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Cumbrian Dentists

Dentist Silloth

Silloth, out on the Solway coast, keeps one general dental practice — Alma Terrace — and at our last check of nhs.uk it hadn't confirmed whether it was taking new NHS patients. For a seaside town twelve miles from the nearest alternative, that single unconfirmed listing is the whole local picture, which is precisely why it's worth a phone call rather than an assumption. The board below shows what nhs.uk currently reports; our verification sweep will confirm the practice's real position directly, date-stamped, as it works up the coast.

NHS availability in Silloth

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

NHS availability by town: practices checked, accepting NHS, last sweep
TownCheckedAccepting NHSLast sweep
Silloth102026-08-29

Dental practices in Silloth

NHS-possible

Emergency dentist in Silloth

  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 Silloth

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 Silloth

Silloth serves the Solway plain's coastal villages — Allonby, Abbeytown and Skinburness have nothing closer. Wigton's practice is twelve miles inland, Maryport's two surgeries are down the coast road, and Carlisle's cluster is forty minutes east. The practice is on Alma Terrace near the green. Silloth uses the North Cumbria urgent system — 111 first.

Dentist Silloth: your questions

How much is an NHS dentist in Silloth?

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 Silloth taking on new NHS patients?

The board on this page shows the current picture for Silloth. 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 Silloth?

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.

Where's the nearest alternative if Alma Terrace can't help?

Wigton (twelve miles) has one practice, Maryport (down the coast) has two — one of which was listed as accepting NHS patients at our last check. All are tracked here with dated statuses.

Do holidaymakers on the Solway coast get urgent NHS dental care?

Yes — call 111 from anywhere. The urgent route doesn't depend on being registered with a local practice, and urgent NHS treatment costs £27.90 unless you're exempt.

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