Dental care

There are 27 dental clinics spread across the city, providing dental and oral health care services. Our skilled professionals offer expert advice, dental check-ups, and various treatments to maintain your oral health. Additionally, we provide specialised care, including orthodontic treatments, to meet your specific needs and ensure your oral well-being.

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Emergency dental care

We provide emergency dental care for adults on weekdays at the Oral and Dental Centre and Kalasatama Dental Clinic.

Dental check-ups

We perform dental check-ups based on the person’s individual care needs.

Children and young people's dental care

We provide children and young people with dental care free of charge, up until the age of 18.

Orthodontic treatment

We specialise in orthodontic treatment for severe cases of malocclusion, addressing misalignments or incorrect positioning of teeth and jaw.

Dental clinics

We provide dental and oral health care services at 27 dental clinics across the city.

Service voucher

You can use a service voucher to pay for services by private service providers.

Coming for a dental check-up?

You can schedule an appointment for non-urgent care by contacting our customer service line. During the call, we will assess your treatment needs and urgency.

We utilise a call-back system, so if we are unable to respond immediately, kindly leave us a call-back request Mon–Thu 7.00–16.00 and Fri 7.00–15.00, and we will get in touch with you.

Our customer service line operates Mon–Thu 7.00–18.00 and Fri 7.00–15.00. We answer cancellation calls and call back throughout the opening hours.

Call +358 (0)9 310 51400

Dental or oral symptom or trauma? Fill out the oral health symptom checker

You can fill out the oral health symptom checker on the Omaolo website wherever and whenever. After filling out the symptom checker, you will be given reliable instructions for treating your ailment.

When necessary, you can use the symptom checker to get in touch with a dental care professional during weekdays and a referral to the emergency clinic in the evenings and at weekends.

Go to Omaolo(Link leads to external service)

Dental care services

Dental care fees for missed appointments collected retrospectively – you may apply for non-recovery

Dental care will be retrospectively collecting fees for missed appointments in autumn 2022. The fee will be collected for missed and uncancelled appointments, and it is EUR 50.80. The fee is collectable only from customers over the age of 18.

A fee for a missed appointment will not be collected from you if collecting the fee would be unreasonable or if you have an acceptable reason for not cancelling your appointment.

Here is how you can apply for non-recovery of the fee:

Fill out the dental care form for the non-recovery of a missed and uncancelled appointment fee
Send the form by secure email:

toimistohammaslaakari.suunte@hel.fi(Link leads to external service).

You can also send the form by post to Dental care/office dentist, P.O. Box 6452, 00099 City of Helsinki

If the decision in your case is favourable, you will be sent a credit note. You will also be notified if the decision is negative.

You can also find this page at hel.fi/dentalcare.