Expensive Dental Treatment? - save thousands

Toothsmith

That is about the biggest load of drivel I have ever read.

If you had had an argument with me in my surgery over prices after being slotted in as a new patient for an emergency appointment you'd have been shown the door. No question.

The rest of it is pure rubbish gleaned from inaccurate websites.

I've never heard the one about mercury being used to assassinate people though. Firstly it's effects are chronic - they build up over time. Someone would need regular doses over a long period (Months if not years) before death would happen. With most of the dishes being Silver or pewter in those days (Certainly amongst the ruling classes) I would have though it would have reacted with the dishes/goblets. Plus it is hardly the easiest material to disguise. I would have thought they'd have much better poisons available to them. Plus, elemental mercury is not readily absorbed in the gut. The vapour of elemental mercury is highly toxic when breathed in (That's why hatters went mad) but that's about it. Mercury combined in organic compounds (As found in most fish) is far more toxic than fillings.

This does illustrate what I say about finding a dentist though.

The very worst way to have to find one is when you are in distress,and have to go through Yellow Pages.

In the long term it is far better to build a trusting relationship with someone you have chosen to suit you. And to attend regularly.

Unfortunately, at dental school, we have no lectures in dealing with the terminally self-rightous. This is why we tend not to be very good at it, and so there is an element of the population who will never be satisfied with any dentist.

Fortunately, the better dentists don't ever need to have anything to do with them either.

Teerah

:rotfl:

That was the funniest thing I have read in a long time :rotfl:

superscotsman

Toothsmith wrote:

The rest of it is pure rubbish gleaned from inaccurate websites.

I did not consult ANY websites over the fluoride matter. If you knew what I did for a living you would know why I was discussing the matter with an American chemist. Please do not ask me what I do, as I do not want to reveal my normal, everyday identity as the mild-mannered, bespectacled reporter from the Scottish Daily Planet. The fact that you have resorted to personal accusations and insults is the classic sign of the lost argument.

Toothsmith wrote:

I've never heard the one about mercury being used to assassinate people though. Firstly it's effects are chronic - they build up over time. Someone would need regular doses over a long period (Months if not years) before death would happen.

Precisely.

Toothsmith

Fair enough. I've made my points. The rest can read & decide.

superscotsman

Toothsmith, I raise my hat to you.
I would advise you to use your admirable scepticism and call up the figures etc for fluoridation. It is important that opposition to the addition of unecessary chemicals to the water supply should also come from within the dental profession itself.
Salutations.
SS

thetope

my dad's crown fell out and he went to our local (nhs) dentist to see what he could do - the quote was £500 to replace the crown (gold). my dad was gobsmacked and could only say "is that including vat!!!?"

my folks were going to france the following week on hols (mum is french) - he got a replacement crown over there for £50. it's not gold, but it has lasted about 8 years so far and he fully intends to go back and get it done there again should it eventually fall out again.

Teerah

thetope, that defo wasnt NHS treatment he was quoted for though. He should have shopped around, no shortage of NHS dentists over here (as yet!)

thetope

teerah, yeah it is an nhs practice... basically as soon as he got the price he decided to just wait and see what would happen in france as it still would have run into the hundreds of pounds (bear in mind he was originally wanting a gold crown and gold ain't cheap)

Teerah

Not disputing that it was an NHS practice thetope, I am saying that it was not NHS treatment he was quoted for. Gold crowns arent 100% gold so a "gold crown" is available on the NHS for around about the £100 mark, not several hundreds

zincoxide

Toothsmith - just one question and not meaning to sound cheeky...

If dentists in Britain are not trying to rip us off, then can you explain why my dentist currently has Ferrari F40, my previous had a Porsche GT3 and they've both been NHS?