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Jelly_Sheffield
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Not been my experience at all.
I had a very experienced dentist make such a mess of my treatment that I ended up getting emergency treatment in A&E (by a very unimpressed Maxillofacial Surgeon who got called in the middle of the night).
The Max-Fax surgeon subsequently referred my treatment by said dentist to the GDC, resulting in her being put under conditions of practice where another dentist had to sign off her work for two years!
Subsequently I ended up in a position where the only practice that had NHS places, was associated with the local dental hospital and was predominantly trainees under supervision, first year dentists, and qualified dentists training to become oral surgeons...
The care I've had in ten years with them has been nothing less than excellent, and whilst it will often take a bit longer (appointments with supervised trainees are usually about 1½× longer), they've done a very good job at managing some extremely messed up teeth (thanks "experienced" dentist!).
There's a bonus that when I needed a wisdom tooth surgically removed they could just do it in the practice like any other appointment...
That actually got done by one of the tutors with three trainee oral surgeons watching, and a live feed from a camera on the tutor's loupes on a big screen TV (this would normally be facing away from the patient, but I asked if they could position it where I could watch... it's actually a good distraction if you can follow along the commentary and just pretend it isn't your mouth they are operating on).
Mine picks me up whenever ai need something. I ought to have a checkup but don't have any issues.My dentist is doing the same to me...you are allowed 2 years between check ups. I start getting Fuhrer emails after 9 months from last visit
JOEPRO
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It was about 7 years since my last dental work and I had broken teeth during Covid. (Chipped back teeth x2)
Went back recently "private" I believe. Not sure if its subsidised somehow, it must be. Same dentist since my teens and I do work etc and they always ask do you pay for treatment and I say yes....
Had checkup, X ray and went back for my 3x fillings and clean last week. £84 all in, was 30 minutes in the seat and all done. And I'll claim that back anyway on my work private health insurance plan.
2031 for next appointment then!
Went back recently "private" I believe. Not sure if its subsidised somehow, it must be. Same dentist since my teens and I do work etc and they always ask do you pay for treatment and I say yes....
Had checkup, X ray and went back for my 3x fillings and clean last week. £84 all in, was 30 minutes in the seat and all done. And I'll claim that back anyway on my work private health insurance plan.
2031 for next appointment then!
dobbslc
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Give me his number and I'll pop over for some work!
Seriously that's cheap, the service we get here in my experience is absolutely appalling.
They do nothing to help people if they don't want to unless you go private and the government let them carry on.
We're just about back to the dark ages in this country with people in constant pain and others pulling their own teeth out!
It's a **Language**ing joke.
Seriously that's cheap, the service we get here in my experience is absolutely appalling.
They do nothing to help people if they don't want to unless you go private and the government let them carry on.
We're just about back to the dark ages in this country with people in constant pain and others pulling their own teeth out!
It's a **Language**ing joke.
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Unless the thread touched a nerve, so to speak, and compelled them to join the forum ;-)Yeah I bet you did.
What a strange first post...... I can smell tinned meat.....
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No, the poster seems to have joined an awful lot of forums very recently, which is a dead giveaway.
Colin Barron
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My last private filling was £116 four months ago which i consider a bargain because the next tooth along, 10 years ago, cost £30 on the NHS and then a further £300 for a pin and cap at a private dentist.
That's what happened at mine, it's now £20 a month just to be on the books and a yearly checkup.
What choice have you got though!.
I had a Wisdom tooth extraction recently, £130 iirc which was worth every penny!.
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I am in the same situation, but due to my rarely needing treatment, I am self insuring now. They did want £40 monthly so that put aside will pay for anything needed and more.
JOEPRO
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Shows how broken our healtcare system is if you have to pay a monlty subscription to keep on a dentist register.
Having said that, I am always surprised in other countries at the state of young people's teeth.
This last week a front top tooth which got some kind of root infection back in lockdown (that I self-treated with Teatree Oil!) Came back with a vengeance.
NHS Dentists around here have been practically an extinct species for the last 20-years, & my lot certainly know how to charge!
£116 for an emergency appointment with an x-ray, a brief poke around and a box of Amoxycillin last Wednesday morning, with 2 options...
1. Pull it & replace with an implant. Guide Price: 3 to 4 Grand!
2. Specialist Surgery in Swansea to Root Canal (not guaranteed to work). Guide Price £800!
Option 1 isn't really an option.
NHS Dentists around here have been practically an extinct species for the last 20-years, & my lot certainly know how to charge!
£116 for an emergency appointment with an x-ray, a brief poke around and a box of Amoxycillin last Wednesday morning, with 2 options...
1. Pull it & replace with an implant. Guide Price: 3 to 4 Grand!
2. Specialist Surgery in Swansea to Root Canal (not guaranteed to work). Guide Price £800!
Option 1 isn't really an option.
Just thought I'd mention in here if anyone has not tried coconut oil "swishing" give it a go. I thought it was a bit of a fad but seen quite a few people report they had much less problems with dental work after doing it.
Every year I was getting something done and the X rays always showed decay somewhere plus they said my gums were receeding. After starting the oil swishing I've had one minor repair to an existing filling I already had to smooth it off, other than that, nothing. No receeding gums, no new fillings, no decay on x rays. Last visit my dentist sat there kind of bemused looking at me, then back at my x rays and said whatever your doing keep doing it!
Basically you get coconut oil, looks like a big lump of fat, put a large tespoonful in your mouth, let it melt and swish it round and such through your teeth back and forth for 10 - 15 mins then spit in in a bin or old satchet or jar for disposal ,do not put down sink or swallow it. I also had a grumbling old filling for last 2 or 3 years due to get the whole thing removed but hasn't bothered me since.
Every year I was getting something done and the X rays always showed decay somewhere plus they said my gums were receeding. After starting the oil swishing I've had one minor repair to an existing filling I already had to smooth it off, other than that, nothing. No receeding gums, no new fillings, no decay on x rays. Last visit my dentist sat there kind of bemused looking at me, then back at my x rays and said whatever your doing keep doing it!
Basically you get coconut oil, looks like a big lump of fat, put a large tespoonful in your mouth, let it melt and swish it round and such through your teeth back and forth for 10 - 15 mins then spit in in a bin or old satchet or jar for disposal ,do not put down sink or swallow it. I also had a grumbling old filling for last 2 or 3 years due to get the whole thing removed but hasn't bothered me since.
You do wonder where your National Insurance contributions go, seems we are paying twice for the same service..
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It goes to fund the over burdened system. Tis a combination of more people, and more treatments as we are living longer requiring even more expensive treatments. Having said that….we are still far better off than many when you look at it with a global view.
JOEPRO
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I guess those who work are also having to pay for the others who don't work for a living and expect it all for free
dobbslc
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FTFYI guess those who work are also having to pay for the others who won't work for a living and expect it all for free
Was this by any chance recommended by someone that wants you to be quiet for 15 minutes
