More Americans seeking dental treatment at the ER | The Asbury Park Press NJ | APP.com

More Americans seeking dental treatment at the ER | The Asbury Park Press NJ | APP.com: “Emergency rooms are really the canary in the coal mine. If people are showing up in the ER for dental care, then we’ve got big holes in the delivery of care,” said Shelly Gehshan, director of Pew’s children’s dental campaign. “It’s just like pouring money down a hole. It’s the wrong service, in the wrong setting, at the wrong time.”

The typical emergency room treatment for a dental disorder is an antibiotic and pain reliever.