Emergency Dentist Sunshine Coast : call before 10am and see a dentist today

All eight: Caloundra, Maroochydore, Kawana, Bli Bli, Baringa, Sippy Downs, Tewantin and Beerwah. The Same Day Emergency Guarantee applies across all of them: call before 10am on a day we are open and you will be seen that day, at your nearest practice with availability.

Not in the sense of a dentist in a chair at 2am. The after-hours services that advertise on the Coast usually provide an assessment, pain relief and a temporary fix at a premium, with the proper treatment booked for later. For anything dangerous, such as spreading swelling or a facial injury, Sunshine Coast University Hospital has a 24-hour emergency department. For everything else, call your nearest Avenue Dental practice before 10am and you will be seen that day for $95.

No. Avenue Dental is a private practice, and the emergency appointment is $95, which covers the consultation and X-ray. Children eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule may have some treatment covered through Medicare, and we can check eligibility when you call. Adults with a Pensioner Concession, Health Care or Seniors Card may be eligible for free emergency care through Queensland Health’s public dental service, via the Oral Health Call Centre on 1300 300 850.

That is what having eight practices is for. If your closest one cannot fit you in that day, reception will book you into the next nearest Avenue Dental practice that can, and the guarantee still applies. Maroochydore, Kawana and Sippy Downs are all within a short drive of each other, as are Caloundra, Baringa and Beerwah.

You can, but for toothache alone an emergency department will generally give pain relief and refer you to a dentist, because they cannot treat the tooth. Go to hospital if the pain comes with swelling spreading towards the eye or neck, a fever, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or an injury to the face or jaw. For toothache without those signs, a dentist is the right place, and we can see you today.

Anything painful, bleeding, swollen or broken that should not wait for a routine appointment: severe toothache, a knocked-out or broken tooth, a lost filling or crown, an abscess or mild facial swelling, bleeding that will not settle after an extraction, or a wisdom tooth flaring up. If you are not sure, call and describe it. We would rather see you than have you wait.

At Avenue Dental the emergency appointment is $95 at every one of our eight practices, covering the consultation and X-ray. Any emergency treatment done on the day, such as a temporary filling or re-cementing a crown, is quoted to you before it is done. Treatment to repair the tooth properly is discussed once you are out of pain, with the cost of each option explained, and payment plans are available.

Call anyway. The guarantee applies to calls before 10am, but with eight practices we can usually still fit you in the same day, and if not you will be offered the earliest available appointment, usually the next morning. If you are in severe pain, say so when you call.

No. Anyone on the Sunshine Coast with a dental emergency can call. If it is your first visit, we take a few minutes on your medical history before treatment, which is part of keeping you safe.

Yes. Children’s dental emergencies, from a knocked-out or chipped tooth to toothache, are seen under the same guarantee at all eight practices. Call before 10am and we will see them that day, and we can check whether the Child Dental Benefits Schedule applies.

Only if that is clearly the right thing for the tooth and you have decided it with the dentist. The emergency visit is about diagnosis and pain relief. Some teeth can be removed on the day if it is the best option and you are comfortable going ahead; many are settled first, with the decision made once you are out of pain and have the options and costs in front of you. If a larger treatment is needed, IV sedation and general anaesthetic are available at our Sunshine Coast practices, assessed for suitability first.