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Dental work in Eastern Europe
Looks like oral decrepitude deigns that I need a tooth extraction but not wishing to work as a pie-crimper thereafter I am thinking about having an implant replacement (but retaining my bra size).
The dentist advised me yesterday that it could cost about £3,000 and my sibling like he is going to Poland to have his done and at a fraction of the cost. Obviously, if there are complications it's not such a good idea but have anyone of you gone down the latter route at all? (Or latter root perhaps).
If so what was your experience?
By the way, I once checked into what was supposed to be a large hotel with outdoor thermal baths (courtesy of the local geology) in western Hungary and it doubled up as a private hospital catering largely for German-speaking dental and medical patients who schlepped there to have treatment at a lower cost.
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Taunton Blue Genie
Looks like oral decrepitude deigns that I need a tooth extraction but not wishing to work as a pie-crimper thereafter I am thinking about having an implant replacement (but retaining my bra size).
The dentist advised me yesterday that it could cost about £3,000 and my sibling like he is going to Poland to have his done and at a fraction of the cost. Obviously, if there are complications it's not such a good idea but have anyone of you gone down the latter route at all? (Or latter root perhaps).
If so what was your experience?
By the way, I once checked into what was supposed to be a large hotel with outdoor thermal baths (courtesy of the local geology) in western Hungary and it doubled up as a private hospital catering largely for German-speaking dental and medical patients who schlepped there to have treatment at a lower cost.
This is probably not the reply you were looking for, however, I did go to Thailand for dental treatment a few years ago. The dental clinics there cater for foreigners and the standard of care is very high, very hygienic and would put many UK clinics to shame... at a fraction of the cost too, of course.
I also had an operation (cue "lady-boy" jokes :hehe:) and the hospital was like a 5* hotel, again at a fraction of the cost (stomach surgery in fact!).
The medical tourism industry in Thailand is a growing business. Many foreigners who don't have medical insurance head there for a combined holiday/treatment. All the doctors & nurses at both the select private hospitals and the dental clinics speak English and a large number attended western medical schools.
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was it a happy ending? :getscoat:
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Taunton Blue Genie
Looks like oral decrepitude deigns that I need a tooth extraction but not wishing to work as a pie-crimper thereafter I am thinking about having an implant replacement (but retaining my bra size).
The dentist advised me yesterday that it could cost about £3,000 and my sibling like he is going to Poland to have his done and at a fraction of the cost. Obviously, if there are complications it's not such a good idea but have anyone of you gone down the latter route at all? (Or latter root perhaps).
If so what was your experience?
By the way, I once checked into what was supposed to be a large hotel with outdoor thermal baths (courtesy of the local geology) in western Hungary and it doubled up as a private hospital catering largely for German-speaking dental and medical patients who schlepped there to have treatment at a lower cost.
Remember seeing this Fred, i'm currently going through the process of having an implant, 2 consulations so far with another one tomorrow, yesterdays appointment relieved me of 2 squid short of £200 and that was a bit of Jaw imaging stuff, X-ray and some other method, i have been quoted £2,600 for the actual treatment, i think i will be having the implant about March time, the cavity of the missing tooth has to heal a little bit more, I kind of considered having the full monty done in Turkey circa 9k but have bottled it in case any thing went wrong. and needing emergency aftercare
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One of the boys in the pub went to Turkey to get his teeth seen too.
£7K lighter, 2 weeks home and they’ve started moving around his mouth
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BLUETIT
One of the boys in the pub went to Turkey to get his teeth seen too.
£7K lighter, 2 weeks home and they’ve started moving around his mouth
probably a military chew!
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My daughter had to have five teeth extracted before having her brace fitted
She’s 23 now so it was seven years ago
The private dental clinics in Cardiff quoted £16-1800 for the surgery
Luckily l knew the receptionist who told me about a private dental clinic on Chepstow Rd Newport
I gave them a call and after a consultation was quoted £600
Apparently it would have been the same dental surgeon who works out of Moriston Hospital
Google the clinic it’s bound to still be there if you want another quote
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These places abroad should have a partner implant clinic in the uk, so if there are any problems or concerns then you can visit then instead of jumping on a plane. I've had three implants, so if you want any information on the process, then im your man.
