Online Dentist in English — Video Consultations for Italy
A toothache that started on the ferry, a crown that came off at dinner, a dental quote in Italian with a number that made you sit down: an English-speaking dentist on video, from anywhere in Italy, to tell you how urgent it is and what to do next.
Fees shown before you book. No treatment by video — advice, triage and a plan.
How It Works
Choose the dentist, no address needed
Press Choose & Book: you go straight to the booking page listing the English-speaking dentists available by video, with CV and exact fee. Book from the hotel, the campsite or the office.
A time within a day or two, photos sent ahead
The dentist proposes a slot, within one or two days at most. Upload a photo of the tooth or swelling taken in daylight, any X-ray, and the quote you were given; you pay at confirmation, are charged only after the consultation, and complete a short consent form first.
What it is, how urgent, where to go
The dentist looks at the tooth on camera and tells you what it probably is, whether it can wait, what to do in the meantime and which kind of practice to book. You receive a written report in English and, where appropriate, a prescription.
No dentist can treat a tooth through a screen. What one can do is tell you, in English, whether tonight is an emergency, what will hold until Monday, and which door to knock on.
What an Online Dentist Can Help With:
Toothache Triage
What it probably is, how urgent, what to do tonight
Broken Tooth or Lost Filling
What can wait, what cannot, how to protect it until you are seen
Do I Need It Out?
Wisdom teeth, abscesses, loose teeth: a second opinion before anyone drills
Dentures, Crowns & Braces
A loose crown, a cracked denture, a wire that pokes: advice and next steps
Gums, Bleeding & Sensitivity
Gum disease signs, hygiene routine, what to buy at an Italian pharmacy
Pain Relief & Antibiotics
What to take now; a prescription only where the dentist judges it appropriate
Italian Dental Quotes Explained
A preventivo you cannot read: what is proposed, what to ask, what is reasonable
Finding Dental Care in Italy
Which practice, which hospital unit, and what to expect when you get there
A dental video consultation starts from € 70 — the dentist’s exact fee is shown before you book.
What Works on Video — and What Needs a Chair
Dentistry is hands-on by definition, which is exactly why a video consultation earns its place: it tells you whether you need the chair at all, how soon, and for what — before you pay anyone.
✓Works well on video
- Toothache triage — what it probably is, how urgent, what to do tonight
- Broken tooth, lost filling or crown — protecting it until you are seen
- Swelling and suspected abscess — when it can wait, when it cannot
- Second opinion on an Italian treatment plan or quote
- Gums, sensitivity, mouth ulcers and what to buy at an Italian pharmacy
- Pain relief guidance and, at the dentist’s discretion, a prescription
- Orientation — which practice, which hospital dental unit, what to expect
→What needs a chair
- Any treatment — fillings, extractions, root canals, cleaning, repairs — happens in a practice. The dentist tells you exactly what to ask for when you get there.
- Facial swelling with fever, difficulty swallowing or opening the mouth needs a hospital emergency department, not a video call; the dentist will say so immediately.
- Patients who cannot leave home — the elderly, the bedridden, people in care homes — have a separate home dentistry service; everyone else does better in a practice.
Prescriptions, honestly
Antibiotics or stronger pain relief are prescribed only where the dentist judges them clinically appropriate during the consultation, never as a given. If one is issued, you receive a private Italian prescription in PDF form that Italian pharmacies accept for non-controlled medicines.
What to send beforehand
Photos of the tooth and any swelling in daylight, from two angles; any X-ray or panoramic image; the written quote or treatment plan (preventivo); the medicines you already take. Handled encrypted and read before the call.
From abroad too
A check on how a tooth treated in Italy is settling, or a review of an Italian quote before you travel for planned treatment, can take place from any country.
Why an Online Dentist Through Medelit
An honest triage before you pay anyone
A dentist with no chair to fill tells you whether the tooth needs treating this week, this month, or when you are back home.
Italian dental quotes, translated and weighed
What each line of the preventivo means, whether the plan is reasonable, and which questions to take back to the practice.
The right door, named
Hospital dental emergency units exist in the larger cities and private practices everywhere; knowing which you need, and what to say when you arrive, saves a day of guessing.
Selected, not listed
Every dentist is registered with the Italian dental order, insured, reference-checked and interviewed by our medical direction.
Dentistry at home for those who cannot travel
For house-bound patients the same team sends a dentist to the bedside; the video call decides whether that is the right route.
Paperwork for your insurer
A report in English and a regular healthcare invoice, which travel and dental policies ask for before they reimburse emergency treatment abroad.
Show a Dentist the Tooth
Choose an English-speaking dentist and get a time proposed within a day or two.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a dentist actually help me by video?
Not by treating the tooth — nobody can do that through a screen — but by telling you what is going on, how urgent it is, what to do in the meantime and what kind of practice to book. For a traveller with a sore tooth and no idea of the Italian system, that is most of what is needed.
I have toothache on holiday in Italy — what do I do right now?
Keep the area clean, avoid very hot, cold or sweet food on that side, take the over-the-counter pain relief you normally use as directed on the box, and photograph the tooth in daylight. Then book: the dentist tells you whether it can wait for a practice appointment or needs an emergency unit today.
Can the dentist prescribe antibiotics or painkillers?
Where clinically appropriate, yes, as a private Italian prescription in PDF form accepted by Italian pharmacies for non-controlled medicines. It is never promised before the consultation; an abscess may need antibiotics, a cracked tooth almost never does, and the dentist decides on what they see.
Can you explain a dental quote I received in Italy?
Yes. Send the preventivo in advance: the dentist goes through it line by line in English, says whether the proposed treatment is reasonable for the problem described, and suggests what to ask before you accept.
A crown or filling has come out — is a video consultation worth it?
Usually yes. The dentist sees whether the tooth underneath is intact, tells you how to protect it, whether temporary cement from a pharmacy is sensible, and how quickly it needs a practice; a lost crown is rarely an emergency, a broken tooth with pain sometimes is.
Where do I go for emergency dental care in Italy?
Larger cities have hospital dental emergency units; elsewhere, private practices take urgent cases during working hours. The dentist tells you which applies where you are and what to say when you arrive.
Can children be seen?
Yes, with a parent present. Knocked or chipped teeth, toothache and swelling in children are common holiday emergencies, and the first question is always whether it needs to be seen today.
Can a dentist come to my home instead?
Only for patients who cannot leave home: the home dentistry service is for the house-bound, in care homes and on hospital wards. If you can travel, a practice will always do more for you, and the video consultation points you to the right one.
Can I consult from outside Italy?
Yes. A check on how treatment received in Italy is settling, or advice before travelling for planned dental work, can take place from any country.
How much does an online dentist cost?
A dental video consultation starts from € 70; the dentist’s exact fee is visible before you book. The fee is taken when the booking is confirmed and charged once the call has happened; a consultation cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice is charged in full.
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