Urgent care is care that cannot be postponed without aggravating the condition or injury.
On this page, we tell you more about urgent dental care and how to get it.
Symptoms that require urgent care include:
8.00–15.00: Call the urgent oral healthcare Ensilinja helpline.
15.00–21.00: Call the oral healthcare evening and weekend emergency service appointment booking number.
21.00-8.00: Call 116117 (Urgent care Ensilinja helpline). In an emergency, go directly to the emergency department of Assi-hospital.
The emergency department of the Central Hospital is open 8.00–21.00. The telephone appointment booking service is open 8.00–9.00: Call the oral healthcare evening and weekend emergency service appointment booking number.
21.00–08.00: Call 116117 (Urgent care Ensilinja helpline). In an emergency, go directly to the emergency department of Assi-hospital.
Evening and weekend appointments are not intended for treating mild or mildly debilitating symptoms that last for several days, chipped or loose teeth or broken dentures or orthodontic appliances.
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.
Government decree on the criteria for emergency care and specialty-specific conditions for emergency care