Capital Region of Denmark Dental Emergency Service

Emergency dental issues may arise at any hour, frequently occurring beyond the operational hours of your primary dental care provider.

You can find information regarding:

- When and where to seek assistance if you experience acute dental problems.

- When you should seek an emergency dentist or dental emergency service.

When should you contact a dentist?

  • What can you do yourself?

  • Toothache, dental pain, and swollen gums can often be relieved with over-the-counter painkillers.

  • Contact your dentist tomorrow

  • If your toothache cannot be relieved with over-the-counter painkillers. Read more about toothache.
  • If you have or think you have broken a tooth. Read more about dental injuries.
  • If you have the feeling of a 'pimple' at the gum line and yellow pus is oozing out. Read more about tooth abscess.
  • If you have lost a filling, a crown, or a dental bridge.
  • If your child has injuries to their baby teeth. Read more about dental injuries.

  • Contact an emergency dentist or dental emergency service

  • If you have knocked out one or more teeth. Read more about dental injuries.
  • If after a blow or a fall, you have an uneven bite and find it difficult to bite together as usual.
  • If you suspect you have a tooth abscess with fever and/or swelling extending towards the neck or up towards the eye, read more about tooth abscess.
  • If your child has knocked out one of their permanent teeth. Read more about dental injuries.
  • In case of swelling or bleeding in the throat, contact 112.

Contact information for emergency dentists

Østerbro TandlægeCenter

Hans Knudsens Plads 2, 2100 København Ø

Opening hours:

Mon-Wed-Thurs: 08:00-18:00

Tuesday: 08:00-16:00

Friday: 08:00-14:30

Saturday: 08:30-13:30

Østerbro TandlægeCenter - Always available appointments and open on Saturdays - click to read more

Tel.: +45 39 23 23 20

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Tandlægerne på Frederiksberg

Smallegade 45, 2000 Frederiksberg

Åbningstider:

Mon-Wed-Thur: 08:00-17:00

Tue-Fri: 08:00-15:00

Sat: 08:00-14:00

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Tel.: +45 38 87 99 19

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Contact information for the dental emergency service

København

Oslo Plads 14, 2100 København Ø

Only open for in-person inquiries. No appointment necessary.

Open on weekdays from 20 to 21:30.

Open on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from 10 to 12 and 20 to 21:30.

Nordsjælland

Carlsbergvej 13B, 3400 Hillerød

You must call and make an appointment before you can be examined and treated.

Appointments are available on weekdays from 18 to 19.

Appointments are available on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from 09 to 10 and 18 to 19.

+45 70 25 00 41

Bornholm

The address will be provided over the phone.

Appointments are available on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays between 10 and 10:30.

+45 21 17 41 47

Payment and insurance
  • You pay for treatment at the dental emergency service and at the emergency dentist yourself.
  • Your municipality covers the cost of treatment for children and young people under 22 years old.
  • If you are a member of Sygeforsikringen Danmark, there are varying subsidies for treatment.
  • In case of dental injuries, it's important to report it to your insurance company. It is free to file a claim, and it can be the basis for payment of acute treatment, follow-up care, and any complications later on.