Vaughn Family Dental has your emergency dental needs covered!
Whether it’s a sharp pain out of nowhere, a cracked tooth due to an accident, or inflamed gums, don’t wait to be “fit in” somewhere. You should never have to sit around and wait while suffering from pain in your mouth.
Give us a call at (816) 350-9988 to find out when we can get you in to see us.
You must never ignore toothache, because pain is our body’s way of telling us something isn’t right. Mild or intermittent toothache can be temporarily managed with over-the-counter painkillers, and should prompt you to book the next available appointment with your dentist.
If you knock one or more of your teeth out, you must see an emergency dentist as soon as possible. Sometimes, your dentist will be able to re-implant the tooth in the socket; you may be able to do this yourself –be careful to only touch the crown of the root because touching the root can damage it, clean it with saliva, and attempt to put it back in the socket. Don’t ever force it in, though, as this can cause further problems.
If the bleeding of your gums is excessive, recurring, and even leaves your gums aching - you’ve got some warning bells to pay attention to. These are some of the most common signs of gum disease. If your gums are aching or swelling, your dentist will need to examine what’s actually going on.
We are happy to contact your insurance to obtain your benefit information and help you achieve as much coverage as possible. Please update us with any new changes in insurance so we can verify your benefits!
4437 S. River Blvd. Ste. 110 Independence, Missouri 64055
(816) 350-9988
Mon-Thurs: 8am – 5pm
Dear Patients,
We hope this letter finds you and your family in good health. Our community has been through a lot over the last few months, and all of us are looking forward to resuming our normal habits and routines. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to your safety.
Infection control has always been a top priority for our practice and you may have seen this during your visits to our office. Our infection control processes are made so that when you receive care, it’s both safe and comfortable. We want to tell you about the infection control procedures we follow in our practice in accordance with American Dental Association (ADA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to keep patients and staff safe. Before you enter the examination room, all surfaces, such as the dental chair, cabinet handles & countertops have been cleaned & disinfected which hospital grade disinfectants. Some equipment will have protective covers on them which are replaced after each patient. Disposable instruments & needles are never reused. After each use, all non-disposable dental instruments receive the highest level of medical sterilization available. Before seeing each patient everyone in the treatment team washes their hands & puts on a new pair of gloves. These processes have always been of utmost importance in our office & will continue to be the standards we uphold for the community.
You may see some changes when it is time for your next appointment as well. We made these changes to help protect our patients and staff. For example:
• Our office will communicate with you beforehand to ask some screening questions. You’ll be asked those same questions again when you are in the office.
• When you arrive at the office, please call to inform us that you have arrived. We ask that patients wait in their car until we are ready to see them. This will decrease patient to patient contact.
• We will take your temperature after you arrive to ensure no patients are seen with a fever.
• We have hand sanitizer that we will ask you to use when you enter the office.
• You may see that our waiting room will no longer offer magazines, coffee bar, children’s toys and so forth, since those items are difficult to clean and disinfect.
• We will do our best to allow greater time between patients to reduce waiting times for you, as well as to reduce the number of patients in the reception area at any one time.
• We are also asking patients to not bring additional people with them to their appointment such as significant others or children unless they are also being seen that day.
We look forward to seeing you again and are happy to answer any questions you may have about the steps we take to keep you, and every patient, safe in our practice.
Thank you for being our patient. We value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming back our patients, neighbors and friends.
Sincerely,
Dr. Vaughn and Team