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Emergency dental care

If you have toothache, a broken tooth that is causing you discomfort or have damaged your mouth in an accident, please give us a call on 01524 825218. If you call early in the morning we will try and arrange an emergency dental appointment for you for the same day.

As we work on an appointment system, all emergencies have to be fitted in between or after the existing appointments. We will try our best to minimise waiting time for emergency patients, but we respectfully ask patients to be aware that in some cases there may be an unavoidable delay.

Outside of practice hours patients may ring the usual practice number 01524 825218. The recorded message will then advise you how to contact the Hest Bank Dental Care team.

Whilst waiting for your appointment you may want to try the following steps to help you manage any dental emergencies:

  • If you are in pain, use an over the counter pain reliever such as paracetamol (unless advised not to by your GP)
  • Rinse your mouth out with warm water
  • Apply pressure on any bleeding areas using gauze or a wet teabag
  • Apply an icepack to your cheek if there’s any swelling
  • If you have access to it, cover any major cracks with temporary dental cement
  • Cover any broken teeth with milk, saliva or saline solution

Whilst the above steps may help you manage any dental discomfort, it's still important to see a dentist ASAP in order to address the underlying issue and prevent further deterioration.

Meet the team

Kate Lamb

Principal Dentist

GDC NO. 65148

Mike Jones

Principal Dentist

GDC NO. 65147

Stuart Johnson

Dentist

GDC NO. 79487

Sofia Dias

Dentist

GDC NO. 145395

Pinar Akman

Dentist

GDC NO. 107912

Jonathan Tolson

Dentist

GDC NO. 250956

Sara Dawson

Dentist

GDC NO. 284442

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The biggest compliment we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Hest Bank Dental Care. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

2077 Reviews

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Charlotte Hicks

Great experience fantastic staff welcoming and friendly.

7th February 2025

Great staff very clean lovely atmosphere

7th February 2025

Friendly,caring staff who all make you feel at ease and look after you extremely well. Carefully explain what they intend to do and listen attentively to your needs. Ask pertinent questions and provide excellent advice about dental care. Really care about you as a person and this makes the patient feel confident and increases trust. Thank you HestBank.

5th February 2025

Great dentist

5th February 2025

Every aspect of the experience is at the highest levels of excellence. From the reception to online form checks, appointments with dentists and dental nurses, through to quality of treatment, everything is first-class.

GM

gillian mann

Nobody likes going to the dentist, but this is the best practice that I've ever been to. So friendly and efficient. Makes going as pleasurable as it can be. It's not the cheapest but you definitely get what you pay for.

3rd February 2025

A lovely friendly and welcoming atmosphereNever feel rushedSuper cleanAppointments usually run to timeNever have to wait on the telephone when calling for an appointment

2nd February 2025

The attentiveness of all the staff

2nd February 2025

The staff are very friendly and you feel confident and relaxed with them. The surgery is very clean. No waiting for the appointment to start, which is great for nervous patients.

1st February 2025

Professional highly experienced dentist

31st January 2025

Welcoming and kind receptionists, professional and responsive clinicians and a great view from the waiting room.

30th January 2025

excellent dental care and an efficiently run practice.

26th January 2025

There was a cancellation for the dentist which was offed to me as I was 40 mins early so I finished my appointment that much earlier.

25th January 2025

Professional and courteous. I have had no issues with booking and changing appointments when required.

25th January 2025

The expertise and high level of care shown by the dentist (Katie) and other staff she works with. I feel I am receiving the very best possible treatment.

25th January 2025

Friendly atmosphere, clean surgery, clear & thorough checkup and communication throughout appointment

24th January 2025

Excellent staff and treatment. Everybody is polite, cheerful and welcoming.

24th January 2025

Very knowledgeable and confident clinician, clean calming environment. Feel your in safe hands

22nd January 2025

Nice friendly staff

22nd January 2025

All the staff are extremely courteous and very professional

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