Kansas Coronavirus Notice What is a Dental Emergency Poster

What is a Dental Emergency?	Department of Healthand Environment	
For more information, visit MouthHealthy.org/virus.	
Dental care	 you can
reschedule for another time:	Dental care that you 	should 
have taken care of by a 
dentist at this time:	
• 	Regular visits for exams, cleanings, 
and x-rays	
• 	Regular visits for braces	
• 	Removal of teeth that aren’t painful	
• 	Treatment of cavities that aren’t 
painful	
• 	Tooth whitening	
• 	Bleeding that doesn’t stop	
• 	Painful swelling in or around your 
mouth	
• 	Pain in a tooth, teeth or jaw bone	
• 	Gum infection with pain or swelling	
• 	After surgery treatment (dressing 
change, stitch removal)	
• 	Broken or knocked out tooth	
• 	Denture adjustment for people receiving 
radiation or other treatment for cancer	
• 	Snipping or adjusting wire of braces 
that hurts your check or gums	
• 	Biopsy of abnormal tissue	
The American Dental Association (ADA) recognizes that members of the public have questions\
 about 
whether they should continue to visit their dentist during the COVID-19 \
pandemic. Because the ADA 
is currently recommending dentists close their offices to all but emergency care, we have provided 
guidelines to help patients determine when to consult with their dentist\
 as to whether care should be 
rescheduled. When in doubt, please call your dentist to determine the be\
st course of action.