In a situation where your mouth is in urgent need of treatment, it’s important to know who you should contact for care. If you have a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately. However, many dental emergencies – such as severe toothaches – don’t put your life at immediate risk, but they still need to be looked at by a professional as soon as possible. Since the doctors at emergency rooms often lack the training and means to treat urgent dental issues, you’ll be more likely to get the care you need if you call your dentist.

Our office offers urgent appointments for patients with emergency dental situations, and we’ll aim to see you as quickly as we can. At your emergency appointment, we’ll ask about your symptoms, examine your mouth, and narrow down the source of the problem. Then we’ll give you our recommendations for treatment in order to stop your pain and fully address the underlying cause.

First, write down everything you’re looking for in a new dental practice. You probably want a dentist who is close to your home or your place of work so that you don’t have to worry about driving too far for your appointments. Other factors you may want to consider are whether the practice has hours that work with your schedule as well as whether they offer specific kinds of services.

After defining what you’re looking for, you can start searching for dental practices that have these traits. When you’ve found a practice that you’re interested in, you can explore their website to learn more about them; for example, you may read over the biographies of the dentists at the practice to see what their credentials are.

When you need to have a tooth removed, our team will give you an estimate of what you can expect the cost to look like based on the specifics of your situation. In the United States, the fee for a tooth extraction often falls in the range of $150 to $400. The number of teeth involved with the procedure and the difficulty of the extraction are two of the factors that will need to be taken into account when determining the final amount that you will need to pay.

Becoming a dentist in the United States involves the following steps:

• Earning a bachelor’s degree (ideally while getting high grades in a major that heavily focuses on math and science).
• Enrolling in an accredited dental school.
• Earning a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS).

It usually takes four years to complete dental school. However, any dentist who wishes to enter one of the 12 dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association will need to continue attending school for at least three more years.