Dental Services
The Belfast Trust does not manage General Dental Practioners that you would find in your high street. If you are looking for details of NHS registered dentists, you can find them on the HSC Business Services Organisation website
Emergency Dental Services
General Dental Practices are required to provide Registered Patients with an out-of-hours telephone number where patients can speak to a dentist within a reasonable period. This information is normally available on the answering machine of your dentist. Should the dentist decide treatment is required then this should be provided within a reasonable period, normally within 24 hours.
Non-registered patients have no contractual rights to the above provision from individual general dental practitioners and may therefore have to contact a number of practices before they find a dentist willing to provide the necessary care.
Relief of Dental Pain Service
A Relief of Dental Pain Service is available to anyone who requires emergency dental care. It operates at the Dental Out-patients Department on the Ground Floor of the Belfast City Hospital Tower Block
Out of Hours Relief of Dental Pain Clinic - Belfast City Hospital
NEW PILOT PRE TREATMENT ASSESSMENT (DENTAL TRIAGE) AND TWO DENTIST SYSTEM
From 1 February 2012 Weekdays only (not weekends or Bank Holidays)
In order to improve our service at Relief of Dental Pain Clinic, we will be piloting a new system of assessing patients.
From 6.30 to 7.00 pm each patient will have a short, private interview with a dentist, to gain information on their dental concern.
This information will then be used to place patients in order that they will be examined by the treating dentists.
Patients with the most severe conditions will be seen first.
Normal opening hours
Monday to Friday: 7.00pm to 10.00pm
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays: 10.00am to 1.00pm; 2.30pm to 5.30pm; 7.00pm to 10.00pm
Phone: (028) 9026 3992
Patients should attend as early in a session as possible and bring their medical card. Only emergency or relief of pain treatment will be provided and normal Health Service charges will apply to those who are not exempt. No appointment is required.
