Devon NHS Emergency Dental Services – Christmas and New Year 2017/18

Your Plymouth SpaDental practice is open on these days at our usual times:

Monday 18^th – Friday 22^nd December

Wednesday 27^th – Friday 29^th December 2017

Check our open hours over Christmas and New Year 2017/18

But when the practice is closed, please check the Devon NHS Emergency Dental Services Access Centre’s hours below.

In Hours Provision:

The Access Dental helpline will be operating as normal from 7.30am – 10.30pm each day, giving advice to people in Devon and Cornwall on where to find an NHS dentist, and how to access dental care in an emergency.  Tel: 03330 063300.

Out of Hours Provision:

Access Dental will provide their normal out of hours service providing help and advice from 6.30pm – 10.30pm.  Tel: 03330 063300

Bank Holidays/Weekends

Access Dental will provide their normal out of hours helpline and emergency clinic sessions during the day on the Bank Holidays and at weekends as follows: Tel: 03330 063300

Date	Emergency Clinics
Saturday 23rd December 2017	Exeter 10.00am – 5.00pm Plymouth 10.00am – 5.00pm Newton Abbot 9.00am – 4.00pm Barnstaple 8.45am – 5.15pm (4 urgent slots)
Christmas Eve Sunday 24th December 2017	Exeter 9.00am – 4.00pm Plymouth 9.00am – 4.00pm Newton Abbot 9.00am – 4.00pm Barnstaple 10.00am – 1.00pm
Christmas Day Monday 25th December 2017	Exeter 9.00am – 12.00pm Plymouth 9.00am – 12.00pm Newton Abbot 9.00am – 12.00pm
Boxing Day Tuesday 27th December 2017	Exeter 9.00am – 4.00pm Plymouth 9.00am – 4.00pm Newton Abbot 9.00am – 4.00pm Barnstaple 10.00am – 1.00pm
Saturday 30th December 2017	Exeter 10.00am – 5.00pm Plymouth 10.00am – 5.00pm Newton Abbot 9.00am – 4.00pm Barnstaple 8.45am – 5.15pm (4 urgent slots)
New Year’s Eve Sunday 31st December 2017	Exeter 9.00am – 4.00pm Newton Abbot 9.00am – 4.00pm Plymouth 9.00am – 4.00pm Barnstaple 10.00am – 1.00pm
New Year’s Day Monday 1st January 2018	Exeter 9.00am – 4.00pm Newton Abbot 9.00am – 4.00pm Plymouth 9.00am – 4.00pm Barnstaple 10.00am – 1.00pm

Out of Hours Helpline:

The out of hours helpline will operate on all of the above dates from 7.30am until 10.30pm every day.
Tel: 03330 063300.

Who can use the service?

Patients who are in need of relief from acute dental pain, acute infection, bleeding or trauma, who:

• May or may not have a regular dentist
• Maybe a visitor to Devon

Denplan patients (or those in other dental insurance schemes) can call the emergency phone number provided by their dental insurance company. This will not exclude patients from accessing NHS services.

Dental problems we cannot treat:

The emergency out-of-hours service is not suitable for:

• Attention to missing fillings
• Loose crowns
• Dentures or other minor matters.

Patients presenting with these conditions should contact their dental practice on the next available working day.