Dental Information and Advice Line (DIAL)
The Dental Information and Advice Line (DIAL) is available for patients to talk to qualified dental nurses between 8.15am and 5.45pm, Monday to Friday.
The nurses can:
- assess your needs and give you an emergency appointment if necessary
- give you advice for dental problems
- give you information about the waiting lists for practices owned by NHS Grampian
The telephone number for DIAL is:
0845 45 65 990
If you are in pain or have a genuine dental emergency on a weekend or out of hours, you can contact NHS24 on 08454 24 24 24. NHS24 will assess your needs and issue an emergency appointment if necessary. If an appointment is given NHS charges and exemptions will apply to your treatment.