Who to call for emergency dental help in Cumbria — it depends where you live
It depends where you live, because Cumbria's urgent dental care is split across two NHS systems. South Cumbria — Barrow, Kendal, Ulverston and around — rings the dental helpline on 0300 1234010. The rest of the county books urgent dental centres via 111. Find your town below.
South Cumbria — call 0300 1234010
Kendal · Barrow-in-Furness · Ulverston · Grange-over-Sands · Windermere & Bowness · Ambleside · Dalton-in-Furness · Sedbergh
The NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB dental helpline books urgent NHS dental appointments for anyone with an urgent need — no regular dentist required. Call 8am–9pm Monday to Friday, 10am–5pm weekends and bank holidays. Calls charged at the local rate. Outside those hours, call 111.
North Cumbria — call 01228 603900
Carlisle · Workington · Whitehaven · Penrith · Egremont · Keswick · Brampton · Cockermouth · Maryport · Wigton · Alston · Appleby-in-Westmorland · Kirkby Stephen · Millom · Cleator Moor · Aspatria · Silloth
The North East and North Cumbria system books its urgent dental access centres by phone: North Cumbria Dental Direct on 01228 603900, monday to friday, 8am–5pm, with 111 outside those hours. Alston, the eastern fells and Millom are in this system too.
Whichever side you're on, urgent NHS treatment costs £27.90 unless you're exempt. Full walkthroughs — what counts as an emergency, out-of-hours options, costs: emergency dentist Carlisle for the north, emergency dentist Barrow for the south.