Wisdom teeth · At Yonge & Dundas
Dr. Shevket, a Canadian Forces-trained surgeon, visits this office at Yonge & Dundas to do extractions, including impacted and angled third molars. The consult comes first. You hear the plan, the price and the coverage before anything is booked.
In pain today? Same-day consults — just call.- Cost
- $228–$731
- Insurance
- Typically covered · confirmed first
- Dr. Shevket
- Visits the clinic · CF-trained
- In pain?
- Same-day consults
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The usual signs
“They need to come out.” An x-ray is what answers that.
- Pressure or ache at the very back of your jaw
- Swollen or sore gum over a tooth coming in sideways
- Food traps you can’t reach with any brush
- A dentist elsewhere said “impacted” and referred you away
Any one of these is reason enough to have it looked at. The panoramic x-ray shows how each wisdom tooth sits, and whether any of them need to come out.
When they arrive
They usually erupt between 15 and 21.
That is why the ache tends to show up during exams, first jobs and growth spurts, and why a parent is often the one reading this. At any age, the x-ray is what settles it.
What to expect
Simple or surgical is decided from the x-ray.
One panoramic x-ray puts each wisdom tooth into one of these three columns, and only then does anyone talk about removing anything.
Note 01
The assessment
A panoramic x-ray shows how each wisdom tooth sits: erupted, angled, or locked in bone. Healthy ones that are causing no problems can be left in place and watched.
Note 02
The plan
It may be simple or surgical, one tooth or four. Before anything is booked you hear what is recommended, what it costs, what your plan covers, and when it would happen.
Note 03
The extraction
The appointment is booked for one of the days Dr. Shevket is here, and simple and complex impacted cases alike are done then.
Note 04
The recovery
You leave with written aftercare instructions and any prescriptions you need, and the desk picks up when you call the next day.
Who does the extraction
The person who does the extraction.
Service record
form 08 · third molars
- Name
- Dr. Gokhan Shevket
- Credential
- DDS, University of Western Ontario
- Service
- Canadian Forces dental officer · 7½ years
- In practice
- 15+ years
- Clinical focus
- Complex & impacted extractions — visits this office
Extraction appointments are booked for the days he is here, which is why the consult and the x-ray come first.
On file
Seven and a half years as a Canadian Forces military dentist with intensive surgical training, then fifteen-plus years of civilian practice.
No second referral
An impacted case usually means a referral to a surgeon elsewhere. Dr. Shevket visits this office instead, so the assessment, the extraction and the follow-up stay on one file.
Routine for him
Complex and impacted extractions are his clinical focus rather than an occasional part of the week, which is what the record above is describing.
After the chair
What happens after, in order.
Four stages, from the ache you are managing tonight to the call you make the next day. Open whichever one you need.
fig. 05 — the days after
None of this is a promise about how you will feel. It is the order things happen in, and who is responsible for each part.
Stage 01While you wait for the consult
While you wait for the consult, over-the-counter pain relief, salt-water rinses and an ice pack held against the jaw all help. If the pain is getting worse rather than holding steady, call rather than waiting for the appointment. Eligible NIHB patients can be partially or completely covered, and we bill the program directly.
Stage 02The day it comes out
One appointment, at this address, with the team that already has your x-ray in front of them.
Stage 03Aftercare and prescriptions
You leave with written aftercare instructions and any prescriptions you need.
Stage 04The next day
The desk picks up when you call the next day, and it is the same office, on the same file.
Coverage and cost
Extractions are typically covered, and we confirm it first.
- Extraction
- $228–$731
- Insurance
- Typically covered · we confirm first
- Simple vs. surgical
- Does not change your coverage
Extractions are typically insured, and whether yours is simple or surgical does not change what your plan covers. That is one fewer thing to work out at the desk.
We confirm your coverage before treatment starts.
What to bring
Bring your x-ray and your insurance card.
If you have had a panoramic x-ray in the last three years, bring it. Bring the insurance or program information you use as well, so the desk can check the applicable coverage.
Applicable insurance is billed directly.
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Why looking early helps
A wisdom tooth that is trapping food or pressing on its neighbour is a problem that grows. One that is doing neither can be left where it is and watched. The x-ray is what tells you which you have.
Straight answers
What people ask before an extraction
Is the surgeon here every day?
No. Dr. Gokhan Shevket is not based at this office — he visits it to perform wisdom-teeth extractions, including impacted cases. Consults can often be arranged the same day; the extraction itself is booked for one of his visits.
What surgical experience does Dr. Shevket have?
He has a DDS from the University of Western Ontario and seven and a half years of experience as a Canadian Forces military dentist with intensive surgical training.
Will I need a separate referral elsewhere?
Usually not. Many cases, including impacted wisdom teeth, are handled through the visiting surgeon rather than referred elsewhere.
Does NIHB cover extractions?
NIHB works like an insurance plan: eligible patients can be partially or completely covered, rather than covered in full as a matter of course. The clinic bills the program directly, so you do not pay the covered portion or handle the paperwork, and the desk tells you what is left before treatment.
Will my other insurance be billed directly?
Applicable insurance is billed directly, and the clinic confirms coverage before treatment.
What should I bring to the consultation?
If you have had a panoramic x-ray taken in the last three years, bring it. Bring the insurance or program information you use as well, so the desk can check the applicable coverage.
Book a visit
Stop chewing on one side.
The consult and the panoramic x-ray come first, and they are what decide whether anything needs removing at all.