When emergencies catch you off-guard, you don’t want to be stuck scrolling the internet in search of a suitable care provider. General medicine has 911, emergency rooms, and urgent care centers, but what’s the dental equivalent? That would be an emergency dentist.

Since most dental offices are independent practices, it’s helpful to choose a go-to emergency dentist before dental disasters strike. But what should you look for? Keep reading to find out!

Do you ever wish that bottomless bags were real? Then you could simply store everything you could ever need in one easily accessible location. That would certainly make handling surprise dental emergencies a lot simpler!

You might not be able to conveniently shove all your urgent oral supplies into your purse, but with a dental emergency kit, you can come pretty close. Here’s a list of the type of items you should include.