Dental Appointments

[Heathblue]

I had a dental appointment tomorrow, routine, which i had to wait for 4 months, but our lad who lives with us was tested + with the Rona last weekend, I'm currently on isolation at home and cancelled my appointment for tomorrow, the earliest re-scheduled appointment is next September :shrug:

[Fine Lines]

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I had a dental appointment tomorrow, routine, which i had to wait for 4 months, but our lad who lives with us was tested + with the Rona last weekend, I'm currently on isolation at home and cancelled my appointment for tomorrow, the earliest re-scheduled appointment is next September :shrug:

That’s crazy. I’ve signed up with a private dentist but I’m yet to book an appointment. Hope the waiting times are not as long.

[The Bloop]

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I had a dental appointment tomorrow, routine, which i had to wait for 4 months, but our lad who lives with us was tested + with the Rona last weekend, I'm currently on isolation at home and cancelled my appointment for tomorrow, the earliest re-scheduled appointment is next September :shrug:

Assuming you're available at short notice, you could always ask them to give you a call if they have a cancellation.

[goats]

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I had a dental appointment tomorrow, routine, which i had to wait for 4 months, but our lad who lives with us was tested + with the Rona last weekend, I'm currently on isolation at home and cancelled my appointment for tomorrow, the earliest re-scheduled appointment is next September :shrug:

Go private, I thought most people did anyway?

[19bluebirds27]

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You seem to suffer by doing the right thing and being honest.

[Tuerto]

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Go private, I thought most people did anyway?

I go private, get seen within a day or two. Expensive though if you have treatment. A crown on my back tooth was £600.

[Heathblue]

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I go private, get seen within a day or two. Expensive though if you have treatment. A crown on my back tooth was £600.

'Err indoors is Private at the same practice, I might switch over next year or if i get a problem as soon as they let me :hehe:

[goats]

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I go private, get seen within a day or two. Expensive though if you have treatment. A crown on my back tooth was £600.

Denplan? You have to look after your teeth, it’s not really up to the nhs is it? It is expensive though I just had a root canal which was about 600. I can get to see a dentist in a day or two though and I’ve had all sorts of issues over the years, crowns, two knocked out, a few pulled out (dry socket being the worst pain ever!). 2 check ups and 4 cleans a yr about £40 a month.

[Tuerto]

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Denplan? You have to look after your teeth, it’s not really up to the nhs is it? It is expensive though I just had a root canal which was about 600. I can get to see a dentist in a day or two though and I’ve had all sorts of issues over the years, crowns, two knocked out, a few pulled out (dry socket being the worst pain ever!). 2 check ups and 4 cleans a yr about £40 a month.

I'm on Denplan, £18 per month, two check up's scale and polish x2 and two X rays. I'll raise you a couple of dental implants. ****ing ridiculous price, but worth it, and less pain than a root canal in my opinion.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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You have to look after your teeth, it’s not really up to the nhs is it?

Though there are several medical conditions where bad teeth can be partly responsible.

[goats]

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I'm on Denplan, £18 per month, two check up's scale and polish x2 and two X rays. I'll raise you a couple of dental implants. ****ing ridiculous price, but worth it, and less pain than a root canal in my opinion.

£3000 for a new tooth isn’t it?

[dml1954]

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NHS dentistry is exactly the same service, from mostly the same people, at much cheaper prices. Why would anyone go private and pay ridiculous, inflated, prices if they are already registered with a NHS dentist ? I agree that there is a problem currently with dentists taking on new NHS patients but if you shop around there are still slots available. The vast majority of people in this country are still treated on the NHS for their teeth.

[AfricanBluebird]

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This is a shocking thread!

Of course dental care should be provided on the NHS - no question.

As someone living abroad when I come back to the UK, even though I pay my national insurance and do my tax returns in the UK, I am not entitled to the NHS dental discount.

However, what I tend to do is get all my dental work done here in Uganda..

It is of course all private but I pay:

80000 Ugandan shillings for a filling (about £16.90)

A crown costs between 500k and 800k (between £100 and £170) - which is about 80% less than privately in the UK

I had toothache in India once and had some work done and it cost 1000 Rupees, about £10.

It is very good quality dental work.

It may be cheaper for people to have dental work done abroad, especially if you work it into a holiday.

[AfricanBluebird]

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Though there are several medical conditions where bad teeth can be partly responsible.

Also, for us kids born in the 70's public knowledge about tooth care was really bad. The was an influx of sugar laced sodas, sweets and chocolate... it all makes sense that this was really bad for your teeth, but it wasn't as well known then.

So many people ended up with bad teeth due to lack of public heath awareness on toothcare.

As an aside... Did you know that toothpaste was invented in Swansea?

Because if it was invented anywhere else it would have been called teethpaste.

[AfricanBluebird]

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Also, for us kids born in the 70's public knowledge about tooth care was really bad. The was an influx of sugar laced sodas, sweets and chocolate... it all makes sense that this was really bad for your teeth, but it wasn't as well known then.

So many people ended up with bad teeth due to lack of public heath awareness on toothcare.

As an aside... Did you know that toothpaste was invented in Swansea?

Because if it was invented anywhere else it would have been called teethpaste.

Knowledge of toothcare is also still not understood properly.

For instance, brushing your Teeth straight after food is now seen as really damaging... as it brushes away the natural fluids your mouth produces to clean the teeth naturally... so now experts are saying we should wait for an hour or two before brushing after food.