Do Emergency Rooms Have Dentists? What They Can Actually Do
Emergency Dental Care8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerAlmost never. Hospital emergency departments are staffed by emergency physicians, not dentists, and only a small number of large hospitals have any dental coverage at all. An ER can diagnose you, image you, treat an infection, and manage pain. It cannot do a filling, a root canal, or in most cases an extraction....
Why Is Your Face Swelling Up? A Dentist’s Triage Guide
Emergency Dental Care8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerFacial swelling from a tooth means an infection has spread out of the tooth and into the surrounding tissue, and it is the one dental symptom that can genuinely turn serious. Go to an emergency room now if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling under your jaw or in the floor of...
Are Dentists Open on Weekends? What to Do Until Monday
Emergency Dental Care7 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerMost dental offices in Frisco, ours included, are closed on weekends. We are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. That sounds like a problem until you know which dental emergencies genuinely cannot wait until Monday morning, which is a short list, and what to do with the rest. A knocked...