Appointment Arrangements for Shift Workers
When the hours suit you, treatment is not postponed — and if it is not postponed, it stays simple.
Why postponing takes longer
Dental problems do not stop on their own; they only change stage. Decay at the enamel margin is closed with a short filling in one visit. Once it reaches the dentine the filling grows; at the nerve it needs root canal treatment and a crown; at the root tip, extraction and an implant. Each stage takes longer and more visits.
Planning around your shift
- An early morning appointment after a night shift
- Before a morning shift or after an evening one
- We are open at weekends and on public holidays
- Long treatments can be combined into one visit
- Several people from one household can be seen consecutively
- In an emergency you can come without an appointment
Combining long treatments
For patients with many procedures, combining rather than spreading visits is usually better: several fillings can be done in one session, and other work in the same area added to the same appointment. Tell us how many procedures and how much time you have, and we will build the appointment around it.
Getting Here, Booking and Emergencies from Fabrikalar
Route, booking and emergency arrangements for patients from Fabrikalar.
Getting here from Fabrikalar
Fabrikalar lies in the Kepez district of Antalya; Kepez is one of the central districts, about 6 kilometres from the clinic. We also see patients from neighbouring areas that share the route from Fabrikalar, such as Altıayak, Aydoğmuş, Çankaya, Esentepe. You can ask for the location on WhatsApp when travelling from Fabrikalar.
Appointments for Fabrikalar
At this distance, splitting treatment into visits is no problem for patients from Fabrikalar, and attending reviews is easy too. As with patients from Kepez generally, appointments for families from Fabrikalar can be scheduled consecutively.
Emergencies from Fabrikalar
Setting out from Fabrikalar at night is quick; come without delay in an emergency, and calling as you leave means preparation is done in advance. For patients coming from Dental Clinic in Fabrikalar, the clinic is open 24/7 and in an emergency the order is set by severity rather than arrival time. For spreading facial swelling, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or toothache with fever, go to the nearest emergency department.
Decay in Baby Teeth: The 'They Will Fall Out Anyway' Mistake
Baby teeth may be temporary, but their functions are not. A decayed baby tooth does not only shorten its own life; it affects the permanent tooth beneath, jaw development and the child's nutrition.
The four jobs of a baby tooth
All four are disrupted when one is lost early:
- Chewing: dietary variety and the first stage of digestion
- Space maintenance: keeping the place open for the permanent tooth beneath
- Speech: correct production of sounds depends on the front teeth
- Jaw growth: chewing stimulus guides development of the bone
Why decay progresses faster
The enamel and dentine of a baby tooth are markedly thinner than in a permanent one, while the pulp is proportionally larger. Decay that looks small on the surface can therefore reach the nerve quickly. What takes months in an adult is measured in weeks in a child. A 'let us watch it' approach is accordingly less valid in baby teeth.
The effect on the permanent tooth
Infection at the root tip of a baby tooth sits next to the developing permanent tooth bud just beneath it. Prolonged inflammation can disturb that tooth's enamel formation, and it erupts with white-brown mottling or a deformity. That damage is permanent and cannot be corrected later, only masked.
