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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 01524 825218. 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.

Outside of practice hours patients may ring the usual practice number 01524 825218. The recorded message will then advise you how to contact the Hest Bank Dental Care team.

Whilst 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

Mike Jones

Dentist

GDC NO. 65147

Stuart Johnson

Dentist

GDC NO. 79487

Sofia Dias

Dentist

GDC NO. 145395

Pinar Akman

Dentist

GDC NO. 107912

Jonathan Tolson

Dentist

GDC NO. 250956

Sara Dawson

Dentist

GDC NO. 284442

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Patient Reviews

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The biggest compliment we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Hest Bank 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…

Patient reviews

2589 Reviews

5.0

4th March 2026

Friendly helpful atmosphere. Dentist very professional and very good at explaining the treatments. Hygienist was new to the practice yet very warm and welcoming and was kind at sympathetic making the session I usually hate and dread pleasant and no pain at all.

4th March 2026

Very friendly staff, they gave me all the information I needed to understand what was happening during the appointment and made me feel at ease

3rd March 2026

Sofia was very nice, explaining the proposed outcome of treatment and informed me of the costs .

3rd March 2026

Arni is friendly and of a positive nature. He comes across that he is happy in his job.

3rd March 2026

During initial assessment as a returning customer everything was explained to me and my previous record from 2011 was able to be updated. All staff were very welcoming and I have done the Denplan for further treatments. Very impressed and happy with my return.

3rd March 2026

Pleasant service, clean surgery, friendly treatment

BS

Barbara Stott

Excellent dentists, hygienists all in a friendly, professional and modern environment.

27th February 2026

All staff are very professional and friendly.

SM

Sean Morgan

Very professional

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Tim Higgers

Very professional and freindly, explained everything clearly. Wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them.

26th February 2026

The reception team are lovely and politeEmma and her nurse were a dream, always happy and smiling putting me at ease every time

25th February 2026

Courtesy, clarity of explanation of treatment

25th February 2026

Very efficient team

25th February 2026

Everyone is very helpful and friendly

25th February 2026

Excellent dentist and hygienist.

23rd February 2026

Seemed to be a very thorough check with no pressure to undertake further treatment.

20th February 2026

As always, exceptional care from the whole team, from the receptionists to the dentist, and the hygeinists and their dental assistants. I cannot think of any practice I have been to that's given me anywhere near the level of care that HestBank has

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Jane Friedmann

Friendly professional staff

18th February 2026

On checking out/arranging future appointments, I found the young woman on reception quite unhelpful as she wasn't taking care to explain things properly making it more difficult to arrange the future appointments. Her manner became patronising when I questioned things, speaking in a manner which suggested I was perhaps a bit stupid! This is unusual as always find your staff helpful, friendly and courteous

17th February 2026

All staff welcoming and friendly, answer any questions

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