Context
Dental services across Fife are facing ongoing challenges with recruiting and retaining NHS dentists. As a result, many dental practices have limited cover for appointments and access arrangements, even for registered NHS patients and this situation is having a significant knock-on effect on their capacity to register new patients. There are a number of complex reasons why dental services are experiencing such challenges; the backlog created during the COVID-19 pandemic, wider recruitment and retention issues, challenges incurred in recruiting overseas staff as well as skill shortages.
Registering with a dentist
As a result of the current challenges around dentistry provision outlined above in the local context of Fife, but experienced by boards across Scotland, very few dental practices are in a position to register new NHS dental patients.
If you do not have a dentist, please contact NHS Fife Dental Advice Line on 01592 226555 or by email at: fife.dentaladviceline@nhs.scot for advice and help to register.
Experiencing dental pain
Not registered
If you are experiencing acute dental pain, and are not registered with a dentist, you should call the Dental Advice Line on 01592 226555).
This helpline is staffed by members of our NHS Fife Public Dental Service (Public Dental Service) (Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.00pm) who will be able to help arrange for you to be seen if required.
Registered
If you are experiencing acute dental pain during normal working hours and are registered with a dentist, you should call the dental practice that you normally attend by phone. You can find phone numbers for dentists further down this page.
Emergencies outside normal working hours
Outside normal working hours, if you feel that you have an urgent dental need, please call NHS24 on 111 regardless of whether or not you are registered with a dentist.
Primary care
Primary care dentistry is usually the first point of contact for patients seeking dental care. You will know this simply as your dental practice if registered. However, most of these dentists are independent general dental practitioners (GDPs) working on behalf of NHS Fife. These dentists are independent contractors and own their own businesses. This means that many dental practices undertake private treatments along with their contracted NHS dental services.
In Fife, the practices listed below offer NHS services.
Public Dental Service
NHS Fife’s Public Dental Service provides an alternative service to independent dentists to help meet the oral health needs of the local population. It also offers referral services for dental anxiety, oral surgery, special needs, paediatric dentistry and dental General Anaesthetics. More information can be found at the public dental services page
Directory of Dental Practices listed with Fife who provide NHS Dental Care
A.S. Rosewell Dental Clinic
Lochore ,
KY5 8ET ,
Phone number : 01592 860 452
Infinityblu Dental Care (Auchtermuchty Practice)
Auchtermuchty ,
KY14 7AB ,
Phone number : 01337 828 360
Banbeath Dental Practice
Banbeath ,
Leven ,
KY8 5GY ,
Phone number : 01333 423 775
Bayview Dental Surgery
Methil ,
KY8 3BW ,
Phone number : 01333 426 274
Bonnygate Dental Surgery
Cupar ,
KY15 4LB ,
Phone number : 01334 653 315
Breeze Family Dental Care (Cardenden)
Cardenen ,
KY5 0BL ,
Phone number : 01592 721 979
Breeze Family Dental Care (Cowdenbeath)
Cowdenbeath ,
KY4 9NB ,
Phone number : 01383 511 242
Breeze Family Dental Care (Kirkcaldy)
Kirkcaldy ,
KY1 1QE ,
Phone number : 01592 260 330
Buckhaven Dental Practice
Buckhaven ,
KY8 1JW ,
Phone number : 01592 712 454
Bupa Dental Care (Glenrothes)
Glenrothes ,
KY7 4RX ,
Phone number : 01592 630 303
Bupa Dental Care (Leslie)
Leslie ,
KY6 3AZ ,
Phone number : 01592 742 391
Bupa Dental Care (St Andrews)
St Andrews ,
KY16 8AR ,
Phone number : 01334 473 237
Canmore Dental Practice (Dunfermline)
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7NU ,
Phone number : 01383 624 343
Charlotte Dental
Kirkcaldy ,
KY1 1RN ,
Phone number : 01592 640 036
Chong Kwan Dental Care (Maygate, Dunfermline)
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7NH ,
Phone number : 01383 724 234
Dentistry @ Century House
45 East Port ,
