North East & Yorkshire · NE2 4AZ
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital is the region's main specialist dental centre, on the Royal Victoria Infirmary site. Services include a dental emergency clinic, children's dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, dental sedation and oral medicine.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Newcastle Dental Hospital phone numbers
Dental Hospital0191 282 4664- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon–Fri 9am–4.30pm (leave a message at other times)0800 032 0202
PALS email: pals@nhct.nhs.uk
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Newcastle Dental Hospital?
Royal Victoria Infirmary site, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AZ
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Parking at Newcastle Dental Hospital
Uses the Royal Victoria Infirmary site parking, which is very limited; allow extra time or use nearby council and private car parks.
- 0–30 minutesFree
- up to 1 hour£2.00
- 1–2 hours£4.00
- 2–3 hours£6.00
- 3–4 hours£8.00
- 4–5 hours£12.00
- 5–24 hours£18.00
Free or reduced parking: Free for Blue Badge holders (activate at main reception) and frequent outpatient attenders (3+ times a month for 3+ months).
Getting there
- By busHaymarket bus station is the nearest (route numbers not listed on the trust page).
- By trainNewcastle Central station (walk, or take the Metro to Haymarket). Haymarket Metro station is a short walk from the RVI site.
Shops, food and facilities
- Café (level 2 near the main entrance, Mon–Fri 8am–3pm)
How The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Newcastle Dental Hospital and the trust’s other hospitals.
Waiting-list data: July 2026Published by NHS England on · next release expected 8 October 2026 · sources
NHSQueue score: 6.3 out of 10
Better than mostThe Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals ranks 35 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 90% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 73% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 40% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 50% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 25% of trusts
Each measure is compared with every other NHS hospital trust, then combined: waiting list 35%, A&E 20%, tests 15%, cancer 15%, CQC 15%. How the score works
Waiting list for planned treatment
9.6 weeksD wait grade
median wait · 73.9% under 18 weeks · 88,477 waiting
+1,535 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
77.0%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 22,526 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
19.8%
waiting 6+ weeks · 18,319 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
85.3%
66.8% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals
- The Royal Victoria InfirmaryA&E open 24 hours · Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
- Freeman HospitalFreeman Road, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Newcastle Dental Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Newcastle Dental Hospital?
The main number for Newcastle Dental Hospital is 0191 282 4664. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 0800 032 0202.
How much is parking at Newcastle Dental Hospital?
Uses the Royal Victoria Infirmary site parking, which is very limited; allow extra time or use nearby council and private car parks. Charges: 0–30 minutes: Free, up to 1 hour: £2.00, 1–2 hours: £4.00, 2–3 hours: £6.00. Free for Blue Badge holders (activate at main reception) and frequent outpatient attenders (3+ times a month for 3+ months).
Where is Newcastle Dental Hospital?
Newcastle Dental Hospital is at Royal Victoria Infirmary site, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AZ. It is run by The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: Haymarket bus station is the nearest (route numbers not listed on the trust page).
Sources: NHS England statistics on referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times (July 2026), A&E attendances (August 2026), diagnostic waiting times (DM01) and cancer waiting times, published 10 September 2026; hospital sites from the nhs.uk organisation data. Figures are checked against the official national totals before every update.
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