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BLUETIT
One of the boys in the pub went to Turkey to get his teeth seen too.
£7K lighter, 2 weeks home and they’ve started moving around his mouth
:hehe:
You shouldn't laugh really, especially at somebody else's misfortune, but that's nucking futs.
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My niece had a boob job in Turkey
Two grand instead of six over here
Three months after getting home they started seeping
She went to A&E and was told quite rightly to go back to Turkey as the NHS wouldn’t touch her
She ended up paying a further two grand in a private hospital in Liverpool
They were the only hospital that would touch her so be warned if you do plan on getting ‘Cheaper’ surgery abroad
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Sunnysideup
My niece had a boob job in Turkey
Two grand instead of six over here
Three months after getting home they started seeping
She went to A&E and was told quite rightly to go back to Turkey as the NHS wouldn’t touch her
She ended up paying a further two grand in a private hospital in Liverpool
They were the only hospital that would touch her so be warned if you do plan on getting ‘Cheaper’ surgery abroad
That's my boob job out of the window.
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Thing with Implants you need to go back a few times....jetting off to Thailand or Turkey may save you a few bob, but if it goes wrong you're fkd.....have a look at Dental Art in East Finchley they're a Bulgarian company working out of London.
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Whisperer
Thing with Implants you need to go back a few times....jetting off to Thailand or Turkey may save you a few bob, but if it goes wrong you're fkd.....have a look at Dental Art in East Finchley they're a Bulgarian company working out of London.
They should have a partner dentist in the UK. Not great, but better than getting on a plane three times over a 3-4 month period.
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Heard plenty of horror stories from people getting work done on the cheap overseas.
What a lot fail to look up before they go is if there’s any complications when you come back, it’s not covered by the NHS so you’ll have to go private to fix it.
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Taunton Blue Genie
Looks like oral decrepitude deigns that I need a tooth extraction but not wishing to work as a pie-crimper thereafter I am thinking about having an implant replacement (but retaining my bra size).
The dentist advised me yesterday that it could cost about £3,000 and my sibling like he is going to Poland to have his done and at a fraction of the cost. Obviously, if there are complications it's not such a good idea but have anyone of you gone down the latter route at all? (Or latter root perhaps).
If so what was your experience?
By the way, I once checked into what was supposed to be a large hotel with outdoor thermal baths (courtesy of the local geology) in western Hungary and it doubled up as a private hospital catering largely for German-speaking dental and medical patients who schlepped there to have treatment at a lower cost.
I know some seriously heavy weight dentist in the UK, NHS specialist (not your drillers and fillers), and they strongly recommend avoiding this route. Apparently hospitals are full of people looking for corrective work these days.
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As a contrary, both my wife & I travel home from Poland to UK for our dental work. We’re both covered by company medical insurance but after several visits we’ve decided to use UK dentists, or a Kiwi in our case. Some of the issues were lost in translation but also the overbearing pressure to have much more work done than necessary.
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Des Parrot
also the overbearing pressure to have much more work done than necessary.
This one sentence reminds me of something.
I once knew a girl who had about 7 teeth removed when she was in her youth. Not because they needed to be removed, but because she was registered with some dodgy dentist that was doing anything he could to make more money from the NHS for the "treatment" he was carrying out.
True story.
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Tuerto
They should have a partner dentist in the UK. Not great, but better than getting on a plane three times over a 3-4 month period.
Fantastic actually - I had 4 implants and a full bottom denture done with them a few years back, cost me 10k whereby they sorted me out an interest free loan which I paid back over a few years.
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Whisperer
Fantastic actually - I had 4 implants and a full bottom denture done with them a few years back, cost me 10k whereby they sorted me out an interest free loan which I paid back over a few years.
