After-Hours & Emergency Care

Your dental health matters to us, even when our practice is closed. If you need urgent dental care outside our operating hours, help is available. Here’s what to do.

When Our Practice Is Closed

For Urgent Dental Care

If you need urgent dental treatment outside our practice hours, contact the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne.

Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne
720 Swanston Street, Carlton VIC 3053
Phone: (03) 9341 1000
Toll-free: 1800 833 039

The Royal Dental Hospital provides emergency dental services when your regular dentist isn’t available.

For Non-Urgent Matters

If your concern isn’t urgent, you can submit an enquiry through our website or leave us a voicemail. Our team will contact you as soon as the practice reopens to arrange an appointment.

If you’re experiencing severe facial swelling, significant trauma, uncontrolled bleeding, or difficulty breathing or swallowing, please go directly to your nearest Hospital Emergency Department or call 000 for life-threatening emergencies.

These symptoms require immediate medical attention and should not wait.

Dental Emergencies During Practice Hours

If you’re experiencing a dental emergency while our practice is open, please contact us immediately on 03 8798 9798 or SMS 0483 904 988.

We can help with:

Severe dental pain
Facial swelling
Dental trauma or knocked-out teeth
Broken crowns, veneers, or restorations
Complications following recent treatment

We’ll arrange the earliest available appointment to provide the care you need. For more information about emergency dental treatment, visit our Emergency Dentistry page.