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Dental Advice Line

Urgent Dental Care

If you, your child or a person you provide care or support for need urgent dental care and do not have access to a dentist please call the Dental Advice Line for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

The Dental Advice Line offers a single point of access for urgent dental care for patients who live and work in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. If you live outside of these areas, please contact NHS 111 for guidance.

Looking for an NHS Dentist?

If you are looking for an NHS dentist in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin for routine dental care we can give you details of practices currently accepting patients for NHS care. We would ask that calls are made after 3pm when call waiting times are generally shorter

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When calling please have these details to hand

  • The patient's postcode
  • The patient's date of birth
  • The patient's contact number
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Frequently asked questions

What if I have my own dentist can I still call you ?
What if I can not make my appointment?
What if I am struggling to breathe due to a dental problem?
What should I do if I have knocked out my tooth (avulsed)?
What should I do if I have a dental swelling?
What should I do if I have swollen gums?
Next review due: 1 June 2024

Contact the Dental Advice Line:

Tel: 01743 322199

Open from 8am-5pm and 6pm-9pm, Mon-Fri excluding bank holidays

Please make sure you dial the correct number and please note there is no answer phone facility for this service.

Out of hours

If you have a dental problem out of our opening hours please contact 111