Ryland Heights sits about six road miles east of our Independence office. The drive runs Decoursey Pike (KY 177) to Cox Road, then Oliver Road and McCullum Road (KY 2045) west into town, 15 to 20 minutes door to door. We hold same-day emergency times Monday through Thursday. Call (859) 555-0147 first and one of them is yours.
The $89 covers the emergency exam and the X-rays needed to diagnose the tooth, for patients paying without insurance. Treatment is priced separately and quoted to you in writing before any work starts.
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What's the distance from Ryland Heights to our office?
Six miles, give or take, and 15 to 20 minutes behind the wheel. Our office is at 5302 Madison Pike, Independence, KY 41051, on Madison Pike (KY 17 Business) in the heart of Independence, a short distance from the Kenton County Courthouse and the Independence City Building. Ryland Heights, Grant and Lamb share the 41015 ZIP code and sit to our east, between Independence and the Licking River.
The mileage is short. The minutes run longer because the roads between us are two-lane pikes that climb and drop with the hills. Decoursey Pike follows the river valley, and Cox, Oliver and McCullum carry you up out of it toward town.
Same-day emergency dental care for Ryland Heights patients
Monday and Wednesday hours run 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Tuesday and Thursday run 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. On each of those four days we keep three emergency slots back for same-day patients: 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM. When you call, the front desk gives you the next one that's still open.
We don't take walk-ins. Calling ahead means the chair is open, the X-ray machine is warmed up and the dentist is expecting you when you pull in.
Every visit opens with the exam and X-rays. Then, whenever the diagnosis allows, treatment happens the same day. A severe toothache gets traced to its cause and treated there, and a tooth with a dying nerve gets an emergency root canal when it can be saved. Have your insurance card with you, along with the names of any medicines you're on.
What an emergency dental visit costs for Ryland Heights patients
Without insurance, you pay $89 for the emergency exam and the X-rays that diagnose the tooth. Treatment the tooth needs is a separate charge, and that number is in your hand, in writing, before an instrument is picked up.
We take PPO dental insurance along with most traditional dental insurance plans. On those plans, the insurer is billed for the exam and X-rays, not you. Call with your card handy and we check before you arrive. For treatment costs, Cherry, LendingClub and CareCredit are available. Our cost and insurance page spells all of this out.
Getting here from Ryland Heights
- From Ryland Heights Elementary or the Ryland Heights Fire/EMS station: Decoursey Pike (KY 177) to Cox Road, then Oliver Road and McCullum Road (KY 2045) west into Independence. In town, Madison Pike (KY 17 Business) brings you to 5302 Madison Pike. Parking on site.
- From Ryland Lakes Golf Course: the same chain of roads, KY 177 to Cox Road, then west on Oliver and McCullum into Independence.
- From Middleton-Mills Park or Saylor Woods Park: Decoursey Pike (KY 177) to Cox Road, then west on Oliver Road and McCullum Road (KY 2045).
- From Grant and Lamb, down in the Licking River valley: Decoursey Pike (KY 177) is your road out. Turn onto Cox Road and keep west on Oliver and McCullum into town.
After hours for Ryland Heights patients
The latest we see a patient in any week is Thursday at 6:00 PM. Friday, Saturday and Sunday we're closed, and the first chair after that is Monday at 9:00 AM. The phone keeps a different schedule. Call (859) 555-0147 on a Friday afternoon or a Sunday night and a real person picks up. They jot down your name, a number and what's wrong, then hold that Monday 9:00 AM time for you. A Monday-evening call gets Tuesday at 9:00 AM. For managing the pain until then, read our weekend and after-hours page.
Some problems can't wait for us. Swelling that reaches your eye or moves down toward your neck, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or a jaw you think is broken means a hospital tonight. St. Elizabeth Edgewood, 1 Medical Village Drive in Edgewood, is the emergency room closest to us. Hospitals treat spreading infection and injuries; they generally don't treat the tooth itself. Come to us for the tooth once we open.
Emergency dental services for Ryland Heights families
A molar that starts aching on the course at Ryland Lakes gets a same-day toothache exam, and an emergency root canal when the nerve is the problem. A child who takes a tumble at Middleton-Mills Park and loses a tooth needs it in milk and a call to us right away; a knocked-out tooth can often be repositioned and splinted if it reaches us fast. A tooth cracked on something hard is repaired here, or taken out with an emergency extraction when it's split past saving. A swollen gum with a bad taste points to a dental abscess, which we drain and treat at the first visit. Call about wisdom tooth pain and we look at it that same day; when the tooth has to go, wisdom tooth extraction happens right here. A filling that falls out or a crown that comes loose is handled through our lost filling or crown visit.
Our service area page covers Ryland Heights and the other seven communities we serve.
Frequently asked questions
Is Decoursey Pike the only way to reach you from Ryland Heights?
It's the route we give because it's the direct one: Decoursey Pike (KY 177) to Cox Road, then Oliver Road and McCullum Road (KY 2045) west into Independence. The roads are two-lane and hilly, so count on 15 to 20 minutes. If you know a back way you prefer, use it. The address to aim for is 5302 Madison Pike, Independence, on Madison Pike (KY 17 Business).
My tooth broke on a Saturday. What do I do until you open Monday?
Call (859) 555-0147 the moment it happens. The person who answers holds the Monday 9:00 AM opening for you. Until then, rinse with warm salt water, keep the broken piece if you have it, and chew on the other side. Spreading swelling or trouble breathing means the hospital, not waiting for us.
Can my child be seen after school at Ryland Heights Elementary?
Ask for the 3:00 PM same-day slot. School lets out, you make the 15 to 20 minute drive west, and the chair is held for you. Call early in the day, though, because the three slots fill in the order the calls arrive. A chipped tooth or a lost filling is usually handled at that same visit.