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Accessing dental care

The Health Service provides the dental care and treatment necessary to keep your mouth and teeth healthy. Depending on your circumstances, you may have to pay for all or some of your dental treatment.

Registering as a Health Service dental patient

Access to health service dentistry is currently very difficult, particularly for unregistered patients, and this is likely to be the case for some time. Find out how you can register and dentists in your local area.

Registering as a Health Service dental patient – DOH/HSCNI Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG)

Dental Access Scheme

The aim of the Dental Access Scheme is to improve access to health service dental care during the working week for unregistered dental patients experiencing an emergency, urgent, or pressing dental condition.

Find out if your eligible and who provides the service in your local area.

Dental Access Scheme – DOH/HSCNI Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG)

Emergency Dental Treatment

Access to health service dentistry is currently very difficult, particularly for unregistered patients. Access for registered and unregistered patients varies. Find out what is available to you.

Emergency Dental Treatment – DOH/HSCNI Strategic Planning and Performance Group (SPPG)