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7JA ,
Phone number : 01383 727 771
Comely Park Dental Practice
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7HU ,
Phone number : 01383 725 510
Dalgety Bay Dental Practice
Dalgety Bay ,
KY11 9NH ,
Phone number : 01383 823 372
Dental Plus
Newport On Tay ,
DD6 8BG ,
Phone number : 01382 543 218
Dentistry@No. 3
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7HU ,
Phone number : 01383 807 977
East Neuk Dental Practice
Anstruther ,
KY10 3AB ,
Phone number : 01333 311 033
East Wing Surgery
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7NH ,
Phone number : 01383 733 047
Family Dental Health
Lochgelly ,
KY5 9QN ,
Phone number : 01592 780 326
Gentle Dental Care (Dunfermline)
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7NT ,
Phone number : 01383 724 115
Hayes Dental Surgery
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7NT ,
Phone number : 01383 723 822
Helen Macdonald Dental Surgery
Burntisland ,
KY3 9DH ,
Phone number : 01592 873 622
Heritage Dental Surgery
Glenrothes ,
KY7 5SE ,
Phone number : 01592 752 514
High Valleyfield Dental Clinic
High Valleyfield ,
KY12 8SJ ,
Phone number : 01383 882 195
Kelty Dental Practice
Kelty ,
KY4 0AE ,
Phone number : 01383 831 886
Kincardine Dental Practice
Kincardine ,
FK10 4RJ ,
Phone number : 01259 730 972
Kinghorn Dental Practice
Kinghorn ,
KY3 9UE ,
Phone number : 01592 891 152
Kirkland Dental Practice
Methil ,
KY8 2EY ,
Phone number : 01333 428 134
Leslie Meadows Dental Care
Leslie ,
KY6 3LG ,
Phone number : 01592 620 304
Levenmouth Dental Spa
Commercial Road ,
Leven ,
KY8 4LA ,
Phone number : 01333 423 535
Linburn Dental Practice
Dunfermline ,
KY11 4LT ,
Phone number : 01383 721 440
Lorne House Dental Practice
62 East Port ,
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7JB ,
Phone number : 01383 722 444
Eden Dental Care
Cupar ,
KY15 5HH ,
Phone number : 01334 654 618
Nanodent Dental Practice
Glenrothes ,
KY7 6SX ,
Phone number : 01592 744 673
New Row Dental Practice
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7EF ,
Phone number : 01383 620 326
Newburgh Dental Practice
Newburgh ,
KY14 6AH ,
Phone number : 01337 840 300
NHS Fife Emergency Dental Service
Phone number : 01592 226 555
North Street Dental Practice
Glenrothes ,
KY7 5NA ,
Phone number : 01592 752 171
Oakley Dental Clinic
Wardlaw Way ,
Oakley ,
KY12 9QH ,
Phone number : 01383 852 175
Park Avenue Dental Practice
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7HX ,
Phone number : 01383 739 955
Park Road Dental Practice
Kirkcaldy ,
KY1 3EL ,
Phone number : 01592 651 557
Pickering Dental Care
Inverkeithing ,
KY11 1NW ,
Phone number : 01383 416 785
ProDental Cupar
Cupar ,
KY15 5HH ,
Phone number : 01334 653 121
Redburn Dental
Kirkcaldy ,
KY1 1HZ ,
Phone number : 01592 260 537
Regent Dental Practice
Regent Way ,
Dalgety Bay ,
KY11 9YD ,
Phone number : 01383 821 011
Rosyth Dental Care
Rosyth ,
KY11 2PS ,
Phone number : 01383 223 500
Saltire Dental Care
Glenrothes ,
KY6 2AH ,
Phone number : 01592 771 317
Smile Dental Clinic St Andrews
St Andrews ,
KY16 9QD ,
Phone number : 01334 209 972
St Andrews Dental Care
St Andrews ,
KY16 9XB ,
Phone number : 01334 473 363
Templehall Dental Practice
Kirkcaldy ,
KY2 6EX ,
Phone number : 01592 642 260
The Cupar Dentist
Cupar ,
KY15 4AU ,
Phone number : 01334 655 752
The Linden Tree Dental Lounge
Castle Brae ,
Dunfermline ,
KY11 8QF ,
Phone number : 01383 221 777
Viceroy Street Dental Practice
Kirkcaldy ,
KY2 5HT ,
Phone number : 01592 640 266
Canmore Dental Practice (Lochgelly)
Lochgelly ,
KY5 9AA ,
Phone number : 01592 783 678
Chong Kwan Dental Care (High Street, Dunfermline)
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7AR ,
Phone number : 01383 728 109
Chong Kwan Dental Care (Rosyth)
Rosyth ,
KY11 2QZ ,
Phone number : 01383 419 328
Gentle Dental Care (St Andrews)
St Andrews ,
KY16 9QW ,
Phone number : 01334 475 433
Abbey Orthodontics
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7PE
M-Brace Orthodontics (Glenrothes)
Glenrothes ,
KY7 5SE
Scottish Orthodontics (Dunfermline)
Dunfermline ,
KY12 7JH
Balbirnie Oral Care
Woodside ,
Glenrothes ,
KY7 5ED
Scottish Orthodontics (Kirkcaldy)
Kirkcaldy ,
KY1 1XD
St Andrews Orthodontics
35 Largo Road ,
St Andrews ,
KY16 8NJ