Emergency Dental Care at Weekends and Holidays in Bogazkent
Trouble on a holiday does not have to be left until the next working day.
Why dental emergencies cluster on holidays
On holidays the routine changes: meal times shift, hard and sugary foods increase and brushing slips, so a long-silent cavity or crack begins to speak.
The second reason is postponement — a mild twinge noticed midweek and left "until after the holiday" becomes an advanced problem exactly then. The third is the wait itself: when people assume everywhere is closed, infection spreads while they delay.
Before setting out at the weekend
- Call as you leave so preparation is complete when you arrive
- Bring the fragment, crown or denture with you
- Carry a knocked-out tooth in milk; never let it dry
- Prepare a list of the medicines you take
- Tell us about chronic conditions and allergies at the outset
- For swelling apply cold outside the cheek, never heat
- Do not drive on a long road in severe pain
How things run on public and religious holidays
On religious holidays nothing changes: the clinic is open, the phone is answered, radiographs are taken and treatment is carried out. There is no duty roster to search and no ringing round to find somewhere open.
Because you are coming a long way we try to complete as much as possible in one visit. Call before you set out: we listen, give first-aid guidance and prepare while you travel, so work begins as soon as you arrive.
Before You Arrive from Bogazkent: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Bogazkent does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Bogazkent
What you should do before setting out from Bogazkent depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Bogazkent, using the wrong measure can make things worse, so it matters which page you read — applying heat to swelling spreads the infection, and placing a painkiller tablet on the tooth burns the gum.
- Toothache
- Dental abscess and facial swelling
- A broken or cracked tooth
- A knocked-out tooth
- Bleeding after an extraction
What calling achieves for Bogazkent
Calling as you set out from Bogazkent does two things: you receive first-aid guidance suited to your situation, and the radiograph and surgery are prepared while you travel. For patients coming from across Serik, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Bogazkent
For a patient attending as an emergency from Bogazkent, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Bogazkent
Examination and a radiograph, opening the canal to release pressure, draining an abscess, stopping bleeding, temporarily sealing a broken tooth, splinting a loose tooth and adjusting a poking orthodontic wire are all completed the same night for a patient from Bogazkent as well.
Left to a later visit for Bogazkent
For a patient from Emergency in Bogazkent, completing the root filling, making a crown or onlay, the permanent restoration and the implant and prosthetic stages are done at planned appointments. If you are coming from Bogazkent, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Serik repeatedly.
