Adress
Orthodontics Practice Amsterdam Zuid
Minervaplein 18
1077 TR Amsterdam
Contact: 020 – 6737271
receptie@orthodontieamsterdam.nl
Emergencies outside opening hours:
You can contact the TBB (Dentists’ Mediation Bureau).:
020 – 303 4500 or
0900 – 821 2230 (44 ct.p.min)
Openingshours:
Monday, wednesday, thursday and friday from 08:00 - 16:00 and
tuesday from 08:00 - 17:30.
Public Transport
Bus 65 en 15 stops on the Stadionweg near our practice
Tram 24 stops in front of the practice
Tram 5 stops at corner Beethovenstraat/Stadionweg
Station South is on 10 minutes walk
Parking
In Amsterdam for parking you have to pay. If you have a parking app the code is 12540.
Certification
The practice is ISO 9001 certified
Emergencies outside opening hours
If you have problems with your orthodontic appliance in the evening, at the weekend or in the holidays, please refer to the possible solutions below. Possibly you could alleviate the problem yourself temporarily. Then (if necessary), please contact our practice by phone, available on working days between 08:00 and 12:00 and from 13:00 to 16:15 (on Tuesdays to 17:30).
You can also come on the next working day to morning surgery at 08:00.
If you have very severe pain symptoms, you can contact the TBB (Dentists’ Mediation Bureau). They can be reached by phone on 020 303 4500 or 0900 821 2230 (€0.44/min.).
For very severe pain symptoms, you can also go to the Emergency Dental Practice at Onze Lieve Vrouwe Hospital. However, a fee is charged for a visit to the OLV Hospital. www.tandartsspoedpraktijk.nl.
FIXED BRACES
One of the brackets in fixed braces is loose.
You can leave this until the next appointment. Do stop wearing the elastic bands. If needed, you may remove the bracket.
With fixed braces, something is sticking into my tongue/cheek or a wire is sticking out
You can clip the wire off with nail clippers. You can cover the place that is irritated with wax or sugar-free chewing gum.
The wire at the back is sticking out
You can clip the wire off with nail clippers or push the wire back somewhat.
REMOVABLE APPLIANCE
A bit has broken off the plate
If wearing the plate does not cause pain, then just keep wearing it and call us for an appointment.
A wire is bent/broken off or is pressing on the gum
Don’t wear the plate any more and call us for an appointment
The wire across the palate is loose
Pull it entirely loose and call us for an appointment to replace the wire
EXTERNAL BRACES AND LIP BUMPER
The band is loose around the molar or the braces are bent
Leave the braces out and call us to make an appointment
RETENTION WIRE/PLATE
Retention wire (bar) is sticking out
Clip off the protruding part (the bit that’s troubling you) and make an appointment to have a new bar fitted
OIR/Essix is cracked
Try to wear the Essix for as long as possible and make an appointment for making a new OIR/Essix
