We provide urgent dental care that cannot be postponed without worsening an illness or injury.
Emergency dental care is available to everyone needing immediate treatment, regardless of municipality of residence.
On weekdays, emergency dental care is provided at dental clinics managed by the wellbeing services county.
During evenings, weekends, public holidays, and nights, emergency dental treatment is provided in Helsinki at the Uusimaa centralized emergency clinic. Nighttime services are strictly limited to patients requiring immediate care that for medical reasons cannot wait until morning. Before arrival, your treatment urgency will be assessed by phone.
Conditions for receiving the Service
Emergency dental services are accessible to anyone requiring urgent dental care.
This service is subject to a fee for patients aged 18 and over.
Fees include both consultation and treatment costs. These charges contribute towards your annual payment ceiling cap, excluding dental technician expenses.
Late cancellations will incur a non-refundable fee for patients aged 18 and above.
Increased swelling, redness and pain
Limited opening of the mouth (less than two fingers in width between the front teeth
Swallowing difficulties
Suspected facial and jaw fracture
Dental accident (a permanent tooth loosens, moves or accidentally chips)
An accident involving baby teeth where the teeth do not bite each other.
Bleeding from the mouth after a tooth removal or other procedure that does not stop within two hours with the instructions given by the emergency clinic.
Jaw luxation (dislocated temporomandibular joint)
Dental accident (a permanent tooth loosens, moves or accidentally chips)
A broken fixed orthodontic appliance that sticks/stabs you and the pain cannot be relieved with chewing gum or orthodontic wax. The orthodontic appliance has caused bleeding that does not stop with compression, (also at night, if necessary)
Severe pain that does not react to painkillers.
General symptoms associated with dental and oral illnesses (e.g. fever)
Temporomandibular joint symptoms, where the mouth does not open or close.
Tooth chipping with the following symptoms: swelling, limiting opening the mouth or using painkillers does not help
The dental prosthesis has caused a sore pressure wound
A large chip on the front tooth that disturbs appearance-wise and the matter cannot wait any longer
minor pain that can be relieved with painkillers
short-term bleeding from the gums, e.g. after brushing your teeth
sensitivity to cold or hot
chipped tooth or filling
problems with prostheses or removable orthodontic appliances