If you have an urgent dental problem, please contact your family dentist. If you do not have a dentist, please contact NHS Fife’s Dental Advice Line on 01592 226555.
It is extremely important to seek advice for dental pain promptly to avoid worsening of the pain and to allow us to try and deal with any pain within normal working hours.
If you have a dental emergency out-with normal hours (Monday – Friday 8.30am-5pm), or at the weekend, please contact NHS24 on 111.
Our Public Dental Service also offers services for anxious patients; including sedation and general anaesthetics. We also assist patients who are restricted to their homes or are hospitalised. We work in partnership with both the General Dental and Hospital Dental Services.
Role of the Public Dental Service (PDS)
The role of the Public Dental Service (PDS) falls into six main categories:
Referrals
Patients are referred to the PDS from family Dental Practices for treatment that requires expertise, equipment, accommodation or services not readily available or economical in traditional High Street Practices.
This includes referrals for Paediatric, Surgical Specialist, Anxious Adult and Bariatric services.
In addition the PDS has fully accessible premises supplemented with specialised equipment to assist those with additional needs.
Special Care
The PDS provides access to dental care for patients with special care needs and/or where learning difficulties, mental health or physical disability may preclude treatment within General Dental Services. We can provide domiciliary care where appropriate to housebound patients.
Older People
The PDS provides Older People's dental services to care homes throughout Fife and in our accessible clinics if further treatment is required. There is a focus on the Caring for Smiles national programme and this is enhanced by a fluoride varnish programme for the dentate elderly in supported care.
Routine Dental Care
The PDS ensures that routine general dental care is available in areas of Fife where there may be an insufficient number of family dentists to meet the needs of the local population.
Emergency Dental Services
The PDS plays a crucial role in the management of Fife Emergency Dental Service. This includes the provision of a weekday Dental Advice Line, facilitating access to urgent dental care for unregistered patients.
The PDS works in partnership with NHS24, Primary Care and local dental practices/practitioners to provide access at the weekends to emergency dental care for registered and unregistered patients.
How to contact us
Referral to the Public Dental Service is usually made by your Dentist or another Health Professional. If you need to be referred, speak to your family dentist in the first instance.
If you do not have a family dentist please contact NHS Fife Dental Advice Line on 01592 226555 or by email at: fife.dentaladviceline@nhs.scot
National Programmes
Fife’s PDS manages and delivers national programmes, including:
- National Epidemiology
- Oral Health Promotion
- Childsmile
- Dental Outreach
To find a Public Dental Service Clinic near you click on the box below
To find a Family Dental Practice near you see below
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