Registering for an NHS Dentist in Cumbria
To register for an NHS Dentist in Cumbria please complete the dental registration form by clicking on the link directly below.
Frequently asked questions and answers
I do not have a regular NHS Dentist, how can I gain access to one?
If you don’t currently have access to an NHS Dentist in Cumbria and you’d like to, please register on NHS Cumbria’s Dental Database. You can do this by filling in the form below.
Then when an NHS dental place becomes available in your chosen area we will contact you.
Priority is given to patients who have not seen a dentist in two years or more. If you already have an NHS dentist, but wish to change location, then you may have to wait longer.
What does the database do?
The dental database allows people across Cumbria who wish to access NHS dentistry to register so they will be allocated a place when one becomes available in their area.
If you wish to access NHS dentistry you should register on the dental database stating where you would prefer to access this care. The more areas of preference you list the more likely a place will be avilable in one of these areas sooner.
Then when NHS dental places become available in one of your chosen areas, you will be contacted by letter. Those waiting the longest on the dental database will be contacted first and offered a place.
What information do I need to include on the form?
In order to submit the form you must include at least one person’s details. These include; full name, full address including postcode, your date of birth, a contact telephone number and your preferred area for an NHS dentist.
Please enter each individual's details who you would like to be registered with an NHS dentist, you can fit up to six people’s details on the form who all live at the same address.
What happens next?
Once your details have been uploaded on to the database you will receive an acknowledgement letter. This may take a while to arrive but doesn not mean that your registration has not been successful.
You will be contacted again when there are places available at an NHS dentist in your stated area of preference. or an area nearby.
What if I need emergency dental treatment?
For advice on an emergency dental problem ring 01228 603900 if you are in north Cumbria, or 01539 716822 if you are in south Cumbria.
What if I don’t live in Cumbria and wish to register with a dentist?
Please note that we are unable to register you on the database if you are not a resident in Cumbria, and you should make enquires to your local primary care trust or health board.
What should I do if I haven’t heard anything?
NHS Cumbria is currently processing a large number of applications from patients wishing to join the dental database to receive NHS dental treatment.
This is due to a recent publicity push encouraging people in Cumbria who wish to receive dental treatment to register with the primary care trust, following the recent investment of over £2.25million in new NHS dental places.
As a result we would please ask people to be patient whilst we process you application. The NHS Cumbria dental team will contact you once a place becomes available in your chosen location. In areas of high demand this could take a number of months.