Our ER basically gives them pain meds, and tells them to get to a dentist. Sometimes they give them antibiotics if they have an abcess, but they don’t do any actual dental work.
Yeah thats because we’re doctors in the ER not dentists. And lots of our “ toothache” patients are notorious drug seekers.
I hate seeing dental patients in the ER. It’s a waste of the patients time and mine. And I always love the “ I don’t have dental insurance” explanation for why they are in the ER. Usually they have money for their cell phone, smokes, drugs and tattoos , but not for the dentist.