Emergency dental care
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Seek emergency dental care if you are experiencing urgent problems in your mouth or teeth.
Dentists are on-call on weekdays. An appointment made previous to the visit at the emergency dental clinic is mandatory.
Emergency dental care on evenings, weekends and holidays is provided by the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS). At nights, you will receive emergency dental care only if you ar ...
Do the following
Please always call the dental care at your health clinic first before coming to the emergency dental care clinic. Urgent dental care is available by appointment only.
If you need urgent care at other times (nights, weekends, holidays), please contact the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District Emergency Dental Clinic. You’ll find their contact information on the HUS website. A nurse will assess your need of care over the phone. You will be directed to the Emergency Dental Clinic if necessary.
To whom and on what terms
You are entitled to receive emergency dental care, if
- you’ve had toothache for a couple of hours or days,
- you have difficulty in sleeping, eating or performing work,
- your toothache is not alleviated by painkillers,
- you have notable swelling or fever, or you can’t open your mouth,
- you’ve injured your mouth or jaw in an accident.
Background information
Emergency oral health care services treat urgent oral health problems that cannot be postponed until the next working day. These include oral, jaw and dental injuries requiring urgent treatment, sudden swelling, and the inability to close one’s mouth. Patients are also advised to seek emergency care if they experience severe bleeding after oral or dental surgery.
However, any ordinary toothaches or pain caused by a chipped tooth that can be managed with painkillers are treated during the day.