18/10/2023
Regional Emergency Dental Clinics
Provides out of Hours emergency dental care for patients from the Belfast, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and South Eastern health board areas of NI.
Appointments are available on:
Saturdays/Sundays and Bank Holidays
Telephone – 028 2566 3510 Lines Are Open Between 00am and 12 noon (Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays)
Calls will be directed to a dentist for clinical assessment.
Advice or a treatment appointment may then be provided for the following dental conditions:
Dental swelling (spreading infection).
Trauma to teeth (from an external force).
Uncontrolled bleeding following extraction.
Severe dental pain not controlled by over the counter medications.
Due to high demand for out-of-hours appointments patients may have to travel outside their local area for treatment slots.
Patients should not attend any Emergency Dental Clinic without an arranged appointment.
NORMAL GENERAL DENTAL SERVICE CHARGES WILL BE PAYABLE at EMERGENCY DENTAL CLINICS.
For further information, please visit Out of Hours Emergency Dental Treatment – DOH/HSCNI Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG) – formerly HSCB
If the condition is more serious or urgent you may need to attend your local Emergency Department.
Patients who meet these criteria should attend an Emergency Department:
oral bleeding that the patient or carer is unable to control with self-care measures
mouth or face swelling that gets worse over a period of a few hours
mouth or face swelling that affects the ability to swallow or open the mouth
mouth face or swelling that is affecting your vision
serious dental trauma – physical injury to the mouth
