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Cumbrian Dentists

Dentist Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby-in-Westmorland does better than most small towns: two general practices — Chapel Street and the Shire Hall surgery on The Sands — serve a town of three thousand and the farms and villages of the upper Eden valley around it. Neither, at our last check of nhs.uk, had published whether it was taking new NHS patients, which leaves Appleby in the county's default state: doors that may or may not be open. The board below shows what nhs.uk currently reports, and our phone verification sweep will confirm each practice's real position directly, date-stamped.

NHS availability in Appleby-in-Westmorland

2 practices listed · 0 verified yet — verification sweep under way

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Dental practices in Appleby-in-Westmorland

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Emergency dentist in Appleby-in-Westmorland

  1. Call North Cumbria Dental Direct on 01228 603900.

    Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm. This is the booking line for the urgent dental access centres — you do not need to be registered with a dentist.

  2. Outside those hours, call 111 — free, 24 hours.

    NHS 111 triages dental problems around the clock, and is the out-of-hours route in both halves of the county.

  3. Urgent NHS treatment costs £27.90 — one charge, whatever the urgent treatment is.

Where the centres are

  • Carlisle Urgent Dental Access Centre

    Cumbria Health — 4 Wavell Drive, Carlisle CA1 2SE

  • Whitehaven Urgent Dental Access Centre

    S J Smith & Associates — 3 Scotch Street, Whitehaven CA28 7BL

    9am–5pm Monday to Friday

Neither centre provides routine dental care — they deal with the urgent problem and send you back to a general practice for anything else.

The Whitehaven centre is hosted at S J Smith & Associates, which is also a general practice in this register. Being seen there urgently is not the same as being taken on as an NHS patient.

Full guide to the urgent route, what counts as an emergency and costs: emergency dentist Carlisle.

What a dentist costs in Appleby-in-Westmorland

NHS charges are national — one charge per course at the highest band. Work out yours with the NHS charge calculator.

TreatmentNHSPrivate guide range
Check-upBand 1 · £27.90£45–£61
White fillingBand 2 · £76.60from £170
Root canalBand 2 · £76.60from £435
CrownBand 3 · £332.10from £265
DenturesBand 3 · £332.10from £420

NHS charges: 2026–27 statutory statement (HCWS1392). Private guide ranges: 3 published local price lists (verification pending).

Around Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby anchors the middle Eden: Kirkby Thore, Long Marton, Dufton and Warcop look here first, with Penrith's five practices twenty minutes north-west along the A66 and Kirkby Stephen's single surgery twenty minutes south-east. Both town practices are central and a short walk apart. Appleby uses the North Cumbria urgent system — 111 first.

Dentist Appleby-in-Westmorland: your questions

How much is an NHS dentist in Appleby?

NHS charges are the same everywhere in England: £27.90 for a Band 1 course (examination, X-rays, advice), £76.60 for Band 2 (fillings, extractions, root canal) and £332.10 for Band 3 (crowns, dentures, bridges). You pay one charge per course — the highest band only. Private prices vary by practice.

Are any dentists in Appleby taking on new NHS patients?

The board on this page shows the current picture for Appleby. Right now every status comes from nhs.uk's own listings — our phone verification sweep is under way, and each practice will carry a "Checked" date once we have spoken to them directly.

Who do I call for an emergency dentist in Appleby?

Ring North Cumbria Dental Direct on 01228 603900, monday to friday, 8am–5pm. This part of Cumbria uses the North Cumbria urgent dental system, and that line books the urgent dental access centres. Outside those hours, call 111.

Which of Appleby's two practices should I try first?

Whichever the board above shows as most recently checked — and then the other. They're two minutes apart on foot, and neither had published an NHS acceptance status at our last check, so ringing both costs little.

Is there an NHS dentist nearer than Penrith if both Appleby lists are closed?

Kirkby Stephen's practice was listed as accepting new NHS patients at our last check of nhs.uk — twenty minutes down the A685 and tracked on this site with its dated status.

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