Our office is on US 41 in Osprey, about six road miles north of Nokomis. In normal traffic that's a ten to fifteen minute drive through Laurel. We see Nokomis patients the same day, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Call (941) 207-8431 before you leave and we'll hold you a time.
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 office from Nokomis?
About six miles by road. We're at 416 S Tamiami Trl Ste F4, Osprey, FL 34229, on South Tamiami Trail (US 41), the main north-south road through Osprey. From most of the 34275 zip code the trip is US 41 nearly the whole way: north through Laurel, past Oscar Scherer State Park, into Osprey.
From Nokomis Community Park, Nokomis Riverview Park or the Albee Farm Road area, plan on ten to fifteen minutes. From Nokomis Public Beach you cross the Albee Road bridge back to the mainland first, so use the higher end of that range.
Casey Key homeowners have a shorter option. Blackburn Point Road and its swing bridge meet US 41 about a mile south of our office. From the key that's about four miles and eight to fourteen minutes.
Same-day emergency dental care for Nokomis patients
We open at 8:00 AM every weekday and keep room in the schedule for emergencies. Call during office hours and the front desk gives you a time that day. Call after 4:00 PM or on a weekend and a real person still answers, takes your details, and holds you the first opening the next business morning.
We don't take walk-ins. Call first. That one call is what lets us have a room ready when you pull in from Nokomis. Our dentists do the exam, the X-ray and, whenever the diagnosis allows, the treatment at the same visit. Emergency extractions, emergency root canals, abscess and infection treatment and broken tooth repair are all done in our office. Nothing is sent to another practice.
If you're in Nokomis for the season, you don't need a history with us. Bring your insurance card if you have one and a list of your medications.
What an emergency dental visit costs for Nokomis patients
For patients paying without insurance, the emergency exam and X-ray are $99. That covers the diagnosis. Any treatment is a separate charge, and you get the number in writing before we start. You decide before anything begins.
If you have a PPO plan, the exam and X-ray are billed to your plan. We accept most PPO dental insurance plans, and Sunbit, Cherry and CareCredit financing are available for treatment. The cost and insurance page has the details.
Getting here from Nokomis
- From the Albee Road area: take Albee Road east to US 41 and turn north. Stay on US 41 through Laurel. You pass Oscar Scherer State Park about two miles before the office and Blackburn Point Road about a mile before it. Parking on site.
- From Colonia Lane: Colonia Lane to US 41, then north. Same road from there, roughly six miles in all.
- From Casey Key: Blackburn Point Road east over the swing bridge to US 41, then north about a mile.
- From Interstate 75: exit 195, Laurel Road west to US 41, then north through Laurel into Osprey.
After hours for Nokomis patients
The office closes at 4:00 PM on weekdays and is closed Saturday and Sunday. The phone is not. Call (941) 207-8431 at any hour and a person answers, takes your details, and holds you the first opening: 8:00 AM the next business morning, which means Monday morning after a weekend call. The weekend and after-hours page covers what to do for pain overnight.
Some symptoms shouldn't wait for morning. Swelling that spreads toward the eye or down the neck, trouble swallowing or breathing, or a jaw injury from a fall or crash need an emergency room tonight. The closest one to Nokomis and to our office is Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice on Laurel Road East near I-75. Hospitals treat spreading infection and injuries; they generally don't treat the tooth itself.
Emergency dental services for Nokomis families
A toothache that kept you up is usually diagnosed and treated at one visit. A knocked-out tooth from a fall at the beach or a bike spill on the Legacy Trail belongs in milk or saliva, not a dry tissue, and in our chair within the hour; in summer heat, don't let it dry out on the dash. Wisdom tooth pain is seen the same day, and when the tooth has to come out, wisdom tooth extraction is done here, simple or surgical. A lost filling or crown is replaced or re-cemented when the tooth underneath is sound.
Nokomis is one of seven areas listed on our service area page, along with Laurel and Venice to the south.
Frequently asked questions
Do you take same-day emergency patients from Nokomis?
Yes, Monday through Friday. Call (941) 207-8431 as early as you can, ideally at 8:00 AM when the front desk picks up, and you'll get a time that day. We don't accept walk-ins, so please don't drive up US 41 without calling. The call is what holds the room for you.
Can I come from Casey Key for a same-day appointment?
Yes. Casey Key is about four miles from us by Blackburn Point Road and the swing bridge, usually eight to fourteen minutes. Call first, tell us you're coming from the key, and we'll set a time.
My tooth broke at Nokomis Beach on a Saturday. What do I do?
Call us right away. A person answers on weekends, takes your details, and holds you the first opening at 8:00 AM Monday. Rinse with warm water, save any piece you can find, and cover a sharp edge with sugarless gum if it's cutting your tongue.
I'm only in Nokomis for the winter. Will you take my out-of-state PPO plan?
Most PPO dental plans work no matter where the plan was issued. Bring the card, and we'll check your benefits before the visit. If the plan won't cover us, the exam and X-ray are $99 and treatment is quoted in writing before any work begins.