'All on 4" :thumbup:
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Tuerto
'All on 4" :thumbup:
I went to the dentist last week for a check up. My teeth are fine, but my gums have got to come out !!
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My mother in law went to Budapest to have some work done. When she turned up for treatment they told her that they were unable to do the work for the cost quoted, they wanted considerably more. She did have a nice couple of days in Budapest though apparently.
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My original post that started this thread is 4 years old! For the record, I didn't deign to have my dental work carried out in Debrecen, Dobrich, Durres, Dugoplje or Dombovar.
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Ivortheengine
I went to the dentist last week for a check up. My teeth are fine, but my gums have got to come out !!
I was informed by my dentist that my two front teeth are OK but the rest of my body needs replacing.
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Taunton Blue Genie
My original post that started this thread is 4 years old! For the record, I didn't deign to have my dental work carried out in Debrecen, Dobrich, Durres, Dugoplje or Dombovar.
So have you got a full mouth of turkey teeth now or are they floating round like an astronaut in space like TITs friend?
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Just a single gap halfway back. Got used to it now, by gum.
Brother had his done in Poland, where the technology is meant to be top notch, he says.
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Taunton Blue Genie
My original post that started this thread is 4 years old! For the record, I didn't deign to have my dental work carried out in Debrecen, Dobrich, Durres, Dugoplje or Dombovar.
Dowlais Top (set):shrug:
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BLUETIT
One of the boys in the pub went to Turkey to get his teeth seen too.
£7K lighter, 2 weeks home and they’ve started moving around his mouth
There is going to be lots of this in the future, the crooks will open up shiny new dentists and doctors with unqualified staff and many brits will fall for it and lose their money teeth, and everything else, then come back to the UK to put it right.
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blue lewj
So have you got a full mouth of turkey teeth now or are they floating round like an astronaut in space like TITs friend?
No, but I have a cracking pair of turkey breasts.
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Ninja
This one sentence reminds me of something.
I once knew a girl who had about 7 teeth removed when she was in her youth. Not because they needed to be removed, but because she was registered with some dodgy dentist that was doing anything he could to make more money from the NHS for the "treatment" he was carrying out.
True story.
I changed dentists when I was young, they started filling the lot, previously none, my parents must have been dopey it's obvious looking back that they were overzealous for the money. I have had virtually no dentistry work since, other than check up's and one filling replaced.
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Sunnysideup
My niece had a boob job in Turkey
Two grand instead of six over here
Three months after getting home they started seeping
She went to A&E and was told quite rightly to go back to Turkey as the NHS wouldn’t touch her
She ended up paying a further two grand in a private hospital in Liverpool
They were the only hospital that would touch her so be warned if you do plan on getting ‘Cheaper’ surgery abroad
I bet she felt a right tit having to have them corrected.
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I had my teeth done in Turkey.When I got off the plane at Heathrow the security guards thought they had found Shergar.
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BLUETIT
One of the boys in the pub went to Turkey to get his teeth seen too.
£7K lighter, 2 weeks home and they’ve started moving around his mouth
Bit like this ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lTMiQsMH1g
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I was in Istanbul recently, and we saw a lot of people (mainly men) with the classic tell-tale signs of hair transplants. The hair is shaved very short, and they always wear a headband, but with the 'new' transplanted hair clearly visible. Very straight rows of implants, with the skin very red. It was odd - once you noticed one, you were spotting them everywhere. I don't think it's exaggerating to say we must have seen dozens of men, all with the same giveaway signs - and that's just the ones who crossed our path. Not just in the airport, but around the city as well. We also saw a few women with the old plaster across the nose - where they'd had their nose 'fixed'.
Seems it's big business over there at the moment.
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I was surprised to find out recently that the United States does not accept British dental credentials. British-trained dentists wishing to practice in the United States may get a restricted practice license or else undergo extensive additional training. Canadian dentists are good to go, however.
