Urgent visits
When it can't wait
For a life-threatening emergency, call 911. For a problem with a tooth or after surgery, call the office first.
In a life-threatening emergency, call 911. Trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling that spreads to your face, eye or neck, and bleeding that will not stop all need an emergency room.
- Swelling that spreads to your face, eye or neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, a serious blow to the head, or bleeding that won't stop needs emergency care now. Go to an emergency room or call 911. If a tooth is knocked out or broken, call our office right away.
What to do first
Call us the same day if any of these apply after surgery or with a painful tooth.
Bleeding
Bite on clean gauze with firm pressure for a while. If it keeps soaking through, call us. If it will not stop, go to an emergency room.
Swelling or fever
Some swelling after surgery is normal. Swelling that keeps growing, a fever or a bad taste that does not fade needs a call to the office.
Numbness that does not fade
Numbness in the lip, chin or tongue after the numbing should wear off. If it has not, tell us.
A tooth knocked out or broken
Hold the tooth by the crown, keep it moist in milk and call the office right away.
How urgent visits work
We keep time open for urgent problems when we can, and we can't promise a visit on the same day.
Call first
The coordinator asks a few questions, never for health details by email, and tells you when to come in or where to go.
Outside office hours
The office phone is not staffed. If it is a life-threatening emergency, call 911. For anything else, call when we open.
Billing
An urgent visit is billed like any other. We give you a written estimate before treatment when we can.
How fees work
Call the office first
(785) 555-0100. Monday to Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday until noon.