Weekend and Holiday Access from Kepez in Akseki
Dental emergencies turn up mostly on the days everything is assumed to be shut.
The working arrangement does not change on holidays
We keep no separate arrangement for weekends, public holidays or religious holidays — the clinic is open the same way every day. On a Saturday afternoon or the second day of a holiday, radiographs are taken, root canals opened, abscesses drained and urgent extractions carried out just as usual. That removes the need to hunt for a duty practice: rosters are not always current, the listed practice may be closed and there may be no dentist that day. Trying to verify all that before a long drive is where most of the time is lost. You can call and come directly.
What comes up most at weekends and on holidays
- Long-postponed decay turning painful during the break
- A tooth or filling broken on sweets or hard nuts
- A crown, veneer or bridge that has come loose
- A denture that has broken or no longer fits
- Gum swelling and an abscess growing over the holiday
- Pain around a wisdom tooth with difficulty opening the mouth
- Dental injuries in children after play and falls
Setting out on mountain roads and in winter conditions
The road down from Akseki to central Antalya is mountainous, and in winter the higher stretches can bring fog, ice and snow. Check the weather and road conditions before you leave, make sure the car is equipped for winter and try not to drive alone. Do not take the wheel in severe pain or after a painkiller — have someone with you. Call us as you set out: over this distance we give first-aid guidance on the phone and finish preparing while you travel, so there is no wait when you arrive. For an older patient, bringing a list of medicines, details of any blood thinner and previous radiographs makes it much easier to plan the night's procedure safely.
Before You Arrive from Kepez: What to Do in the First Hour
What you can do before setting out from Kepez does not replace treatment, but it keeps the situation from worsening and buys you time.
Before leaving Kepez
What you should do before setting out from Kepez depends on your complaint, and detailed first-aid steps for each are on the relevant page. On the way from Emergency in Kepez, 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 Kepez
Calling as you set out from Kepez 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 Akseki, this arrangement noticeably shortens the wait.
What an Emergency Visit Covers for a Patient from Kepez
For a patient attending as an emergency from Kepez, the aim is to stop the pain and the infection; definitive work is left to a planned appointment.
Completed the same night for Kepez
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 Kepez as well.
Left to a later visit for Kepez
For a patient from Emergency in Kepez, 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 Kepez, these are combined according to your journey and given to you in writing, so you do not have to travel from Akseki repeatedly.
