute conditions.
• Other treatments may be available at the discretion of the dentist. These treatments may require extra visits and costs.

Visit https://www.icnorthamptonshire.org.uk/dental, NHS111 or phone 111 to book an appointment. You do not need to be registered with an NHS dentist.  See the website for a list of dental practices offering additional urgent appointments and their contact details.