From Central Park or the Chain of Lakes Trailhead, our office is a mile and a half north up US 17, four to eight minutes in normal traffic. We see downtown Winter Haven patients the same day, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Call (863) 555-0170 first and a chair is ready when you arrive.
The $70 is a minimum fee for patients paying without insurance. It covers a limited, problem-focused emergency exam (ADA code D0140) and the X-ray needed to diagnose the tooth. Treatment is priced separately and quoted to you in writing before any work starts.
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How far is our office from downtown Winter Haven?
About a mile and a half. Our office is at 1178 Havendale Blvd NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881, on Havendale Boulevard NW just west of where US 17 crosses it. From the downtown blocks around Central Park, Lake Howard and Lake Silver, that's a straight run north on US 17 (6th Street NW, which becomes 8th Street NW) and a left onto Havendale. Four to eight minutes, depending on the lights.
Polk State College's Winter Haven campus and Winter Haven Hospital on First Street North are a similar distance from us, so students and hospital staff with a lunchtime toothache are a few minutes away. The Chain of Lakes Trail passes not far from the office if you'd rather ride than drive, though we'd suggest driving with a toothache. The 33880 and 33881 zip codes are both in our closest ring.
Same-day emergency dental care for downtown Winter Haven patients
We keep room in every weekday for emergencies, and we open at 8:00 AM. That's earlier than most offices in the county, which matters when a tooth kept you up all night. Call during office hours and the front desk gives you a time today; call after 2:00 PM or on a weekend and the answering service holds you the first slot the next business morning.
We don't take walk-ins. From downtown you're close enough that calling from the car works fine; the call is what gets the room, the X-ray and the dentist ready. Everything from the exam to the treatment happens in our office: extractions, root canals, abscess drainage, broken tooth repair, knocked-out teeth, lost crowns. Our dentists do the work; nobody sends you across town for the procedure.
What an emergency dental visit costs for downtown Winter Haven patients
If you're paying without insurance, the visit starts at $70 for the exam and X-ray. That's the cost of finding out what's wrong. Treatment is priced separately, and our dentist writes the figure down before starting; you decide whether to go ahead. If you have a PPO plan we accept, the exam and X-ray are billed to your plan.
We accept most PPO dental plans and several Medicare Advantage plans, and Cherry and CareCredit financing are available for patients who'd rather spread the cost. The full insurance list is on our cost and insurance page.
Getting here from downtown Winter Haven
From Central Park and Avenue A: head to US 17 (3rd Street SW south of Central Avenue, 6th Street NW north of it) and drive north. After about a mile, US 17 jogs onto 8th Street NW. Turn left at Havendale Boulevard NW; the office is a short distance along on Havendale. Parking on site.
From Winter Haven Hospital and First Street North: First Street north to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (State Road 544), west across US 17, where it becomes Havendale Boulevard. A few minutes.
From Polk State College: west to US 17 or First Street, then north to State Road 544 and west.
From Lake Howard and the southwest side: Avenue O NW or Havendale Boulevard itself, heading northwest.
If US 17 is backed up around the Havendale intersection, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from First Street reaches the same spot from the east.
After hours for downtown Winter Haven patients
We close at 2:00 PM and are closed Saturday and Sunday. The phone at (863) 555-0170 is answered by a real person regardless, and they hold you the first opening at 8:00 AM the next business day. The after-hours page covers what to do for pain overnight. If your face is swelling fast or it's hard to swallow, Winter Haven Hospital's emergency department on First Street North is closer to you than we are; go there, then call us.
Emergency dental services for downtown patients
A severe toothache that started during a shift downtown can usually be diagnosed and treated at one visit. A wisdom tooth that flared up mid-semester is looked at the same day, and if it needs to come out, wisdom tooth extraction is done in our office. Chipped a tooth on the lakefront? Bring the piece; broken tooth repair is often a same-day fix. Every service we offer is listed on the service area page alongside the other neighborhoods we cover.
Frequently asked questions
Can I be seen the same morning if I call from downtown at 8am?
Usually, yes. Call (863) 555-0170 when we open at 8:00 AM, tell the front desk what's wrong, and you'll typically have a time within a couple of hours. The five-minute drive means you can wait at home or at work rather than in our lobby.
Is there parking?
Yes, on site. You won't be circling downtown blocks looking for a space.
Which is closer for a swollen face, your office or the hospital?
From downtown, Winter Haven Hospital on First Street North is closer, and for swelling that affects breathing or swallowing, high fever, or a facial injury, it's the right first stop. For a swollen gum or one swollen cheek with normal swallowing, call us for a same-day abscess appointment.
¿Atienden en español?
Sí. During office hours our staff speak Spanish, on the phone and in the office. Call and explain what's wrong in whichever language is easier; the visit, including the written price, can run in Spanish.