Toothache
Toothache refers to pain in and around the teeth and jaws that’s usually caused by tooth decay.
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NHS UK: Toothache AdviceFind a local Dentist
Follow the NHS link below to find your local dentist.
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www.nhs.ukUrgent Dental Appointments
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) ICB offers the Urgent and Non-Urgent Unscheduled Care Dental Access Appointments Scheme.
The service covers patients in these categories:
– Urgent unscheduled care: patients who may require clinical care within 24 hours or as soon as practically possible, unless the condition worsens; or
– Non-urgent unscheduled care: patients requiring dental care within 7 days, unless the conditions worsens
Patients should contact 111 in the first instance if they need dental care. NHS 111 will signpost to urgent or unscheduled care.
Dentistry
Page published: 11 October 2024
Last updated: 11 June 2025