I read it but I assumed you were talking about your kid.
It makes sense that you would call all around for a kid because the kid comes to you for help. It doesn't make sense to call around town for a man.
I got the kid/husband confusion just like you said you did.
When I was 10 years old, I asked my mother when I needed something. I should be quite capable of doing it myself now. See how that just makes more sense?
Or maybe Shadow was just trying to help her husband, who was in pretty decent pain from the sound of it, instead of telling him, "You're an adult, so find a dentist yourself." ;)