Emergency dental treatment can be provided out of hours when a patient's clinical condition needs prompt attention by a dentist to manage / address dental pain on a temporary basis to allow them to then seek a permanent resolution from a general dentist.
We are able to provide:
You will be asked several COVID-19 screening questions when calling the Emergency Dental Service, and appointments are limited.
The Emergency Dental Service is an appointment only service, walk-ins cannot be accepted. Patients can telephone the clinics direct to book an appointment or if all appointments are taken, receive advice from a Dentist over the telephone.
Each session can accommodate 7 appointments. Patients are placed into a call waiting system to speak to reception to book a appointment if you meet our treatment criteria. The call waiting system will only hold 6 patients in the queue to limit the length of time waiting in the queue. If all 7 appointments are allocated the message will change to notify patients. Please keep retrying until the message advises that all appointments are taken. The service is very busy and appointments tend to get booked up fast after phone lines open.
If you want to speak to a Dentist, please hold on the line to be put through to a receptionist and we may be able to offer a telephone appointment - you may be asked to share photographs to enable this.
Patients should telephone to make an appointment as soon as possible after the service opens:
Worthing Area:
Emergency Dental Centre
12/14 Liverpool Gardens
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1RY
Tel: 01903 230364
Monday to Friday, 5.30pm to 10pm
Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays 8.30am-1pm
Chichester area:
Jubilee Dental Centre
St Richards Hospital
Chichester
PO19 6SE
Tel: 01243 793697
Monday to Friday, 5.30pm to 10pm
Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays 8.30am-1pm
Crawley area:
Ground Floor
Yellow Wing East
Crawley Hospital
West Green Drive
Crawley
West Sussex
RH11 7DH
Tel: 01293 518541
Monday to Friday, 5.30pm to 10pm
Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays 8.30am-1pm
Haywards Heath area:
Haywards Heath Health Centre
Heath Road,
Haywards Heath
RH16 3BB
Tel: 01444 440695
Monday only, 5.30pm to 10pm
Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays 8.30am-1pm
Please check details above for opening times.
This out of hours service is for West Sussex patients and visitors to the area. During normal surgery hours please contact your own Dentist or the Dental helpline on 0300 123 1663.
If you require urgent dental treatment outside of normal surgery hours you may contact the Emergency Dental Service on the telephone numbers below. These services are by appointment only.
If outside the Emergency Dental Service opening hours shown below, please call NHS 111.
Worthing & Surrounding Areas – Telephone 01903 230364
Central Clinic, Stoke Abbot Road, Worthing, BN11 1HE
Chichester & Surrounding Areas – Telephone 01243 831790
Jubilee Dental Centre, St Richards Hospital, Spitalfield Lane, Chichester, PO21 6SE
Crawley & Surrounding Areas – Telephone 01293 518541
Ground Floor, Yellow Wing East, Crawley Hospital,
West Green Drive, Crawley, RH11 7DH
Haywards Heath & Surrounding Areas – Telephone 01444 440695
Haywards Heath Health Centre, Heath Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3BB
Please call during the times shown for an appointment
The Emergency Dental Service is based at these locations:
Central Clinic, Worthing
Free parking
*Please note that from Monday 6 June 2022, the service will be located at the following address:
Emergency Dental Centre
12/14 Liverpool Gardens
Worthing
West Sussex BN11 1RY
Jubilee Dental Centre, St Richards Hospital
Pay to park
Crawley Hospital
Pay to park
Haywards Heath Health Centre
Free parking