Emergency Dentist in Barrie: Prompt Care When You're in Pain

Open Mon–Thu 10 am–8 pm, Fri–Sat 9 am–3 pm, closed Sunday · 172 Prince William Way, Unit 10, Barrie.

Written by Dr. Nick Jadidi — Last updated October 6, 2026 · 3-minute read

This article is general information for our patients, not a diagnosis. If something in your mouth hurts, changes, or worries you, have it examined.

If you need an emergency dentist in Barrie, call us at 705-721-9229 and we will fit you in as soon as we can. You do not need to be sure it is “bad enough” before you call.

Who should I call for a dental emergency in Barrie?

Start with us, and use the hospital only for the red flags below.

• During our hours, call our Barrie office at 705-721-9229. Judging urgency over the phone is part of our job. Emergency examinations can also be booked online.
• Trouble breathing or swallowing, bleeding you cannot control, or a serious injury such as a suspected broken jaw: call 911 or go to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) emergency department (the full red-flag list is in the box at the bottom of this page). Severe tooth pain on its own is a dental problem, not a hospital one: call us, and we will see you as soon as we can.

Hours and how to reach us in an emergency

We are open into the evening Monday to Thursday, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. We are closed on Sunday.

During those hours, call us at 705-721-9229 or book an emergency examination online.

Outside these hours, if you feel it is an emergency, go to the nearest hospital emergency department. Otherwise email [email protected] and we will contact you as soon as we can.

What counts as a dental emergency?

Severe pain, a knocked-out or broken tooth, facial swelling around a tooth, or bleeding after dental work all count, and most belong in a dental chair rather than a hospital waiting room. If you are not sure which kind you have, our guide to what counts as a dental emergency and what to do first sorts the “call us promptly” problems from the ones that can wait until morning.

What we treat

Common reasons to call us:

• A knocked-out, chipped or loosened tooth. A knocked-out adult tooth has the best chance of surviving if it is back in its socket within about an hour, so call us straight away; see first aid for a knocked-out, chipped or loosened tooth while you head in.
• Severe or throbbing toothache, often a nerve that is dying or infected; our guide to toothache and dental infection explains the pain patterns.
• Facial swelling around a tooth usually means an infection we should look at promptly. (Swelling spreading toward your eye or neck goes to the hospital first.)
• A lost filling or crown, or a cracked tooth.
• Pain that worsens a few days after an extraction, usually a dry socket, which we can often relieve within minutes.
• A sore, swollen wisdom tooth, often an infection in the flap of gum over the tooth (pericoronitis); see our wisdom-tooth guide.

What to expect at an emergency visit

We see you, take an X-ray if we need one, find the cause, and focus first on getting you out of pain; a proper fix can sometimes wait until the urgent part is handled. We explain what we find in plain language and lay out your options, including what each one costs. We cannot quote a fee before we have seen the problem, but we will give you a clear estimate once we have, and we welcome patients covered by the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). We direct bill most insurance plans. No extra charges for CDCP patients. We bill the plan directly. Any plan co-payment is set by the plan, and we go through it with you first.

Read the right guide before you come

What you do in the first few minutes changes how some emergencies turn out. Our Emergency Patient Information section is short: find the question that sounds like yours, do the first step, and call us.

How do I reach you?

Call 705-721-9229 or book an emergency examination online. We are at 172 Prince William Way, Unit 10, in Barrie’s south end, near Mapleview and Big Bay Point, and we see patients from Painswick, Innisfil, Alcona, Stroud and Sandy Cove. We are a family-run practice that has treated Barrie dental emergencies for over 20 years.