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Looking after our community and providing excellent care

Dental and Oral Health

Here in Orkney, dental services are provided by the NHS Public Dental Services, together with independent NHS-committed practices. - see contact details below:

Anyone without a dentist requiring urgent care, should call the Public Dental Service at The Balfour or Garson Surgery. 

Dental Emergencies

  • During surgery hours:  Please contact your regular dental clinic who will be able to help.
  • Out of surgery hours: Please contact NHS 24 on 111 where your problem will be triaged and an on-call dentist called out, if appropriate. For more information on NHS24 visit NHS 24.

Note:  Repairs to, and replacement of, dentures are not normally part of the emergency procedure. Please contact your own dental clinic

Getting in touch

We shall be delighted to hear from you, so here are the various ways of contacting us:

The Balfour

By telephone to:
01856 888100
(during office hours)

01856 888000
(out of hours)

By e-mail to:
ORK.feedback@nhs.scot

By letter to the address below:

Foreland Road
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1NZ