The Bay of Quinte Dental Society has a dentist available 52 weeks of the year to provide emergency dental treatment for patients who do not have their own dentist. An emergency would be trauma ( an accident ) bleeding or swelling. A tooth ache due to long standing neglect may not be viewed as an emergency and may be attended to during regular office hours. The on call dentist may be a Belleville Dentist or a Trenton Dentist ,but the call is covered by dentists from Picton to Madoc, and Brighton to Deseronto. You may need to travel for this service.
If you have been in a serious accident and/or have facial swelling and you suspect that the problem may involve more than just your teeth, please go immediately to the closest local hospital emergency department.
If you have a dental emergency, please follow these steps:
- Call your own dentist first. He/she should see you when you have a dental emergency.
- If you do not have a dentist or are unable to reach your dentist, call the Quinte Healthcare Corporation who will provide you the contact information for the dentist on call. The numbers to call are:
Belleville General Hospital 969-7400
Trenton Memorial Hospital 392-2540
Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital 476-1008
- You can also call one of our member dentists. There is a fee for using this service.
In order to prevent dental emergencies as a result of athletic injuries, the BQDS wholeheartedly recommends the use of athletic mouthguards for vigorous sporting activities (e.g. football, hockey, basketball, etc.)