Emergency care

Out-of-hours contacts

In a genuine dental or optical emergency, please get help right away.

Here are some key facts and contacts.

 

Dental

Symptoms that need urgent treatment may include facial swelling, trauma, excessive bleeding, infection or severe pain. See more information here. If this happens, go to your local dental hospital.

Our recommended local option:

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (07) 3646 8111

 

Optical

Symptoms that need urgent care may include sudden loss of vision, flashes and floaters or ocular trauma.

If any of the above symptoms occur, go to your local emergency department or eye hospital.