Emergency dental disclaimer
Important information about using DentistGrid during a dental emergency.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 (or your local emergency number) now. Signs that require emergency care include: difficulty breathing or swallowing, swelling of the face or neck, uncontrolled bleeding, high fever with mouth pain, or trauma to the head or jaw.
DentistGrid is not an emergency service
DentistGrid is an informational directory. We do not provide dental care, triage, dispatch, or after-hours coverage. Listings labeled "Emergency dentist" are providers who told us — or whose NPPES taxonomy or claimed profile indicates — that they accept emergency or walk-in patients. We do not verify that any specific practice has a free appointment slot, an on-call dentist tonight, or any particular service available right now.
If you have a dental emergency
- If symptoms are life-threatening (see the red box above), call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
- Call your regular dentist's after-hours line. Many offices route after-hours calls to an on-call provider.
- Use DentistGrid to find a nearby provider who lists emergency or walk-in availability, then call before going. Listed hours and availability are not real-time.
- If you cannot reach a dentist and need urgent evaluation (severe pain, dental trauma, infection), go to an urgent care clinic or emergency department.
What we do not guarantee
- That a listed emergency dentist is currently open, accepting new patients, or accepting your insurance.
- That a phone number on a listing reaches an on-call dentist after hours.
- Wait times, prices, or scope of emergency services offered.
See also: medical disclaimer, insurance accuracy, and our general terms of use.