Severe or throbbing toothache
Pain that keeps you up or ignores over-the-counter relief usually means the nerve is involved, and it rarely settles on its own.
Dental Emergency · Clayton County
Emergency Dentist Near Forest Park, GA
If you're in Forest Park with a tooth that cracked, swelled, or won't stop throbbing, Highmark Dental is a straight 12-minute drive south — no interstate involved. We hold room in the schedule every day for urgent problems and can usually see you the same day or the next.
roughly a 12-minute drive from Forest Park — south on Jonesboro Road into Main Street · Mon–Thu 8am–3pm · Fri by appointment
Getting seen fast from Forest Park
Jonesboro Road runs south straight into Main Street and delivers you to our front door — about six miles, roughly twelve minutes, and it skips the I-75/I-285 interchange entirely. When you're in pain, the last thing you need is to sit in that knot, and from Forest Park you don't have to.
Forest Park sits close to the airport and the freight corridor, and a lot of people here work shifts that don't line up with normal office hours. A dental emergency never checks your schedule first — so call (770) 478-1001 as early in the day as you can and we'll find you the soonest slot we have. You don't need to be an existing patient.
When to go to Southern Regional Medical Center instead
For a dental problem, a dental office is almost always the faster route to it actually being fixed — a hospital ER can give antibiotics and pain relief but can't repair or remove the tooth. The exception is a true medical emergency: swelling that affects your breathing or swallowing, swelling spreading toward your eye or down your neck, uncontrolled bleeding, or facial trauma. For those, go to Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale (or call 911) right away — that's beyond what any dental office should handle.
Common Dental Emergencies
Not sure if your situation qualifies? Call and describe it — we’d rather answer than have you wait at home guessing, especially with the ones below where waiting changes the outcome.
Facial or gum swelling
Swelling points to infection — the one to take most seriously. Call the same day; if it starts affecting your breathing or swallowing, go to the ER instead.
Knocked-out or broken tooth
Time matters most here. For a knocked-out permanent tooth, handle it by the crown, keep it moist in milk, and call right away.
Lost filling or crown
Often painless at first, but the exposed tooth is fragile and can fail fast — better an early visit than a delayed one.
Abscess or sudden bad taste with pain
A pimple-like bump on the gum or a sudden foul taste can mean an abscess is draining. The pain may ease, but the infection hasn’t gone anywhere.
What To Do Right Now
Step-by-step first aid while you head in from Forest Park.
Forest Park Emergency Dental Questions
Is there an emergency dentist near Forest Park, GA?
Yes. Highmark Dental in Jonesboro is about 6 miles from Forest Park — roughly 12 minutes south on Jonesboro Road, with no interstate — and holds room for urgent problems with same-day or next-day appointments. Call (770) 478-1001.
What’s the fastest way to the office from Forest Park?
Jonesboro Road south into Main Street takes you straight to our door at 173 North Main Street and avoids the I-75/I-285 interchange entirely — usually about 12 minutes.
Should I go to the ER or a dentist for tooth pain in Forest Park?
For a dental problem, a dentist — an ER can provide antibiotics and pain relief but cannot fix or remove the tooth, so it returns. Go to Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale (or call 911) for swelling that affects breathing or swallowing, uncontrolled bleeding, or facial trauma.
Can I get a same-day appointment if I work shift hours?
We’ll try hard to. Tell us your schedule when you call (770) 478-1001 and we’ll find the soonest slot you can realistically keep. Our hours are Monday–Thursday 8am–3pm, with Friday by appointment.
Do I have to be an existing patient to be seen in an emergency?
No. New patients from Forest Park are welcome. Call (770) 478-1001 and we’ll take the details over the phone so your visit is quick once you arrive.
In pain in Forest Park? Call now.
Same-day and next-day emergency appointments during our regular hours.
(770) 478-1001