Is emergency dental care free during pregnancy?

[QueenOfThePumpkins]

Currently getting over a really bad cold, which seems to have set off wisdom tooth problems/possible infection. I am having trouble finding out when my dentist reopens after Christmas, but even then I doubt they'll be able to get me in for a while. I know we get free NHS dental treatment whilst pregnant, but does this include emergency places? I'm thinking it might be necessary :(

Op I don’t know about when pregnant but whenever my oh had emergency dentist appointment/treatment even though they had nhs treatment it always cost.
When you contact them to get an appointment you can ask!

Just wondering if it's actually sinusitis your experiencing, as I always have toothache when I have a cold. I have visited the dentist with it before , they reassured me everything was fine dentally and explained this issue, mine always disappears immediately after my cold symptoms resolve.

www.healthline.com/health/dental-and-oral-health/sinus-toothache

Hi OP I believe it does. Your certificate covers dental and prescriptions so I dont see why emergency wouldnt be covered in this. One of the reasons you get free treatment when pregnant is because you're more likely to need it and it helps keep you/baby healthy.

Yes emergency NHS dental care is free but there will be very little cover over Christmas.
Ask when you are calling though to make sure they don’t book you in privately.

Yes, it covers any dental treatment. Bar cosmetic obviously.

NHS dental care is free during pregnancy, including emergency care yes. However in some areas it can be hard to find an NHS dentist open out of normal working hours. If you phone 111 they should be able to advise what is open locally.

Yep.. it’s free. Just take your card/letter.

Last pregnancy, I developed an infected abscess under my gum on Christmas Eve 🙄 I left it on Christmas Day but it was agony by the end of the day.. I rang 111 on Boxing Day morning & they got me an appointment at an emergency dentist at the local hospital that afternoon! My own dentist was closed, so I had to go via 111.

Thanks so much everyone :)
It's been bearable (and no worse) through the day and I managed most of my Christmas dinner, so that's something. Going to see if I can stick it out until my regular dentist opens, but good to know the score if it does get really bad tomorrow.

Thank you for the suggestion @xmaselves, I did think it could be that at first but mine is a bottom tooth so it sounds less likely.

These things always come at the worst time don't they @Bol87, mine was totally fine until last night... Sorry you're familiar with Christmas dental problems as well!

Yes assuming you have an in date exemption certificate

I've no idea what you qualify for but just wanted to say that pregnancy can absolutely cause a wisdom tooth to flare up. This happened to me in 3rd pregnancy when contentedly compacted (X-ray showed doing no harm) wisdom tooth became inflamed and painful. The dentist I saw said he'd seen this before and that it was "traumatising the jaw". He extracted my lower ones using local anaesthetic and tongs... painless but quite a tussle as I had to hold onto the seat while he tugged! The relief was immediate.