One patient whom he saw recently needed six teeth extracted. View Gallery: 24-hour dental clinic opens in Indianapolis When such people do show up at the dentist's office, they tend to have multiple problems, said Stratman, who founded ImmediaDent. About 40% of adults have not seen a dentist in the past year, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tolbert is not unusual in avoiding dentists. Within a few hours of his arrival, around 7:30 p.m., he had a root canal, temporary crown and cap and was on his way. The Internet delivered, turning up Ferreira's clinic, just a 25-minute drive from Tolbert's Mooresville home. "I had to find a dentist to get a quick fix," he said. With no one to call, he turned to the Internet for help, not wanting to miss work on Monday or show up toothless. It had been a few years since he had seen a dentist, and it likely would have been a few more if he hadn't knocked out a front tooth in a Sunday basketball game. haven't been going to the dentist on a regular basis," Ringenberg said. overnight, typically sees 12 to 14 patients a night. Thomas Ringenberg, the dentist who staffs the clinic from 5 p.m.
"Everybody that has a toothache at 7, they're getting there as it is closing."įerreira opened Midwest Oral Health on the ground floor of an apartment building two years ago, and because she and her husband, dentist Dean Stratman, live six floors above the clinic, she realized it would be convenient to add a 24-hour clinic.ĭr. "It usually gets busier toward the end of the night," she said. Surveys show that many Americans don't think about dentistry until a tooth starts throbbing. She noticed that people would stream in toward the latter part of the day. 24 Hour Dental Care saw 330 patients in February.įerreira first experienced extended-hours dental care while working at a Canton, Ohio, ImmediaDent, which was open 9 a.m. Shirley Ferreira, founder of 24 Hour Dental Care, searched the Internet and found emergency dental services but no fully staffed clinics.ĭemand for the service is growing.
In December, a Fletcher Place dentist opened what she believes is the nation's first 24-hour, walk-in dental clinic.
If your car crashes on the way, you can head to the emergency room.īut if you develop a toothache or other dental emergency after-hours? In most places, you're out of luck. craving for chili cheese fries at a Steak 'n Shake. INDIANAPOLIS - You can pick up toiletries at a drugstore at all hours of the day and night.
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