Nervous about seeing an emergency dentist?

Being in pain is hard enough without dreading the dentist as well. If you’re anxious, or you haven’t been for years, tell us when you call. Many of our patients feel the same way, and there’s no judgement here.

Our Enjoyable Dentistry Technique™ was developed for nervous, anxious and phobic patients, and it’s designed to keep you relaxed and comfortable. Your dentist will explain what they’re doing at each stage, and you can ask them to stop at any time confirm.

Benefits

  • Treatment when you need it most
  • We attend to a large range of emergency issues
  • Friendly, welcoming staff
  • Quick and easy registration process
  • ‘Enjoyable Dentistry Technique™ for pain-free treatment
  • Highly trained and experienced dental team

Our treatment process

1. Your Consultation

You’ll be asked about your symptoms and any recent dental issues or accidents that may have caused the emergency. A thorough examination of the affected area will then be performed to determine the extent of the problem. After evaluating the situation, our dentist will discuss the findings with you and recommend appropriate treatment options.

2. Your Treatment

Getting you out of pain comes first. Depending on the problem, that could mean a temporary or permanent filling, root canal treatment, an extraction, or repairing a broken tooth. We’ll numb the area before any treatment that needs it. If you need more work, we’ll stabilise the tooth and book you back in.

3. Aftercare

After emergency dental treatment, you will receive aftercare advice. To ensure optimal healing and to minimise any potential complications, it’s crucial that you stick to it. This will enable you to recover more quickly and experience a better dental outcome.

FAQs

  • You have two ways to reach us. Book online at any time of day or night through our booking system, or call the practice on 0208 846 8534 during opening hours. We’re open six days a week, so you rarely have to wait long to be seen.

    When you call, it helps to have a quick description of the problem ready: when the pain or issue started, and whether there’s any swelling or bleeding. That lets us judge how urgently you need to be seen and book you into the right slot. If you’re in a lot of pain, say so. We’ll always try to fit urgent cases in as soon as we can.

  • We run a limited out-of-hours service on Saturdays for urgent problems that can’t wait until Monday. Saturday slots fill quickly, so it’s worth calling first thing on 0208 846 8534, or booking online as early as you can.

    If a dental emergency happens on a Sunday or outside our opening hours, don’t sit it out in pain. Call us and follow the instructions, or phone NHS 111, which can point you to urgent dental care in the area. For anything involving heavy bleeding that won’t stop, facial swelling spreading towards your eye or throat, or difficulty breathing or swallowing, treat it as a medical emergency and go to A&E.

  • Yes. We keep time set aside each day for emergencies, so we can see most urgent problems the same day you call. Ring early if you can, as morning calls give us the best chance of finding you a slot that suits you.

    Some problems are genuinely time-sensitive. A knocked-out adult tooth, for example, has the best chance of being saved when it’s treated within the hour, so call straight away rather than waiting to see if it settles. Even when something isn’t an emergency in the strict sense, we’d far rather you rang and let us reassure you than sat at home worrying.

  • We can. On weekdays, we’re able to stay open until 8pm when an emergency needs it, which helps if you can’t get away from work or childcare during the day. Evening slots are limited and offered as needed, so please call ahead rather than turning up, and we’ll tell you the earliest time we can see you.

  • If you’re not sure, call us. We’ll talk you through it over the phone and tell you how quickly you need to be seen. We can help with:

    • Severe or persistent toothache
    • A knocked-out adult tooth (call us straight away)
    • A cracked, chipped or broken tooth
    • A dental abscess or swelling that isn’t settling
    • Wisdom tooth pain and swelling
    • A lost filling or crown
    • Bleeding that continues after an extraction
    • Teeth loosened by a fall or knock
    • Broken braces or wires that are hurting your mouth

    A lost filling with no pain can usually wait a day or two, but it still needs fixing. Swelling and severe pain shouldn’t wait. For more detail, read our guide to what counts as a dental emergency.

  • “Dr Rubina is just amazing!! The advice given and the care she took while performing were great! I felt safe and confident from the get go! And results are speaking for themselves. Top notch!!”

    Leyla Mohamed-hamroun

  • “I am an anxious patient and had a filling today with Dr Rubina and cannot believe my experience. I have never felt as relaxed as I did today, Dr Rubina is lovely, she is very reassuring and I did not feel a thing. I felt like I had only been in there 5 mins not 45 mins. I have been to care dental a few times and will never go anywhere else now. The reception staff are also great, I always get called the day before my appointment and they put me at ease whilst in the waiting room. It’s a truly 5 star experience. Thank you.”

    Laura Court

  • “Such a excellent experience. Even tooth removal felt like walk in the park despite me being a very anxious person. I highly recommend the practice.”

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