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Cumbrian Dentists

Dentist Kirkby Stephen

Kirkby Stephen is the register's quiet surprise: the Market Square practice was listed at our last check of nhs.uk as accepting new NHS patients — children, adults, and adults entitled to free care alike. In a county where most listings say nothing, the upper Eden's smallest market town currently shows one of its most open doors, and people from a long way around may find it worth the drive. As everywhere on this site, that status is nhs.uk's word, dated below; our phone verification sweep will confirm it directly with the practice before we call it verified.

NHS availability in Kirkby Stephen

1 practice listed · 0 verified yet — verification sweep under way

NHS availability by town: practices checked, accepting NHS, last sweep
TownCheckedAccepting NHSLast sweep
Kirkby Stephen102026-08-29

Dental practices in Kirkby Stephen

NHS-possible

Mirza K N Mr

25 Market Square, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4QT

017683 71250

nhs.uk reports: Accepting NHS patients (2026-08-29)

Emergency dentist in Kirkby Stephen

  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 Kirkby Stephen

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 Kirkby Stephen

Kirkby Stephen sits where the Eden valley meets the Yorkshire border country — Brough, Ravenstonedale and the Mallerstang villages look here, Sedbergh's practice is half an hour over the fells, and Appleby's two surgeries are twenty minutes down the valley. The practice is on Market Square in the town centre. Kirkby Stephen uses the North Cumbria urgent system — 111 first.

Dentist Kirkby Stephen: your questions

How much is an NHS dentist in Kirkby Stephen?

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.

Is the Kirkby Stephen dentist really taking new NHS patients?

That's what nhs.uk listed when we checked — the full acceptance list, adults included. See the dated status above, and ring before travelling: an open list in Cumbria is news, and news travels.

Who do I call for an emergency dentist in Kirkby Stephen?

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.

I live over the border in Yorkshire — can I use this practice?

Yes. NHS dentistry has no catchment areas — any practice that will take you can, wherever you live.

What will NHS treatment cost me there?

The national bands apply: £27.90, £76.60 or £332.10 per course at the highest band needed — free if you're exempt. The cost table below shows private guide ranges alongside.

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