Dry socket intense pain - can walk in centre prescribe painkillers?

[DickAhOn]

My DD is at uni and has developed dry socket after impacted wisdom tooth extraction. She's in horrific pain for days now. The dentist prescribed her dihydrocodeine, however she's still in pain! She's already quite mentally fragile and she's a total mess from the constant pain and lack of sleep, even talking about suicide if it doesn't stop. She's quite far from us (we live abroad) but her Dad has gone to stay near the uni to take care of her as she's not eating, not functioning at all.

The dentist said he can't prescribe anything stronger than what he's given her and she needs to go to A & E. We're trying to call 111 but they won't speak to us about her so need to get her to do it but she's not able to do anything on her own right now. Her Dad is going there to take her to A & E if there's no choice but presumably they'll wait hours as it won't be considered urgent.

Does anyone perhaps know if: an emergency GP or walk in centre be able to prescribe stronger painkillers? Or is it only a hospital where that would be available

Or any advice for surviving dry socket? She's really suffering.

Poor thing. It's so painful! Has the doctor cleaned it out and packed it with the painkilling gel? That was instant 80% relief for me. That and 2 days of codeine and I was fine.

Yes, she's been at the dentist 3 times now and she gets relief for a few hours and then excruciating pain again

dentist should be speaking to her doctor if they think it just needs stronger painkillers rather than dental treatment. The very vast majority of doctors in the UK do not have any dental training so most do not prescribe for dental problems (without any training or input from a dentist there's no way for us to know if the pain needs actual treatment or just symptom control). If the dentist declines to speak to a doctor, then she'll do better going to a hospital with max-fax on site.

Everyone has sent her to A&E. No GP appointments. A & E tried to fob her off wiht paracetamol and said 6 hour wait as non urgent. DD's is tears and now just want to go home DH is trying to find a private GP appointment but they also said only A&E.
This is a nightmare.

Did your daughter get any help @DickAhOn ?

How is your daughter doing?

A and E at a hospital with an oral department really is the best place for her. The whole thing may need rinsing out and packing if it’s that bad and then antibiotics and painkillers.

Can she try a different private dentist for a second opinion / review? I developed dry socket after a tooth extraction and my dentist cleaned it all out, packed it with something that felt like paste and stank of cloves and within a day the pain had gone. If this has been going on for days, I'm wondering if the original dentist hasn't treated it properly?