When you stumble into a medical emergency, you know exactly who to call – most likely, the emergency services (9-1-1). But what happens when you chip or lose a tooth or suddenly experience excruciating pain in your teeth or gums? Who do you call then?
You Need an Emergency Dentist
Most dental offices are open during normal business hours – Monday through Friday from around 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some have more flexible hours, offering evening and weekend appointments. But most don’t offer 24-hour service seven days a week.
If you experience a dental emergency during regular business hours, you might be in luck. There’s a good chance that your dentist will fit you into the day’s schedule to accommodate your emergency.
On the other hand, if you experience a dental emergency at night, in the wee hours of the morning, or over the weekend (especially over a holiday weekend), then you might find it impossible to contact your dentist, let alone get a last-minute appointment.
Emergency Dental Services
Dentists who offer emergency services make themselves available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That includes nights, weekends, and holidays. These professionals are willing to assist patients who need them most urgently – and are willing to accommodate those patients on the spur of the moment, by working on-call.
When you call an emergency dentist, they will try to see you immediately. Usually, they’ll ask you to come into the office. Assuming your needs are strictly dental and you’re able to travel the distance to their office, you can simply head to the dental office where you’ll be taken care of.
But some emergency patients cannot get to the dentist’s office. They may be disabled, immobile, or unable to travel for some reason. For such patients, dental emergencies may go unresolved, which can result in suffering from pain or discomfort until they can finally make arrangements to see a dentist.
House call dentistry solves this problem by providing emergency dental services to patients at various locations. Instead of asking a patient to come into the office, the office (on wheels) goes to the patient. And modern technology has enabled house-call, emergency dentists to equip mobile dentistry units with enough instruments and tools to treat most dental emergencies.
Other emergency dental cases are treated in a hospital setting. Hospital dentistry is common in conjunction with medical treatments that require hospitalization, such as injuries sustained from a car accident, which may require both dental and medical attention. House call dentists can easily travel to a local hospital to treat patients in need of emergency dental care.
The Blende Dental Group’s Emergency Dentist
The Blende Dental Group and our sister organization, Bay Area House Call Dentists both offer emergency dental services in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area. We provide in-office, house-call, and hospital services for patients who need an emergency dentist.
To learn more about our emergency dental services or to immediately get in touch with an emergency dentist, please call 1.800.575.3375. You can also visit our contact page to send us a non-emergency message.
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