How Much Does an Emergency Dentist Cost in England?

The NHS route

If you need urgent care and do not have a regular dentist, contact NHS 111 online or by phone. You should be offered treatment within 24 hours or 7 days depending on your symptoms. The urgent charge covers the appointment that deals with the immediate problem. Any follow-up course, such as a filling or root canal, is charged at the band it falls in: Band 2 is £76.60 and Band 3 is £332.10.

What private practices charge

Private emergency fees cover an examination and usually an X-ray; treatment is extra. Some practices charge less for registered patients and more for new ones. Out-of-hours fees for evenings, weekends and bank holidays are higher.

How to keep the cost down

• Ask whether the fee includes X-rays and temporary treatment.
• Ask for the price of the likely next step before you agree to it. GDC standards require a written treatment plan with costs.
• Check whether you qualify for free NHS treatment (for example under 18, pregnant or on certain benefits).
• Compare the fees practices near you publish: see emergency dentists by town.

When it is not a dental-practice problem

Go to A&E or call 999 for swelling affecting your eye or neck, swelling that makes it hard to breathe, swallow or speak, bleeding that will not stop after 10 minutes of pressure, or a serious injury to the face or mouth.

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