Dawson played 45 minutes in last night's reserve defeat against Sheffield Wednesday, but looks doubtful to be involved at Doncaster on Monday.
Meanwhile, Taylor insists he won't rush back Marc Joseph either.
He said: "The Doncaster game will probably be too early for Marc, but I'm hoping he may be back for our game against Southend.
"We don't want to risk his fitness so we will wait until he is 100 per cent before we bring him back in.
"It is a long season and we don't want to risk a repeat of the injury at a later stage."
Elsewhere, a broken finger and an ankle injury are not expected to harm Jason Price and Alton Thelwell's respective chances of playing, while Andy Holt returns to the squad after training with Stockport.