Our Osprey office is about 5.5 miles south of Gulf Gate on US 41, a 10 to 15 minute drive. Gulf Gate patients get same-day appointments on weekdays, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Call (941) 207-8431 and we'll set a time aside for you. We can't take walk-ins, so please don't drive down without calling.
The $99 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 Osprey office from Gulf Gate?
About 5.5 road miles, and 10 to 15 minutes depending on how the Trail is moving. Gulf Gate lies north of Vamo along US 41, around Gulf Gate Drive and Beneva Road, with Stickney Point Road (State Road 72), the south bridge to Siesta Key, and South Gate Ridge close by. Our office is at 416 S Tamiami Trl Ste F4, Osprey, FL 34229, on US 41 (South Tamiami Trail), the main road through Osprey.
Between Gulf Gate and Osprey, US 41 runs through Vamo and past Historic Spanish Point, which is about a mile north of our door. Once you're on the Trail there are no turns to make. Parking is on site.
What an emergency dental visit costs for Gulf Gate patients
The exam and X-ray are $99 for patients paying without insurance. Fixing it is priced separately, and our dentists put that price in writing and hand it to you before any work starts. You decide from there.
If you have a PPO plan, the exam and X-ray are billed to your plan. Sunbit, Cherry and CareCredit financing can be arranged, and most PPO dental insurance plans are accepted here. Our page on cost and insurance has the full breakdown.
Getting here from Gulf Gate
Every route from Gulf Gate ends the same way, southbound on US 41 for about ten minutes.
- Gulf Gate Drive: follow it to US 41 and turn south. This is the direct option from the center of the neighborhood, near the Gulf Gate Library and Gulf Gate Elementary School.
- Beneva Road: from the east side of Gulf Gate, take Beneva Road to US 41, then south. Sarasota County Fire Station 11 is in Gulf Gate too.
- Stickney Point Road: from around Sun Haven Plaza or the Siesta Key bridge, Stickney Point Road also meets US 41. Turn south.
After that, stay on US 41 through Vamo, past Historic Spanish Point, and into Osprey. Our office is on the Trail at 416 S Tamiami Trl Ste F4. Season traffic and afternoon thunderstorms can push the drive toward the 15 minute mark, so build that in.
Same-day emergency dental care for Gulf Gate patients
We start seeing patients at 8:00 AM every weekday, and emergency time is set aside each day. Reach us during office hours and the front desk sets you up with a time, usually that same day. Reach us after we've closed and a real person still picks up, writes down what's wrong and reserves the first opening for you: 8:00 AM the next business morning.
At the visit, our dentists examine the tooth, take an X-ray and tell you what they found. You get the treatment price in writing. Treatment usually follows at the same appointment, in the same chair: toothache relief, emergency extractions, root canals, abscess and infection care, repairs for broken teeth and lost fillings and crowns. Our dentists do all of it in our office.
Emergency dental services for Gulf Gate families
Gulf Gate is a busy neighborhood with Siesta Key a bridge away, and teeth get hurt in ordinary ways: a fall at the playground, a hard landing off a paddleboard, a crown that lets go on a piece of bread. Each of these is a same-day visit for us.
For a knocked-out tooth, time is the whole game. Put the tooth in milk or hold it in your cheek, call us, and come straight down the Trail. Ten to fifteen minutes is short enough for replanting to be possible. Don't let it dry out in a hot car.
Older teens and young adults in Gulf Gate get wisdom tooth pain like everyone else. It gets a same-day visit here, and when removal is the answer, extracting the wisdom tooth is handled in our office. A same-day appointment is the standard for every emergency. Our other service areas, from Vamo to Venice, are on the service area page.
After hours for Gulf Gate patients
The office is closed after 4:00 PM and all day Saturday and Sunday. A real person still picks up at (941) 207-8431, notes what's going on and reserves the first opening for you. A Friday evening call gets Monday at 8:00 AM. A Tuesday night call gets Wednesday at 8:00 AM.
Until then, the weekend and after-hours page explains what helps with pain overnight and which symptoms mean the emergency room instead of us. Hospitals treat spreading infection and injuries; they generally don't treat the tooth itself. Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice, on Laurel Road East near I-75, is the nearest emergency room to Osprey.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the drive from Gulf Gate to your office?
About 5.5 miles and 10 to 15 minutes, all of it on US 41 once you leave the neighborhood.
Can I get a same-day appointment from Gulf Gate?
Yes. Phone (941) 207-8431 on a weekday between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM and the front desk fits you in that day. Ring after 4:00 PM and the answering service reserves the next business morning's first opening for you.
My crown fell off. Should I come in today?
It's worth a same-day visit. The tooth underneath is exposed and can hurt or break. Keep the crown, don't glue it yourself, and call. Our dentists re-cement crowns when possible and remake them when they can't be saved.
Is Spanish spoken at your office?
Yes. Spanish is spoken at the front desk during office hours. The exam findings and the written price can both be explained in Spanish before you decide anything.