Emergency dental services
- GPs are not responsible for treating dental problems.
- There are local NHS Dental Care providers – most provide emergency out-of-hours dental treatment.
- To locate your local Emergency Dentist CLICK HERE
Prescribing
This guidance applies to patients seeking an NHS prescription following the issue of a private prescription or recommendation of a drug by a dentist.
- Dentists are obliged to issue NHS prescriptions to NHS patients where required.
- Dentists have a duty of care to issue private prescriptions to private patients.
- Leckhampton Surgery does not prescribe any medication such as Diazepam for dental treatment
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