root canal treatment - NHS and private costs & pros and cons

alison999

lol i can see where youre coming from but thats normal in a lot of places. if the dentist is running late its a great way of making up your time. BUT in the denplan practice (fully private) where i worked it didnt usually happen, as the patients were given longer appointments. im not saying it NEVER happened, but it was very rare

Parisien

As am sure the board realises, there are endless threads and posts on dental care or a lack of same in the UK.

Please see following links to threads plus numerous links to other EU Dental providers,

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http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=523548

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=5955673#post5955673

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=465304

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=906593


http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=11821979&postcount=82

bank_of_slate

ts_aly2000 wrote: »

I think I'm just going to have them all out and get some dentures. I'm only 29.

My car gets better treatment than this.

Think that'd be the end of your troubles???????
believe me, it'd be just the start!
...Linda xx

bank_of_slate

ts_aly2000 wrote: »

Oh I removed it, didn't seem proper offering the guy a handful of £20's. :-)

Honestly. I just don't trust them. They all seem to be the same. They're either ran by people that don't speak English (the language barrier, the language barrier if you please), or there's mice running about (or you'd imagine there are). In my mind one pays for something and gets it, not to have someone else being seen in the time slot that you're handing over a weeks wages for.

This seems ok?

What next? I go to have my legs waxed, and they're scraping the wax up and putting it on some woman's bikini line in the next cubicle?

If you feel there are unresolved issues with this practice in terms of the staff, attitudes or infection control then please contact your local PCT.
...Linda xx

bank_of_slate

Many, in fact the majority of dental practices are based in unfavourable 'converted domestic property' type premises, some with more success than others!
...Linda xx

Toothsmith

GolfingMonk wrote: »

I've had a bunch of root canals recently redone. They were originally done overseas and turned out to be of poor quality resulting in horrific and continual infections.

Fortunately upon my return to the UK I had joined HSA dental scheme and this has been a godsend. I have just paid a bill for £1,600 to my dentist (I couldn't get an NHS dentist to do it as it wasn't worth there time), and thankfully HSA paid 75% of the bill. So, in the end I ended up getting god care and quality materials used in the work, rather than the cheapest materials.

Credit where it's due, and I would highly recommed HSA. I pay about £17 per month and it's been totally worth it.:D

Pity you can't sue people for recommending dental tourism.

Toothsmith

ts_aly2000 wrote: »

Oh I removed it, didn't seem proper offering the guy a handful of £20's. :-)

Honestly. I just don't trust them. They all seem to be the same. They're either ran by people that don't speak English (the language barrier, the language barrier if you please), or there's mice running about (or you'd imagine there are). In my mind one pays for something and gets it, not to have someone else being seen in the time slot that you're handing over a weeks wages for.

This seems ok?

What next? I go to have my legs waxed, and they're scraping the wax up and putting it on some woman's bikini line in the next cubicle?

It really beats me Aly, why anyone should go twice to a place like this.

If only people just visited a practice before booking their first appointment, places like this would be out of business.

~Chameleon~

ts_aly2000 wrote: »

I think I'm just going to have them all out and get some dentures. I'm only 29.

bank_of_slate wrote:

Think that'd be the end of your troubles???????
believe me, it'd be just the start!

Can you explain a little more of what you mean please?

It's a route I've often considered going down as it would solve a lot of problems for me (phobia of dentists) or at least I thought it would until I read this

Toothsmith

ts_aly2000 wrote: »

It amazes me how you can have a handful of ready cash in your hand, and can't even get to see a private dentist. It's like it where I am at the moment. No NHS dentists, and no private either. It's like, "Look, don't you want what I have in my hand?"

Personally I find it quite refreshing.

After answering loads of queries on here from people who have dentists that are obviously far to busy looking after too many people to provide a decent service for, that there are dentists out there who say "Sorry - we're full"!

As to the tooth. I'm not here to provide personal consultations.

There could be loads more going on with this tooth than is visible, so I'm not going there!

Get recommendations for a dentist, and when you get in touch to book an appointment (after visiting the place beforehand) let them know that you have been recommended to them, and by who.

Even if they are 'full' to casual callers, they may well take on people who have been recommended to them. That's certainly how I operate. It gives you a much more predictable and 'nice' client base! The nicer your clients, the less stressful the job, and the more you enjoy it!

It's been a very long time since I saw a new patient who walked off the street with a face swollen like a football!

Toothsmith

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Can you explain a little more of what you mean please?

It's a route I've often considered going down as it would solve a lot of problems for me (phobia of dentists) or at least I thought it would until I read this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1077719

Read this thread.