NHS Dentists Near Petersfield: How to Find One, Costs and Urgent Care

The short answer

Use the NHS find a dentist search with your postcode: it lists dentists near you and shows whether each is taking new NHS patients for routine care. We do not list which Petersfield practices are accepting patients, because that status changes. For an urgent problem, call 111 or phone a dentist and ask for an urgent appointment. NHS charges (as published on nhs.uk on 5 October 2026) are £27.90 for Band 1, £76.60 for Band 2 and £332.10 for Band 3.

How to find an NHS dentist near Petersfield

The NHS says you can contact any NHS dentist and ask for an appointment if you have symptoms or need a routine check-up. Some practices offer both NHS and private appointments, so the NHS advice is to ask for an NHS appointment. You may be asked to join a waiting list. At a first visit you may be asked to fill out a registration form, but the NHS notes this does not mean you will always be able to get NHS care at that practice in future (NHS: how to find an NHS dentist).

The find a dentist search is described by the NHS as covering dentists "accepting new patients for routine check-ups or offering urgent or specialist dental care". You can filter the results by age. Each result carries its own status wording, for example practices that only take new NHS patients for specialist care by referral, or ones to phone for urgent care. Read the wording on the day you search and phone the practice to confirm before you travel, because availability changes.

If you cannot find an NHS dentist

The NHS says that if you cannot find an NHS dentist you can contact your local integrated care board (ICB), which manages dental services in your area and may be able to tell you where to get an appointment (NHS page).

Urgent dental care

The NHS says to ask for an urgent or emergency dental appointment or get advice from 111 if you have, among other things, a knocked-out tooth, severe tooth or mouth pain that painkillers do not help, swelling in your mouth, a mouth ulcer for 2 weeks or more, bleeding or severe pain after a tooth removal, or a broken or loose filling, crown or denture (NHS: emergency dentist). It says you should be offered urgent treatment within 24 hours or 7 days depending on symptoms, and an emergency appointment within 1 hour, or as soon as possible, for a knocked-out adult tooth.

The find a dentist results page for Petersfield says: "Any NHS dentist can offer you urgent NHS treatment, even if they are not accepting new patients or if you have not been to them before." Go to A&E or call 999 for serious injuries to the face or jaw, heavy bleeding from the mouth that will not stop, or severe swelling that affects breathing. The NHS adds that a pharmacist can help with teeth and mouth problems while you wait.

NHS dental charges

The NHS charges page lists these amounts, which we checked on 5 October 2026. Band 1 is £27.90 and covers an examination, advice and X-rays if clinically needed, plus scaling where clinically needed. Band 2 is £76.60 and adds fillings, root canal treatment and extractions. Band 3 is £332.10 and adds crowns, dentures and bridges. An urgent dental treatment is £27.90. If you need treatments from different bands, you pay for the highest band only. The NHS page showing these figures says it was last reviewed on 13 March 2025, so check the page for the current figures before an appointment, and ask the dentist for the cost before treatment starts.

Help with costs

Per the NHS, free NHS dental treatment is available if you are under 18, or under 19 and in full-time education, are pregnant or have had a baby in the last 12 months, or you or your partner receive certain benefits such as Pension Credit Guarantee Credit. If you are on a low income but not eligible for free treatment, the NHS Low Income Scheme may cover part of the cost (who can get free NHS dental treatment). You may need to show proof to your dentist.