We realize that you can’t exactly plan out emergencies. After all, they pop up at the most inconvenient times! When urgent dental care is needed, then, Drs. Goodwill and Majidian of Cornerstone Dental will be here for you. These two make emergency care a top priority, even building extra time into their schedules to accommodate patients. So, if a dental emergency has you suddenly sidelined, call us now and we’ll see you as soon as possible.
Cornerstone Dental offers after-hours emergency service to their patients of record. Patients will be questioned over the phone about their dental emergency and instructions will be given or the doctor will be contacted, depending on the severity of the emergency. Please note that a teledentistry fee does apply after the on-call dentist is contacted. After-hours phone coverage is Monday-Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm and Saturday-Sunday 8 am to 8 pm. The line will also be answered if the dental office is closed during regularly scheduled business hours. To access the after-hours service, please call the dental office at 701-237-3583 and follow the voicemail instructions.
Often enough, patients don’t know what to expect from emergency dental visits. Still, there’s no need to worry if that fact applies to you. When it comes to your urgent dental care, you can expect these things to take place:
Urgent dental care varies from patient to patient, and the issue in question can have different potential causes. Whatever your emergency, though, call us – we’ll provide instructions on how to manage your problem until you can get to the dental office. Depending on your situation, our care tips can help address the following conditions:
After dealing with the initial shock and pain of a dental emergency, you might start to worry about how much treatment will cost. There is no one answer because dental emergencies come in many different forms and severities. When we recommend the services that we have deemed necessary to restore your oral health, we will also give you a reliable estimate along with a review of your payment options so that you don’t have to stress out about fitting the cost of emergency dentistry in Fargo into your budget.
The overall cost of emergency care is unique for every patient. First, you need to consider the base cost of the initial emergency visit, during which a personalized treatment plan is devised based on the damage that has been done. Then you have to take the individual cost of whatever procedures are needed to stop your pain and repair the damage done to your teeth and gums. It’s basically impossible to know how much you’ll end up paying for your treatment until we’ve taken a look at your teeth, but all of the relevant pricing information will be made available for you before we begin your treatment.
Insurance plans tend to differ somewhat in the treatments they cover and how much coverage they provide, but generally speaking, you can expect your plan to help pay for most of the treatments most commonly associated with dental emergencies, like root canal therapy and dental crowns. Coverage is usually in the range of 50% to 80%, with smaller treatments usually getting better coverage.
Another way to make it easier to pay for emergency care is to apply for third-party financing. This makes it so you don’t have to pay everything all at once; you can instead break the cost up and pay in monthly installments. Our office accepts both CareCredit and LendingClub, two financing companies trusted by health professionals across the country. Our team can help you with the application process right now if you call our office. When helping you figure out ways to pay for emergency care, we’ll go over your financing options in more detail as well as your available methods of payment.
You can save a lot of money on your dental care just by making sure dental emergencies never happen. Not every accident can be predicted or avoided, but a steady routine of brushing and flossing every day in conjunction with regular dental checkups can go a long way towards preventing decay and infection in your mouth. Also, if you notice anything wrong with your teeth and gums, you can protect yourself from more serious problems by seeking care right away instead of putting it off. Small cracks and cavities tend to require less expensive care than damage that already affects a large part of the tooth.
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