{"id":529,"date":"2025-08-11T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/dentistsnew\/general-dental-care\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T11:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:18:27","slug":"general-dental-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/dentists\/general-dental-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing General Dental Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Information for patients on how to access general dental care, whether registered or unregistered with a dental practice, plus details on how to register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box529_8a33c3-b9 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r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"20.05\" y2=\"17.94\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"21.17\" y2=\"8\"\/><line x1=\"7.38\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"13.12\" y2=\"2.06\"\/><line x1=\"9.69\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"3.95\" y2=\"6.06\"\/><line x1=\"14.31\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"2.83\" y2=\"16\"\/><line x1=\"16.62\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"10.88\" y2=\"21.94\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Dental Problems<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">If you have a dental problem, you should contact the dental practice that you normally attend in the first instance.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>More information about Dental Problems&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box529_312a6b-2f 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