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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 01258 473397. 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.

If you are experiencing a dental emergency outside of our normal working hours and require the advice and/or services of a dentist, please telephone the practice on  01258 473397 for information on how to contact the on-call dentist. This includes evenings, week-ends, bank holidays, and any other period of closure e.g. between Christmas and New Year. The on-call dentist will either be located in Sturminster Newton, Shaftesbury, Stalbridge or Sherborne and you will be expected to travel to the on-call dentist if they deem it necessary to see you. If you need to be seen outside of normal working hours then you may be liable to pay a “standard call-out” fee of £145. 

If you are a member of the Global Dental Scheme (i.e., you receive your dental care under one of our care plans or maintenance plans), you may be able to claim this fee back. (Please ensure that you get a receipt for any payments made. If you require any assistance in how to claim this fee back, please contact the Global Dental Scheme directly on 0333 3580 499 or download the Request for Assistance forms from their website, www.globaldentalscheme.co.uk If you are a member of Global Dental and require emergency dental care while away from home or outside of the UK, then please telephone +44 333 3580 477 or email 247@globaldentalscheme.co.uk.

While 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

Brian Thomason

Principal Dentist

GDC NO. 57874

Ian Mercer

Dentist

GDC NO. 66381

Olga Sevcsenko

Dentist

GDC NO. 250396

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The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Sturminster 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…

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595 Reviews

5.0

19th November 2024

Very professional I’d highly recommend this dentist practice & have done many times.

19th November 2024

I would recommend the practice, but we live about18 miles away.

19th November 2024

Very friendly and explained everything.

8th November 2024

All staff very welcoming and polite. Very efficient.

5th November 2024

The Dentist explained the problem in detail and clearly described the treatment options.The apointments that I will need to complete my treatment were arranged to suit my required time frame.

4th November 2024

Everyone so professional, from the dental surgeon, the assistant and the receptionist.

27th October 2024

Reassuring & courteous service

23rd October 2024

Friendly and efficient

22nd October 2024

It is a good dentists

22nd October 2024

Friendly and professional

22nd October 2024

Fantastic team!

22nd October 2024

Staff are always knowledgeable and friendly

22nd October 2024

Highly professional and very friendly, welcoming practice.

22nd October 2024

Always get an appointment with very friendly and kind staff. Quickly answering the phone or any queries through email etc

22nd October 2024

Professional Dentist

22nd October 2024

It's an excellent clinic, it is however a long way from where I live which means that friends & relatives are less likely to wish to use the practice.

20th October 2024

Always at its best, a good place to go without any problems. What more could anyone need or want.

18th October 2024

The friendliness of all staff. The dentist always makes me feel welcome, listens to me and explains everything.All aspects of this practice are exceptional.

18th October 2024

No complaints at all, always satisfied with the experience.

18th October 2024

Very like

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