The U.S. does accept British physician licenses. So, that's good.
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Just coming back to this, my implant treatment starting with tooth extraction began before Xmas 2022 in December i think it was, might have even been November, I was back in again today for the scan which is used to make the implanted tooth, the socket was inserted a couple of months ago, i have an appointment in two weeks for the implanted tooth to be fitted, which will mean that the whole process for one implant will have taken circa 7 months, the guy doing it has been very very good IMO with no pain at any time, it does make me wonder how you could get a full set of knashers in a couple of weeks going abroad, there must be some short cuts going on? or UK dentists are stretching it out to justify the cost !!!!
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Heathblue
Just coming back to this, my implant treatment starting with tooth extraction began before Xmas 2022 in December i think it was, might have even been November, I was back in again today for the scan which is used to make the implanted tooth, the socket was inserted a couple of months ago, i have an appointment in two weeks for the implanted tooth to be fitted, which will mean that the whole process for one implant will have taken circa 7 months, the guy doing it has been very very good IMO with no pain at any time, it does make me wonder how you could get a full set of knashers in a couple of weeks going abroad, there must be some short cuts going on? or UK dentists are stretching it out to justify the cost !!!!
As Neil Diamond says, money talks.
I'm sure that if all parties involved in the process were available and under one roof they could sort it out in a matter of days, if not hours.
Still a bit of a risk but depending on your financial situation, it might well be one worth taking.
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Heathblue
Just coming back to this, my implant treatment starting with tooth extraction began before Xmas 2022 in December i think it was, might have even been November, I was back in again today for the scan which is used to make the implanted tooth, the socket was inserted a couple of months ago, i have an appointment in two weeks for the implanted tooth to be fitted, which will mean that the whole process for one implant will have taken circa 7 months, the guy doing it has been very very good IMO with no pain at any time, it does make me wonder how you could get a full set of knashers in a couple of weeks going abroad, there must be some short cuts going on? or UK dentists are stretching it out to justify the cost !!!!
I had an implant fitted at the end of January - almost 12 months after my first visit to the specialist dentist and 16 months after the broken tooth was extracted. It could have been done quicker, but there was a first consultation and x-ray, two visits to put a bone graft in (cow bone!) to ensure there was enough bone to take the peg, a four month wait whilst the graft fused with my own bone, a three month wait to ensure the peg was fully secure and the bone had grown around it, then an impression (and colour match) and manufacture of the implant, and finally fitting - with a further appointment for adjustment if needed (it wasn't) and then 3, 6 and 12 month check up appointments. Apart from the stitches for the bone graft, it was fairly straightforward and comfortable. I can't see how that process can be reduced to a couple of weeks (even if no graft is needed).
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Originally Posted by
Sunnysideup
My daughter had to have five teeth extracted before having her brace fitted
She’s 23 now so it was seven years ago
The private dental clinics in Cardiff quoted £16-1800 for the surgery
Luckily l knew the receptionist who told me about a private dental clinic on Chepstow Rd Newport
I gave them a call and after a consultation was quoted £600
Apparently it would have been the same dental surgeon who works out of Moriston Hospital
Google the clinic it’s bound to still be there if you want another quote
What's the name of the dentist? Please.
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I'm sure there are many great dentists out there. My teeth were absolutely destroyed mind by a polish butcher (can't refer to him as a dentist) based in a surgery in canton.
I'm sure he's not representative though. Difference in price is crazy
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Taunton Blue Genie
Just a single gap halfway back. Got used to it now, by gum.
Brother had his done in Poland, where the technology is meant to be top notch, he says.
I think the service in Poland varies as with anywhere else. My wife’s had work done whilst we were living there, the first guy she refused to go back too. The second, female, dentist was excellent.
Just on the comment about doctors in North America, we met a British doctor during our recent tour, now working in Canada, specialising in leg trauma, told us his salary is 6x what he was getting in the UK and that he’s just moved hospitals in Vancouver, and a they paid a transfer fee for him.