Dental Treatment Abroad

MFTC

Sorry the budget flight should have read c£30 . still can't get one for only £0!

Toothsmith

If you put the same effort into finding good dentists as you obviously have done into finding cheap ones, your experiences would have been a whole lot different.

I hope you are as happy with your teeth in 5-10 yrs time as you are today.

I personally would feel very uncomfortable about providing £3000 of dentistry (Even at UK prices) in 5 days.

Toothsmith

misscomickat wrote: »

I have found on some websites that I can get my teeth whitened in Poland for around £100 (compared to around £500 here).

It's definitely something I am going to consider when I get there.

If you look around, you can get tooth whitening in the UK for a lot less than £500.

I can think of two places local to me that have had limited special offers on it at £99 within the last year or two.

scotsbob

There you go, some dentists in the UK can do whitening at European prices. Shows you how much those charging £400-500 are ripping us off for.

Toothsmith

scotsbob wrote: »

There you go, some dentists in the UK can do whitening at European prices. Shows you how much those charging £400-500 are ripping us off for.

So, the concept of 'marketing' is above you?

You can get a perfectly reasonable steak at a Toby Inn for £10.

Does that automatically mean that a more upmarket restaurant is 'ripping you off'?

Is there somebody in the country doing the same job as you for less money?

Does that mean that you are 'ripping somebody off'?

If I could employ someone from eastern Europe to work for half your money what exactly would that 'prove'?

Have you ever stopped to think what it is that makes dentists in the UK so 'Greedy'? Why is it ONLY UK dentists? Even the foreign ones when they get here seem to breath in some sort of gas that turns them from altruistic philanthropists in their own country when they run 'cheap' clinics, into money grabbing profit machines when they get here?

Does it not occur to you that back in their own country, with the lack of regulation, cheap labour, low living costs, very little chance of foreigners coming back with complaints, or being able to successfully sue, that they are actually onto a much better earner even at the rates they charge than they ever would be in a dearer country?

Dentists operating in foreign countries for the tourist market do so for one reason - to make money. Just like anyone else running a business.

The sort of client they attract are the high-need, low knowledge, cost cutter. The dentistry these places turn out is hugely variable in quality (I know of one dentist in this country running a very successful business almost exclusively putting right the mouths of 'dental tourists'). The thing with dentistry though is that even poor quality stuff can look good, and last a few years.

Even if it were good dentistry though, (And it can be) a fortnight's holiday is nowhere near enough to change the lifetime habits that got the teeth into a bad state in the first place, and even good stuff rots if it's not looked after. Advanced dentistry breaks down much more quickly than natural tooth, as there are many nooks and crannies for bugs to get into.

The difference between good stuff and bad stuff is often how replaceable it is when it gets to the end of it's life, not how good it looks when the dentist holds up the mirror.

LondonDiva

www.nhs.uk

for lists of NHS dentists in England, if you have difficulties, please contact your local PCT (also searchable on the site for help).

I'm amazed by the number of people who've claimed not to be able to fidn a dentist, but when I ask tell me about the Daily Mail reports rather than their experiences.

If you don't want an NHS dentist, do some asking around for recomendations from those you know.

I had a polite (not quite row, but close) conversation with someone upset that the dentist wanted to charge £2000 for dental work. When I asked her what comparisons she had from other dentists and whether she felt the quality of the work / experience was better than other dentists she'd seen, she told me that she'd walked into the dentist at random. She couldn't be bothered to see what the quality or price was elsewhere, wanted full on orthodontic work and special behind teeth braces etc etc, but was concerned about the price not the work:rolleyes:

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People send thought, time and money choosing a car or mobile phone, but grudge a fraction of the effort on their health.

MFTC

Thank you Toothsmith. The problem is you are part of the problem as a British Dentist: over priced, working at piece rate and churning out as many high profit fillings and extractions as possible. Your scare tactics are now old hat. I am not saying that we cannot accept any British Dentist as a honest broker but we know your interest lies in maintaining your position . Unfortunately for yourselves the public has a choice. As I explained, in my experience, the dentists in Poland are better educated, have the latest and most hygienic conditions;operate to rigorous European standards and sadly for British Dentists, give a more patient, better quality, much much much economically priced alternative. Vote with your feet British Public - you don't have to be ripped off any longer! You will not regret it. Thousands of Brits already have done what I did and received outstandingly better longer lasting treatment for an honest price.

SparkyG

MFTC wrote: »

Thank you Toothsmith. The problem is you are part of the problem as a British Dentist: over priced, working at piece rate and churning out as many high profit fillings and extractions as possible.

How do you know that? Are you one of his patients?

Toothsmith

SparkyG wrote: »

How do you know that? Are you one of his patients?

He's not the demographic I target, certainly!!!

SparkyG

Toothsmith wrote: »

He's not the demographic I target, certainly!!!

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