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Hi,
I've just come across this post and I see Kreativ Dental was mentioned by someone.
I've just completed treatment at the clinic and as far as the treatment I received it was brilliant.
The only problem I had was with their OLD UK representative. Be warned! MR Ian Domville is not a registered dentist as stated on his website. And luckily for Kreativ he no longer works for them!!!
I would hole heartedly reccomend Kreativ but do not go any where near Mr Domville, when I turned up in Budapest he had not even made my appointment!! So I was on my own in this city. The clinic was fantastic they came and picked me up straight away and could have not been more apologetic.
Do not worry though. Kreativ have a new company running their UK affairs. Ill dig out there contact details and post on here later. They organised my final visit and where very profesional. I do not want to give the wrong impression about Kreativ Dental, It was just the problems I ran into with the old Rep Ian Domville. I cannot speak highly enough about the clinic, dental treatment and they now have new UK representatives. Like I said I'll post back once I find their details.
Ta,
El0 -
As promise above here are the contact details for Kreativ Dental in the UK.
website: www.kreativdental.co.uk
tel: 0845 0945 331
email: office@kreativdental.co.uk
El0 -
Does it not just ring a few alarm bells?
It is very easy to make a dental practice LOOK good. It is easy to make the initial result LOOK good.
The real test is what your mouth will look like in 5-10 yrs time - not the day after treatment.
It seems to be an organisation which is a bit sloppy in the checks it performs of it's employees/agents.
But then - in the country it operates in, there is very little regulation on who can do what and what qualifications you need in order to call yourself an 'expert' or 'specialist', so they're not very experienced in checking such matters.
Be very careful.
The money you 'save' might well be needed - plus a bit more - in the not too distant future.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 -
Know what? I've been looking your posts and noticed a clinic I've actually been at.
I had big dental troubles, untill my friends adviced me to go to NW Croatia to resolve them in dental clinic Dental Adriatic, which is situated in Umag, on the Istrian coast.
It's a small family dental clinic and one of the 1st private clinics in Croatia, regarding their quality, experience and personnel. You wont get that sort of service in UK,or a guarantee for your dental work. They are highly equiped and professional.
Sincerely, I was affraid to go at first, but I've done my teeth and had a great time at once (delicious food, beautiful coast, wonderful sea). Honestly,I've had fun, resolved my dental issues and saved approximately up to 70% of UK prices! Visit dentaladriatic.com0 -
Jesus julie1956,
Love if that isn't an advert written by someone you works for the adriatoc place I dont know what is!!
It would help if you could write proper english! It stands out a mile!!!
It would be nice to get some proper posts!!!
What a joke you are julie1956!!0 -
Hi again Toothsmith,
I've been reading through a few of your post's..... and it seems you have a real problem with people who are considering, or who have already been abroad for dental treatment.
Why can't a clinic in a foreign country produce standards of dentistry that are far better than England? The answer is they can!! and that is exactly what Kreativ Dental do and many other very good dental clinics in Hungary, Croatia and other parts of Europe.
As everyone knows England tend not to produce the highest quality services / expertise / product in many areas of life. When we think of well-built cars we think VW - Germany. Watches - Switzerland. Food - French. Wine - French. Football -Brazil.... The list could go on and on. Now dont get me wrong I am a proud Englishmen. But I also have a bit of common sense. If I want quality I will buy quality, whether it be German, Canadian, French etc. I will buy English Ale, because it is the best!
This is how it works for dentistry! I will visit the best clinic I can find. Which just so happens not to be in the UK.
As for your comments regarding the money issue. You are right, if people look after their teeth they will not need to spend thousands later in life. But I'm afraid the reality is that not all people do look after their teeth so when they get to the point of deciding todo something about it they have no other choice than to go abroad because of the ridiculous prices we are being charged in this country!!!!
One more thing... just to finish...It seems to be an organisation which is a bit sloppy in the checks it performs of it's employees/agents.
But then - in the country it operates in, there is very little regulation on who can do what and what qualifications you need in order to call yourself an 'expert' or 'specialist', so they're not very experienced in checking such matters.
This proves my point.... You are very quick to make judgements where I do not believe you are qualified todo so.
I believe this forum is called "The moneysavingexpert.com" - It could be called "The full of so called experts.com" - Have an opinion of course... but it seems to me you are very biased.
I agree with your steps on how to find a dentist - Follow Toothsmiths advice at the bottom of his posts. I found myself standing in a world class clinic in Budapest, receiving expert treatment (which has been backed up by 2 UK dentists) and the bouns was I didn't have to pay the ridiculous prices you find here in the UK!
Iain0 -
To answer your main point, I'll just be repeating what I wrote in post #21 and #23 above.
The vast majority of people who go abroad will be going there with a completely broken mouth, and with no real idea of what they have done wrong for their mouth to get into that situation.
They will be getting thousands of pounds worth of work done, and the initial result will probably look fantastic.
But - they will have no idea still of where they went wrong with their own teeth, and they will most likely still make exactly the same mistakes with their new teeth.
They may well carry on smoking, they may well eat the same sort of things and drink the same sort of things. They will still brush th same, they will still avoid the dentist wherever possible - just because they can't find an NHS one (Who would never be able to look after such work anyway).
And within a few years, it will all fall to bits again - only this time, with bridges, and implants screwed into the bone, it will not be a new set of teeth they will be in search of, but a cheap skull rebuild!
In the long term, people with little interest in upgrading their dental knowledge to go with their upgraded teeth would probably be better off with a cheaper plastic denture than whizzy advanced implants.
The quality of the nuts and bolts is completely irrelevent. As is the quality of the plasma screen in the practice waiting room.
The 'quality' is to be found in the effort made to monitor and improve the patients knowledge and health before the treatment starts. It's in working with the patient over the long term to gradually improve and maintain their dental health.
It's not in the limo from the airport, or the nice hotel room, or the shopping oportunities in the city.
I will conceed that if, in partnership with your regular UK dentist, you go off to a foreign clinic to have a specific treatment carried out, and then return for regular aftercare with that same UK dentist, then there prehaps is some scope for moneysaving.
This is not where the Kreatives, or the like are marketing though.
They sell the idea of one hit dental fixes, with a nice holiday on the side.
The quality of their staff or treatments may well be high, but without all the boring, time consuming, unsexy, slog that should accompany it, then it can never be described as a quality dental service.
It is a 'qwik fit' dental clinic, only the consequences are far more serious than your exhaust falling off 5 miles down the road.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 -
Jesus julie1956,
Love if that isn't an advert written by someone you works for the adriatoc place I dont know what is!!
It would help if you could write proper english! It stands out a mile!!!
It would be nice to get some proper posts!!!
What a joke you are julie1956!!
Proper English??? Please, read again your post...:rolleyes:0 -
It wasn't advertising, I reccommended a Dental Adriatic in which I actually did my teeth...
I'm glad that you agree that there is no difference i high quality of dental treatments in UK and abroad, because that's the way it is!0
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