Emergency dental service
The urgent out of hours dental service in Devon is accessible via:
0333 006 3300 or call 111 if you need urgent dental help.
The emergency dental service is provided by HUC Dental.
Please note that Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust do not run this emergency dentist service and are unable to book appointments into urgent clinics. Please do not arrive at the Community Dental Centres, we do not provide urgent dental appointments or operate a sit and wait service.
The out of hours dental service is for patients in need of relief from
- Acute dental pain
- Acute infection
- Bleeding or trauma
There are only a small number of urgent dental appointments available.
The service can also add you to the waiting list for an NHS dentist.
Will I have to pay?
There is a charge for NHS dental treatment. These usually change every new financial year. Please follow the NHS dental charges link find out more.
If you are in receipt of benefits some may entitle you to free NHS dental treatment please follow the link to find out more about help with dental costs.
If you falsely claim for free NHS dental you may be liable to a £100 fine in addition to the standard NHS dental treatment charges. You will be given a form to sign when you arrive at reception, please read it carefully before you sign to avoid a fine.
What to bring?
It would be useful if you could bring with you a list of medicines you are taking that have been prescribed by your GP as these can have an impact on some of the routine treatments we provide within dentistry.
If you are in receipt of any benefit that entitles you to free NHS dental treatment then please bring with you your exemption certificate as proof.