Dental Treatment Abroad (probably Asia)

Blue_Monkey

OH and I are currently living in Australia where the cost of dental work is scary. He's just been for a 10 min check up (ok so it was with a temporary filling and an x-ray too) which costs A$150!

He has a molar tooth, bottom left handside, which is pretty much all filling. Part of the filling fell out at the weekend (hence the visit today) and with very little fiddling today, the rest of it came out too.

The dentist has put a temporary filling over it for now and has said if it flares up, he may need root canal, and that re-filling it will only work for so long and he'd probably need a crown.

The cost? Around AUD $4000 (about £2500).......

So... we're toying the idea of getting this done abroad instead... About 5 years ago OH went to the dentist in Thailand, had a really good experience (the assessment, 5 fillings and a proper clean for £50) so we're wondering if it might be worth considering for this next lot of treatment too.

It's very early on in our thinking, but if anyone has any stories to share or advice to give it would be gratefully received. As we're based in Australia, travel-wise I think Asia would make sense rather than Europe....

Thanks in advance.

danielshaw

You could try out a British dental clinic abroad like "dentalholiday" then you wouldn't have to worry about any risks or compromises for your dental treatment.

Toothsmith

Hello Daniel, Good to see you popping up again pedalling this place.

Maybe you could answer the questions I placed last time you claimed to run a 'British' dental clinic abroad?

Toothsmith wrote: »

What is an 'Accredited British Dental Clinic'?

Are you registered in the UK - NO
Are you bound by UK regulations - NO
Are you covered BY UK law - NO

You SAY you are members of the British Association of Cosmetic Dentists, but that is just an organisation that only requires you to fill in a form and pay some money - there are no exams, and you need no extra qualfications in order to join. (And I can't confirm that anyone there IS actually a member, as there are no dentist's names on your website other than 'Dr Mark'.)

The 'average' UK prices you quote on your website are more like very top-end city cosmetic practice prices rather than 'average' prices.

In short - that is the sort of misleading website that is typical of the dental holiday industry.

Would you agree that high end cosmetic/implant treatment is a complete waste of time and money if a patient has not been given decent education on why their teeth fell to bits in the first place?

And would you also agree that if high end workis not looked after to a much better extent than natural teeth, it will very soon fail?

In short, would you not agree that flying off somewhere for a 'quick, cheap fix' is never going to work in the medium-long term, and that patients that do are much more likely to really mess their mouths up?

welshdent

blue monkey where in oz are you? In queensland you can sometimes get vouchers for treatment. Also dentistry is so competitive in oz that you may be able to get the costs down.

Blue_Monkey

welshdent wrote: »

blue monkey where in oz are you? In queensland you can sometimes get vouchers for treatment. Also dentistry is so competitive in oz that you may be able to get the costs down.

We're in Sydney...

welshdent

Blue_Monkey wrote: »

We're in Sydney...

My fave city in the world! :-) my advice would be shop around because a number of my friends out there tell me that's the norm

Blue_Monkey

welshdent wrote: »

My fave city in the world! :-) my advice would be shop around because a number of my friends out there tell me that's the norm

When you say "shop around" do you mean just go to other places for check ups and see what they quote too? At $150 a pop for an x-ray and check up, even shopping around will be fairly pricey !!

PS. Sydney is mostly lovely, except for the torrential rain we keep having... In for a wet summer apparently... Almost wish I was back home in the snow :cool:

welshdent

No bloody snow in my part of wales just -5!! LOL. I was over in sydney in may/june and was a bit damp then! Took the better half to see the blue mountains but was so foggy!!

I would initially try and ring practices. According to my mates people often ring for a price guide. I would get a definate idea of what treatment is needed though. Its a very different system over in oz to here!