Midvale to our office is a drive up State Street and one turn. Start near Midvale City Hall or the 7200 South WinCo, head north about six miles, turn right on 4500 South, and we're in the first block on the south side. Nine to fourteen minutes in normal traffic. Before you pull out, call (385) 480-0270 so that a same-day appointment and a room are waiting for you.
Paying without a plan, your emergency exam and the X-ray that comes with it total $99.
The $99 emergency exam fee is for patients paying without insurance. It covers a limited, problem-focused emergency exam and the X-ray needed to diagnose the tooth. Treatment is priced separately and quoted to you in writing before any work starts.
Same-day appointments · $99 exam + X-ray · Phones answered 24/7 · In network with four major plans
How far is our office from Midvale?
About six road miles. Our address, 622 E 4500 South Ste 103, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, sits on the south side of 4500 South between State Street and 700 East, in the Murray area. The grid makes the math easy: 7200 South to 4500 South is 27 blocks north on State Street, with Intermountain Medical Center at 5300 South as a landmark two-thirds of the way.
From 7800 South, past Midvale Middle School and the Copperview Recreation Center, add a few blocks. From the 700 West side near Bingham Junction, I-15 may be easier: north to the 4500 South exit, then east across State Street.
Same-day emergency dental care for Midvale patients
We hold same-day emergency appointments during office hours, which are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and a Thursday half day, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The front desk answers, asks what's wrong, and sets aside a time, a room and a dentist. We don't accept walk-ins.
When the office is closed, the same number reaches a live answering service; they log the caller's name, a number and the symptoms, holding the first opening on the next office day. The same-day dentist page explains what "today" means on a Thursday afternoon or a Saturday.
At the visit you'll get the exam and the X-ray, then our dentists' rundown of the findings and the options. Same-day treatment is usual when the case allows.
What to do about a weekend or evening toothache in Midvale
The office is closed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and on open days the chairs empty out at 5:00 PM Monday through Wednesday and at noon on Thursday. The phone is still answered 24/7. Call at any hour; a live person takes down your details and keeps the first opening for you, Monday at 8:00 AM when a weekend is in the way.
Head to a hospital emergency room first when swelling has started to move toward the eye or the neck, when breathing or swallowing is getting hard, or when bleeding won't stop with pressure. For Midvale that's Intermountain Medical Center, on State Street at 5300 South, on your way to us. Utah's emergency rooms are for spreading infection, facial injuries and uncontrolled bleeding; extractions and root canals aren't done there. The tooth itself is our job afterward; call us.
What an emergency dental visit costs for Midvale patients
Uninsured, you'll pay $99 and that covers the exam and X-ray; treatment, by contrast, is priced separately and quoted to you in writing before our dentists begin.
We're in network with four major dental plans; find them by name on the cost and insurance page. Hold one of those plans and your exam and X-ray are billed there rather than to you. A different plan usually means out of network, and we submit the claim on your behalf. For treatment: cash, credit cards, CareCredit financing, or credit union financing for larger treatments. If the bill is large, ask when you call; sometimes it can be split into payments.
Getting here from Midvale
- From Midvale City Hall, Midvale City Park or the Ruth Vine Tyler Library: State Street north to 4500 South. Turn right (east), and we're on the south side of the street in the first block. Parking on site.
- From 7200 South, the WinCo or Topgolf: 7200 South to State Street, then north as above; or 7200 South to I-15 north, exit at 4500 South, and go east across State Street.
- From the Midvale Center, Midvale Fort Union or Bingham Junction TRAX stations: by car, State Street north as above. If you're riding TRAX, the Murray North station is near our office; call us with your arrival time.
- From 7800 South, Midvale Middle School or the Copperview Recreation Center: 7800 South to State Street, then north.
Emergency dental services for Midvale families
All of it is done in our own office on 4500 South. Toothache relief begins with an X-ray and ends with a diagnosis you can act on. A dental abscess gets drained and treated in the same visit. A tooth worth saving gets an emergency root canal; a tooth that isn't gets an emergency tooth extraction the same day. A back tooth that's pushing through and aching is often wisdom tooth pain, and if it has to come out, the emergency wisdom tooth extraction is done by us, here. Take a fall at Midvale City Park and the broken or chipped tooth is rebuilt with bonding, a filling or a crown.
Our service area page puts Midvale alongside seven other neighborhoods; Murray, directly north, and Cottonwood Heights, to the east, have their own pages.
Frequently asked questions
From Midvale, can I be seen today?
Yes, during office hours, meaning Monday through Wednesday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Thursday from 8:00 AM to noon. Call (385) 480-0270; the front desk holds a time for you. Walk-ins aren't accepted, which means calling before you start up State Street.
It's Saturday and my wisdom tooth is throbbing in Midvale. What now?
Call us. A live person answers on Saturday, notes your details and holds Monday's 8:00 AM opening. Warm salt water rinses can help in the meantime. Swelling toward your eye or neck, or trouble swallowing, means Intermountain Medical Center on State Street at 5300 South.
Should I take State Street or I-15 from Midvale?
State Street is one road with one turn and takes you past Intermountain Medical Center. I-15 north to the 4500 South exit works too, and it's handy from the 700 West side. Both run nine to fourteen minutes; call before you leave.