<p>State funded healthcare provided by the National Health Service in England, including dentistry, is available free of charge to all children who are ordinarily resident in England and under the age of 18 years old or under 19 years old and in full-time education.</p><p>Unlike general practitioners' patients, dental patients are not registered to a particular practice. A dental practice can accept a patient for a course of treatment if they have capacity to deliver that treatment. There are no geographical restrictions on which dental practice a patient may attend, allowing patients the choice of where they receive treatment.</p><p>Where a person is unable to access an urgent dental appointment directly through a local NHS dental practice for their child, they are advised to contact NHS 111 for assistance.</p>