NHS and white fillings?

jimmy2times

brook
I'm not sure if I signed an NHS form? I hope I am an NHS patient (although I guess in this instance, it doens't really matter as the work I need sounds like it is only done privately)

Thanks for the info about the diet.
I eat pretty much the exact same things Monday to Saturday whilst i'm at work doing manual labour.

Breakfast: bowl of cereal (something like 'fruit 'n' fibre) and a cup of coffee (1 teaspoon of sugar)
12pm - bag of crisps
2pm - 1 and a half sandwiches - usually cheese and pickle or ham and salad cream.
3pm - cup of coffee from the cantine - 1 teaspoon of sugar
7pm - dinner; usually something like chicken and chips or macaroni chesse.
8pm - coffee 1 teaspoon of sugar.
10pm - cup of tea - 1 teaspoon of sugar

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that's basically it. I guess it's the sugar in my coffee taht's doing the damage?
However, - i have friends who only have 1 filling or so who eat a hell of a lot of chocolate and drink cans of cola all day etc. I personally think genetics account for a lot more than people realise in relation to practically everything.

welshdent

We have plenty of evidence that diet and fluoride exposure are pretty much the fundamental aspects of decay. Some factors such as a lack of saliva will play a part but that is not a common occurence. Decay comes from bacteria using the sugar in our foods. Its quite complex but I would say the vast majority of cases of decay I see are not related to genetics in any way I could possibly see.

jimmy2times

If I was on their books as a private patient, would my appointment cost and my hygeinist appointment cost have been more? (it was 17.50 and 45 I think)
(trying to confirm I'm an NHS patient)

morganedge

It's strange.
Like you say, the 'top answer' from the 'yahoo answers' question about white NHS fillings is: ''I just had a white filling on NHS which cost me £70''

Really? White filling on the NHS??

Also, and i'm going back about 2 years here, but i'm sure I had a white filling on the NHS and it was also around £70.
Maybe they've changed the rules? It is a bit confusing.

Your post reminds me why I try to avoid the dentists at all costs, lol.

Money_maker

I paid £17.50 for my NHS dental check up this morning. Hygienist usually costs £50 as it's private.

kilasuit

i get my nhs dentistry free as on JSA and just had white fillings to my front teeth

welshdent

jimmy2times wrote: »

If I was on their books as a private patient, would my appointment cost and my hygeinist appointment cost have been more? (it was 17.50 and 45 I think)
(trying to confirm I'm an NHS patient)

without seeing I can not say for 100% but NHS charges in England and Wales are banded. That means Band 1 - Examination and Investigations also including Scaling and Polishing (England is 17.50 and Wales has just gone up and its something like £12.40)

Band 2 Includes Band 1 plus fillings, extractions root fillings and more advanced gum treatments (may also be undertaken by a hygienist) (England £48 and Wales £40.20)

welshdent

kilasuit wrote: »

i get my nhs dentistry free as on JSA and just had white fillings to my front teeth

They are pretty standard on front teeth but not back so your case would be different.

brook2jack

jimmy2times wrote: »

brook

Thanks for the info about the diet.
I eat pretty much the exact same things Monday to Saturday whilst i'm at work doing manual labour.

Breakfast: bowl of cereal (something like 'fruit 'n' fibre) and a cup of coffee (1 teaspoon of sugar)
12pm - bag of crisps
2pm - 1 and a half sandwiches - usually cheese and pickle or ham and salad cream.
3pm - cup of coffee from the cantine - 1 teaspoon of sugar
7pm - dinner; usually something like chicken and chips or macaroni chesse.
8pm - coffee 1 teaspoon of sugar.
10pm - cup of tea - 1 teaspoon of sugar

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that's basically it. I guess it's the sugar in my coffee taht's doing the damage?
However, - i have friends who only have 1 filling or so who eat a hell of a lot of chocolate and drink cans of cola all day etc. I personally think genetics account for a lot more than people realise in relation to practically everything.

As I count it that's seven sugar/acid attacks a day so that means your teeth are under attack at least seven hours a day. Even worse a sugary drink just before bed (10pm) means the sugar is on your teeth all night as saliva flow decreases at night.

The only reason people inheirt bad teeth is because they inheirit bad diet it's as simple as that.

Swap sweetner for sugar (especially one containing xylitol) and alot of your problems will go.

Also look at any medication, supplements (body building protein shakes are a nightmare) etc.

jimmy2times

brook2jack wrote: »

Swap sweetner for sugar (especially one containing xylitol) and alot of your problems will go.

Thanks for that. I 'll start using sweetner from now on.
I actually used to use sweetner rather than sugar a few years ago, but I think I stopped after reading lots of negative things about them.
Still, i'm gonna get back to using them.

Still convinced that my sugar intake is a LOT lower than most of my friends who have only one filling, but I guess that's just one of lifes mysteries.

And I seem to pretty much have my confirmation that white fillings on the back teeth are always done privately - which is the confirmation i'm after.

My brother had work done recently with an NHS dentist and had white fillings. I'll find out how much he paid when i see him this evening, hut If he comes back and tells my family (who are also horrified at the price I paid and actually angry with me) that his were cheap and ON THE NHS, i'll be in for some serious earache.