Dental Health
Everyone has accidents. I tend to have more than others, and a lot of them require doctors or dentists visits and usually at terrible times. Like on Christmas or the last time it was on Father's day. Last year on Father's day I got hit and I needed to go to the dentist. Of course, our dentist was vacationing with his kids and was unable to help me, so we had to try to find someone else, and fast. We called family and friends and even neighbors who called their family and friends. It took hours to find someone who was open (or would open) to see me and fix my smile (thankfully we finally did or I would look terrible). Those few hours at my house were hell though. I was crying in pain, my dad and sister spent the whole time on the phone frustrated from one call to another. Looking back on it, we laugh about it but it would have been convenient if there was an easy way to find someone in an emergency situation. Well apparently there's a website that could've helped us out.
A few days ago I found a website for the New York area that does just that. It is called ZocDoc and you can find a New York dentist (or Manhattan dentists or Queens, wherever you may need) by just typing it in. The website brings up all of the dentists in the area that you put in and you can choose those that accept your insurance plan, like Aetna or MetLife insurance, and even search by appointment dates or what kind of procedure you need done. So if you are having an emergency and need to find a Brooklyn dentist, you can type in "Brooklyn" under location and it will tell you all of the dentists that have open appointments that day and what insurance providers that they accept.
This website, had I known about it when I got hit (and if it applied to my area) would have been a Godsend. It would have saved us hours of frustration and me a lot of pain. I would suggest that anyone that can, take advantage of this because it is a great service to have even if you aren't having an emergency. You can just schedule your regular appointments or use this to find a dentist if you are moving or are new to the area. It truly is a timesaver.