Primary Care Trust (PCT) Dental Services
The PCT Dental Services provide NHS dental care for children who do not have a family dentist and adults or children with special needs who are registered with a Wolverhampton GP. The service also provides emergency sessions for people in pain who do not have their own dentist.
The mobile dental unit provides dental care to communities with high dental disease rates or who have difficulties in accessing dental care.
They also provide the following specialist services – inhalation sedation for anxious children and special needs patients, and home visits for people who are housebound.
How to access the service
The service is available on self referral by writing to the Dental Management Office (contact details are below), or via a local clinic, or referral from health professionals including General Dental Practitioners, General Medical Practitioners, and other staff.
Locations where the service is provided
| Ashmore Park PCT Dental Service Ashmore Park Health Centre Griffiths Drive Ashmore Park, Wednesfield WV11 2LH Tel: 01902 444102 |
Primrose Lane Dental Clinic Primrose Lane Health Centre Primrose Lane Wolverhampton WV10 8RN Tel: 01902 444689 |
| Bilston NHS Dental Access Centre Bilston Health Centre Prouds Lane Bilston WV14 6PW Tel: 01902 444111 |
Wednesfield Dental Clinic Alfred Squires Health Centre Alfred Squire Wednesfield WV11 1XU Tel: 01902 575223 |
| Phoenix NHS Dental Access Centre Phoenix Health Centre Parkfields Road WV4 6ED Tel: 01902 444112 |
Whitmore Reans Dental Clinic Whitmore Reans Health Centre Lowe Street Whitmore Reans WV6 0QL Tel: 01902 444460 |
| Pendeford Dental Clinic Pendeford health Centre Whitburn Close Pendeford Wolverhampton WV9 5NJ Tel: 01902 575226 |
Mobile Dental Unit Various community locations in Wolverhampton. |
Contact details
Dental Management Office Pennfields Health Centre, Upper Zoar Street, Wolverhampton WV3 0JH
Tel: 01902 444182
If you are not currently registered with a dentist in Wolverhampton and have an emergency situation, you can still get treatment. Please call the Wolverhampton Dental Access Centre on 01902 444 111.
When is the service available?
The Dental Management Office is available:
Monday to Thursday, 8:30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 5:00pm
Friday, 8:30am to 12.30pm and 1.00pm to 4:30pm
Urgent Treatment and Out Of Hours Care
Urgent treatment means treatment that the dentist considers necessary to relieve severe pain or prevent your oral condition deteriorating before you can make a normal appointment.
If you need urgent treatment outside of normal opening hours you can contact NHS Direct on 0845 46 47.
Alternatively, a dentist is available to treat dental emergencies in Wolverhampton:
- Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
9am to 11.30am
Tel: 07774 778597
- Monday – Friday
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Tel: 0793 1459707
All calls are triaged (a triage is a system which sorts medical cases in order of urgency to determine how quickly patients receive treatment) and only the cases that meet the national criteria adopted by the PCT will be seen.
Useful Leaflets
Leaflets for Patients
Information about the Wolverhampton City PCT Salaried Dental Service, for children and adults with learning disabilities and their families and carers:
- Dental Services in Wolverhampton: A brief guide to accessing the right service for you and your family
- “Going to the Dentist in Wolverhampton” A brief guide to getting the right dental treatment for you. Information about the Wolverhampton City PCT Salaried Dental Service, for children and adults with learning disabilities.
The following resources offer a means to promote the oral health and hygiene of children and adults with a learning disability:
- Oral Health Checklist: Questions about you and your teeth to complete before issuing the Oral Health Action Plan
- Oral Health Action Plan: A plan to keep your teeth and gums healthy
