What is the definition of emergency care?
Emergency care is treatment that must be rendered in order to alleviate pain and/or prevent worsening of a condition that would be caused by delay. It is the primary care dentist’s responsibility to take all appropriate steps to alleviate the pain or otherwise provide palliative treatment whenever possible. Once the patient’s condition is stabilized to the degree possible, referral to a specialty dentist may be appropriate in certain circumstances.
