He lives very close to the office, so he does not mind seeing patients after hours in a true emergency. All that he asks is that you respect his time. Unless a tooth breaks, suddenly loses a filling or because of trauma, teeth do not suddenly start to hurt.
Dental pain is normally a gradual warning sign that needs to be attended to as soon as possible.
Press 2 before the message ends. After you hear the second message, leave your name, your phone number and give a brief description of your emergency. The compute will call Dr. Howell on his cell phone and deliver the message. When Dr. Howell is out of town, he will have the office answer machine give you the number of a colleague who will take care of his emergencies until he returns. For more information on tooth aches and other dental emergencies, please click here .