emergency dentist

Im so sorry you are in pain, theres nothing worse than dental pain. We have an out of hours dental cover for bank holidays, its in a department of the local hospital. You have to be there between five and seven in the evening, theres a cut off point , that they won't see anyone after a certain time.

I would advise Paracetamol with codeine, it called co codomal and its available in pharmacy only. Take that every 4 to 6 hrs. In between you can take Ibroprofen . So for instance , if you take the co codomal at 4pm you can take the Ibroprofen at 6pm, then more co codomal if needed at 8 or 10 pm. Provided you have no contraindications or allergies , these are safe to take until you get dental treatment.

NHS emergency dental cover? You gotta larf. About the only place you will get help is if you live in a university town with a dental medical school.. Their A/E will help. There is very little provision anywhere else unless you are a private patient.

Look at Nhs Choices on line!

The first thing I tried was my own dentist. Their answer machine tells you that they are closed and for emergencies to phone 111. They don't give any other number.
Thank you NanaandGrampy I will try the pharmacy to see what help they can offer.

Absolutely no help to you CassieJ but you may find the letters page in todays Telegraph of interest.
I do hope you find some relief from your pain from somewhere.

Pain killers and oil of cloves might help. Emergency dentists are like gold dust. A and E would only give you the number of the same emergency service that 111 did.

I cant help with the emergency dentist as mine has a number I call and I get the practice on call dentist . But in terms of pain relief, try a pharmacist. I had some severe dental pain a while ago and ended up taking a pill every 2 hours just for the 24hrs to tide me over . I cant remember which was which but it worked a treat.
It was 2 different sorts of painkiller each one taken every 4 hours but it was the first one at 8am and the 2nd one at 10am and then the first one at 12 am if you see what I mean.

Toothache is the worst !!

Yes, I realise that I could probably do that. I just feel that going to A&E is for real emergencies and not tooth pain. They are so overstretched that it doesn't feel right. But if the pain does get too bad then I will have to go.
Why is it that these things always happen over a weekend or bank holiday when nothing is open?

All dentists should have an emergency number on their answer phone - it's a condition of service. Ring your own dentist ro get it.

Nhs Choices also have a list of dentists with a list of the services they offer.

Round here, A and E wouldnt do anything as there would be no dentist on duty.

Good luck.

If your in pain go to your local A&E they will at least give you pain killers to tide you over

Good luck