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Dental Advice
Following some dreadful experiences at the dentist as a child and adult I developed a real phobia of dentists and avoided them for about 25 years. Eventually I worked hard and overcame my fears with the help of hypnosis and attended the dentist two years ago. I was convinced I would end up needing full dentures, however…
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Bad hair day every day
Does anyone know about hair? I have grown my hair dye out and my hair is worse than ever. It's very soft and fluffy so when I wake up in the morning "bed hair " has nothing on how I look. I have stopped using conditioner, tried sulfate free tried head and shoulders, I've had it cut in layers although I haven't gone very…
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NHS Dentist Costs
I recently went to the dentist with toothache i didn't see my usual dentist as he was away so saw another one and was told i had an infection and was charged £22.70 A week later I went back for treatment on the infected tooth and saw my usual dentist and was charged £39.40 Today I received a phone call from the dentist…
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Dentist Sedation
I suffer from anxiety visiting the dentist. I am suffering from severe toothache. I went to dentist yesterday and she said I need my tooth out. She could of taken it out there and then but I said i wanted to be sedated. She understood and said she would refer me to dental hospital. She give me antibiotics for the infection…
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Bulk Tepe interdental brushes
I am after a bulk supplies of Tepe interdental brushes. I need pink, yellow, green and purple. Purple I can't seem to find in shops. I am guessing ebay or amazon is my best bet? Yours Calley x
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Is it worth continuing with this?
I have an all on Four implant retained full bridge replacing my top teeth. My dentist recommended I use Bluem toothpaste and mouthwash as it is oxygenated and doesn’t contain flouride. I don’t particularly like the toothpaste as most of it seems to either fall off the brush or stick to my teeth. It’s also only available…
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nhs dental crown- what is it made from?
is there a way to find out what an nhs dental crown (in situ) is made from? the colour is metallic grey, like amalgam.
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Tinnitus
Jimmy carr said on QI that an ap was avaiable which replicated the sound of your personal Tinnitus, play it back to you . You then kept playing this noise turning it off and on and this tranxferred it tomyour brain, Did anyone else see this or know what the app is please
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how do I find NHS dentist??
I want to register with a dentist and have a check up. I have looked on NHs website to find dentists. But none of them accept NHs patients... I have called now 20 different dentists and NONE of them take new patients, they all say I need to pay privately. I just don't understand it. I pay my taxes for the NHS. And I'm…
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Elizabeth Arden Flawless
The wife, for whom I am a voice-activated assistant, reports that her Elizabeth Arden Flawless Finish Cream(Toasty Beige) has rocketed from around £11 to at least £27 since Revlon's take-over. The cheapest I can get it now is at £23. My question is, can some of you kind people please recommend a cheaper alternative?
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NHS Root Canal Rework Advice
Morning All, so about 12 years ago I had root canal work on my right upper second bicuspid. About 2 years ago I noticed the surface felt a little different and 9 months ago it developed an infection which I went to a new dentist to have seen to. There she said that due to lack of tooth remaining root canal work on it was…
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Fungus infection
Please accept my apology if this is't in the correct forum. I am asking for a friend, he has got a serious toe nail fungus infection which has spread to other toe nails, does anyone know what's best advised regarding this? is it serious? what's best cream to get or do creams not work? will he have to make appointment to…
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Help!! Unhappy with dental work - paid by finance
Really hoping someone can give me advice and let me know where I stand ... I had composite bonding done on my top front four teeth in January 2019 priced at £300 per tooth which I paid on finance at £100 per month. £1200 in total. The finance company the dentist used was hitachi. Initially I loved my teeth, however after…
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Anyone doing a dry January 2020? - join me!
Hello there! Is anyone else out there doing attempting a dry January this year? I'd like to go for it but have not found anyone in my circle of friends to join. Everyone says - yes, we'll support you (but you're on your own) as far as any of them joining me goes. Why is this? Is it really so hard to go one month without…
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Prescription penalty charge
Hi, I have had a prepayment card for prescriptions for over 20 years. It always renews automatically. Today I received a penalty so I rang them to find out why. It seems that I was sent a letter in July 2019 about something to do with renewing it as I turned 60 last week. I did not receive a letter and actually rang up to…
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Hi everyone - I am new here I have a vitamin B12 deficiency and whilst I take supplements and try to eat a good diet, it's something that I have to live with and try to keep on top of. I guess that I have been focussing too much on other things recently and I haven't been looking after myself as I should, so as a result…
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Which is the best private healthcare?
Hello I had a severe chest infection and my GP required an x-ray urgently. The hospital said the results will be ready in 1-4 weeks! The attitude I got from the GP secretaries was "that's how NHS works, cancer patients wait 2 weeks for their x-ray". It seems people survive by pure luck with NHS. The less lucky go early and…
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Specsavers giving me display frames
Hi I'm a bit of a fuss pot when it comes to new things like my glasses. I was slightly dismayed to learn that my local Specsavers have given me the original frames I tried on. I thought, stupidly I suppose, that I'd be given a new pair and the subsequent adjustments would have been done on the day I rang to check and as…
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1.7 million NHS fines overturned - MSE News
About 1.7 million fines wrongly handed out to people thought to be falsely claiming free NHS prescriptions or dental treatment have been overturned in England since 2014, according to the spending watchdog...Read the full story: '1.7 million NHS fines overturned' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join…
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Glasses - Online or High Street?
I can't quite understand the draw of buying glasses online. I'm an online !!!!! in nearly everything else but glasses is something I can't bring myself to order because I need to see and feel what the frame is like. What say you MSE?
