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Dental practice for nervous patients north wilts

bundance
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Hello
I would like some help please.
Does anyone know of a good dental practice in the North Wiltshire Area that caters for nervous patients.
I feel forced to go private, but only have a few hundred smackers.
I know I need teeth out, as I wont go near a root canal again.
I hope this question is ok to ask on this board.
I have got an abscess, and have had a five day course of amoxycillin which didnt work, so have now started augmentin.
Thanks for all your replies.
ps I have no transport so it would have to be on a bus or train route.
I would like some help please.
Does anyone know of a good dental practice in the North Wiltshire Area that caters for nervous patients.
I feel forced to go private, but only have a few hundred smackers.
I know I need teeth out, as I wont go near a root canal again.
I hope this question is ok to ask on this board.
I have got an abscess, and have had a five day course of amoxycillin which didnt work, so have now started augmentin.
Thanks for all your replies.
ps I have no transport so it would have to be on a bus or train route.
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I think you will find 99% of dentists are sympathetic to nervous patients nowadays. Seeing as most people are having to pay private dentists have to work at keeping their clients and one who's bedside manner is carp isnt going to make a fortune.
Just to add to this I was lucky in finding a NHS dentist after years of going private and have nothing but praise for the sympathetic way I have been treated. I can now sit in the chair and keep breathingThings have moved on a lot
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I have had excellent NHS service in the past, but when I moved and changed dentists, I had some bad experiences too, which have put me off.0
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ps still looking for personal recommendations for dentists in the north wilts area.
cheers
Am on antibiotics off the doctor, augmentin as amoxycillin didn't work.
My fears are because once I had an infected root canal which needed extracting.
I asked for anti-biotics, but the densist said I would be ok without.
The dentist made me an appointment with the denatal surgeon for the extraction.
When the time came to see the surgeon my tooth was excruciating.
I had to ask for more numbing injections.
The surgeon agreed, but was annoyed because the infection was still there and flared up.
I told him I had asked for anti-biotics, but got told by my dentist that I didnt need them.
The surgeon said I should definitely have them, and gave me strict breathing instructions while he went about the extraction. He thought I had not taken antibiotics and that I should have had them automatically.
Another time, I didnt even get X rays of a different dentist.
Prior to this I had great experiences of dentists on NHS and indeed, even overcame one phobia, only for it to come back.
The antibiotics are starting to do their thing, but I know I need to make an appointment with some one soon.0 -
Can't help you specifically but some of these places are not all they're cracked up to be. Sorry, but I have to be truthful. If you don't like the look of the place, just walk out. I wish I had.
I went to one and it was very grubby, the staff were not polite at all and I got an awful infection in my socket which lasted for ages. They also did not allow me to recover properly from the sedative and I slid to the floor outside while DH was opening the car door to push me in!!
This place advertises itself as putting nervous patients at ease but it was anything but!
Hope you get sorted because it's really miserable.0 -
Whatever place you decide on - VISIT it to make the appointment.
If it looks all right, and you meet friendly helpful staff, then the very fact you've been there already will make the place feel more familiar, the people less like strangers, and generally you'll be more relaxed when you go for your first appointment.
If it doesn't look like the advert made it seem - walk out!How to find a dentist.
1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.0 -
I have PM'd you.Whatever place you decide on - VISIT it to make the appointment.
If it looks all right, and you meet friendly helpful staff, then the very fact you've been there already will make the place feel more familiar, the people less like strangers, and generally you'll be more relaxed when you go for your first appointment.
If it doesn't look like the advert made it seem - walk out!
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Go to a private dentist who will have more time to treat you properly. You should be able to join an insurance plan to cover the cost of regular check ups and treatment. You pay a relatively small monthly subscription for this.If you will the end, you must will the means.0
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happy ending.
Luckily at the access centre, there was a dentist who clearly had expeirence with nervous patients.
My care cordinator has also referred me to the nhs community dentist, who I see later this month. They deal with nervy patients too.
thanks for all the help though, the anxiety and pain was tremendous.
Still got the treatment to go, but the worst is over, pain and anxiety gone.0
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