Access from Gundogdu at Weekends and on Holidays
The area's busiest days are exactly when most dental practices are closed.
Why more problems appear on holidays
Eating changes on holidays: more hard nuts, sticky sweets and iced drinks, all of which can fracture a filled or cracked tooth. In children, more time outdoors brings more injuries from falls and collisions. Postponement adds to it — a mild complaint noticed midweek waits because there is no convenient time, and turns into pain just when open practices are hardest to find.
What can still be done on a holiday
- Examination and panoramic radiography
- Starting root canal treatment and relieving pressure
- Abscess drainage
- Temporarily sealing a fractured tooth
- Splinting a displaced tooth
- Bringing post-extraction bleeding under control
- Urgent extraction where it is needed
Using the journey time well
The drive from Gundogdu can be turned into preparation. Calling before you set out means first-aid guidance on the phone and everything ready at the clinic while you travel, so there is no wait on arrival. It also helps us complete as much as possible in a single visit: knowing the problem in advance means the right imaging and materials are ready, and if there is more than one issue we can plan which can be dealt with in the same session.
Before You Arrive from Gundogdu: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Gundogdu does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Gundogdu
What you should do before setting out from Gundogdu depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Gundogdu, 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 Gundogdu
Calling as you set out from Gundogdu 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 Manavgat, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Gundogdu
For a patient attending as an emergency from Gundogdu, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Gundogdu
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 Gundogdu as well.
Left to a later visit for Gundogdu
For a patient from Emergency in Gundogdu, 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 Gundogdu, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Manavgat repeatedly.
