Our Pledge to the Parish: We’ll See You…Today!
It is printed on our materials and stitched into how we run the morning. If you are in pain, we fit you in. No prior relationship with our office required, no week-long wait for an opening, no being told to “take something and call back next week.” Reach us at 504-277-4401 or come straight to 9020 W. Judge Perez Dr. We see patients Monday through Thursday 8 to 4, Friday 8 to 3, and Saturday 8 to 1.
This is not marketing language. Our schedule is built every day with urgent openings in it on purpose, because toothaches reliably choose the worst possible hour. A family from Poydras or Meraux dealing with a broken crown on Friday deserves better than a weekend of painkillers and soft food.
Problems We Resolve the Same Day
- Toothaches and intense dental pain
- Cracked, chipped, or broken teeth
- Knocked-out teeth (minutes matter)
- Fillings or crowns that have fallen out
- Abscesses and spreading infections
- Cuts to the gums, cheeks, or lips
- Snapped denture plates and poking orthodontic wires
For first aid guidance and a closer look at how each situation is treated, our emergency dental care page covers the details. And because urgent dentistry sits inside our complete general dentistry services in Chalmette, every bit of follow-up care happens with the same team.
Calling Ahead vs. Walking Straight In
Both work. If you can, call 504-277-4401 on your way in so the team can prep a room and pull together what your situation likely needs; a knocked-out tooth handled by a ready team beats a knocked-out tooth handled by a surprised one. If calling is not realistic, just come to 9020 W. Judge Perez Dr. and tell the front desk what happened and when it started. Either way, an emergency patient gets evaluated first and scheduled treatment after, so nobody waits in the lobby with an ice pack while the day’s routine appointments roll on untouched. Severe facial swelling with fever or trouble swallowing needs urgent medical care, and we will tell you that honestly if you call with those symptoms.
Your First Moves After a Dental Emergency
Take a breath, then call us so we know you are coming. For a knocked-out tooth, keep it moist and aim to arrive within 30 minutes; every one of them counts. A bad toothache responds to warm salt water rinses and an over-the-counter pain reliever while you are en route from Arabi or wherever the day had you.
Swelling paired with fever, or swelling that interferes with breathing or swallowing, is a medical emergency: seek urgent care immediately. Everything else, bring to us and let the dental team take over.
Walking In, Step by Step
Urgent care should be the least complicated part of a bad day. No referral letters, no stack of forms standing between you and being seen, and zero judgment about when you last saw a dentist. First-time visitors and decades-long patients get the same prompt, respectful attention.
Tell the front desk it is an emergency. We gather the essential details, take focused X-rays to locate the problem, and handle the pain first. Before checkout, you will have a concrete follow-up plan, whether that means a crown appointment, a tooth extraction, or a simple return to routine cleanings.
Same-Day Care That Respects Your Budget
Nobody plans a line item for a cracked molar. We accept most major dental insurance plans and Medicaid for children, and unexpected treatment can be broken into monthly payments through CareCredit and Sunbit. Details live on our financial options page, and you will see and approve costs before treatment begins, not after. If you would like to know who will be treating you, feel free to meet our doctors first, and our hours and location page shows every window we are open, Saturdays included.
Frequently Asked Questions About Same-Day Emergency Visits
Pain Today? Walk In Today.
Our schedule holds room for emergencies every day we are open. Call 504-277-4401 or head to our Chalmette office and get back to feeling normal.
Come See Us
Conveniently Located in Chalmette
9020 W. Judge Perez Dr.Chalmette, LA 70043(504) 277-4401
- Mon–Thu8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Saturday8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- SundayClosed