dobbslc
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I think so, I'm not sure what's on his chin though...
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roofman
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Teeth are overrated, i have 2 missing at the back for years and have conditioned my gums to chew meat and even cashew nuts and apples on the same side. My dentist refuses to believe me, if i lose the other side i will put them under a tough training regime too as i can't even think about using dentures in future as i gag in the morning just using a toothbrush in my mouth 
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all that says to me was the dentist has a careless attitude to peoples teeth while sorting it out on the nhs systemwas....I can tell you've been with the NHS....he's sorted a few issues out, had to take a couple of them out as the NHS dentist let them go too far
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The tales of drive by dentistry in the NHS means I won't be going back!
I'll be needing work in a few years so will look into a Euro trip to get them sorted.
to me it dosnt matter if its private or nhs they should have pride in there work wether its on either system
many of us on here had that sort of attitude we wouldnt be employed by the companies we work for it shouldnt make any difference with the dentistry system either
but there a law onto themselves and i do believe that system wants changing and if they dont like go abroad if you want to practice with that sort of attitude as we can then train others with new contracts to except those on the nhs on a fair system
since this thread post has proven already they are not going to be earning there stupid amounts abroad thats for sure
Onoff
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Sadly not. The joke now is whether she'd even get into it.
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I never paid for NHS dentists in the 60s&70s, weren't they free?
I went to a dentist in 2007, had ten appointments, and the total charge was the max of £45 for the ten
appointments; that seemed pretty good value, the girl did ask if I was on the rocknroll, they got it free.
I have toothache now, so I had a look at the dentists site and it looked like the charges have gone up
and no mention of a max/flat rate.
I went to a dentist in 2007, had ten appointments, and the total charge was the max of £45 for the ten
appointments; that seemed pretty good value, the girl did ask if I was on the rocknroll, they got it free.
I have toothache now, so I had a look at the dentists site and it looked like the charges have gone up
and no mention of a max/flat rate.
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Onoff
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I can see it now; "How I 3D Printed SWMBO's Top Set".
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I though they just popped a bit of silicone in them!
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I'm the same, though I'm always concerned that they're about to write to me and say that they're stopping doing NHS work. I've just come back from a routine six-monthly examination, while I was there he said "I'll just do a couple of X-rays, they haven't been done for a while", all OK, so examination, quick polish and two X-rays, £25.80 all in. I don't come away with that "freshly scraped" feeling that I used to years ago, where all the bits between my teeth have been scraped out or jet-washed away, but then I've got some dental picks that I sometimes have a go with, and I'm finally better at brushing my teeth, so maybe it's just that I'm leaving him less to do.
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My hygienist uses something I think called "powder jet" when you go for a clean. Much better than all the scraping of old though a bit of that is sometimes needed. Tbh I would prefer injections and a filling rather than a hygienist session.
Dreading my bill later today.
Dreading my bill later today.
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You don't have a water pik ?
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I've had 3 big 'uns removed at the back, so I have to chew a bit further forward than usual. I tend to avoid foods like toffee, and rock hard pork scratching nowadays too.Teeth are overrated, i have 2 missing at the back for years and have conditioned my gums to chew meat and even cashew nuts and apples on the same side. My dentist refuses to believe me, if i lose the other side i will put them under a tough training regime too as i can't even think about using dentures in future as i gag in the morning just using a toothbrush in my mouth
Onoff
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there is a video on youtube where the homeless in usa go for dentistry its at schools or centers in id say basket ball to us in the uk its the sports center
its first come first serve rule and that means lines of people where kids and adults are all waiting to be done
its first come first serve rule and that means lines of people where kids and adults are all waiting to be done
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Most Americans I've worked with have teeth as normal as most Brits. Dental insurance isn't cheap in the US, nor is medical insurance, so the average working man doesn't have the immaculate pearlies.
Onoff
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You'll struggle to get a husband then...
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My hygienist is also a sadist who talks to you as if you were a five year old. I asked to be switched to someone else, but maybe she is the only one they have.
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I don't see how that effects you personally. That report is averaging out.
I use one every day, it's amazing the junk it flushes out.
I only have one cavity and it was from my teen years.
