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Dentistry has been in a sorry state in this country for far too long. Maybe Covid is the push for the public to demand better, as it hopefully will be with social care.0
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epm-84 said:brook2jack2 said:Dental practices wouldn't need anything like the huge numbers of masks that hospitals need.
Care homes, hospices and small private providers have managed to source PPE.
Oral health is health, it matters.Our practice put in orders for our usual PPE in February and those orders have still not been fulfilled. Most PPE was ring fenced for nhs use and dentists, as independent contractors , were not in that supply chain.0 -
I have some sympathy with Dentists having read this, but you can't really expect the public to subsidise part of their service when they are not able to receive the treatment they have effectively pre-paid. I've yet to see a dentist living in small terraced house on a housing estate!0
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I really can't believe some of the stupidity on here. To my mind, given that it's a known fact that coronavirus is spread by droplets coming from the mouth, dentistry is a really dangerous job right now. Most dentists are doing their best. My own dentist was always fully booked up before the pandemic, now he has to see fewer patients each day, goodness only knows when I'll be able to get an appointment. But I'm happy to wait and I know if I did need an emergency appointment I'd get one, even in these uncertain times.
Why is everyone being so critical? Dentists are being controlled by government guidance at the moment, there's little they can do. Stop moaning. If you can. (But then again, moaning is our national occupation. That, talking about weather an drinking lots of tea.)Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.1 -
onwards&upwards said:Dentistry has been in a sorry state in this country for far too long. Maybe Covid is the push for the public to demand better, as it hopefully will be with social care.
You know the British public will never demand better (and what exactly IS that?) because that's just how it is here.
Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.1 -
dcweather said:I have some sympathy with Dentists having read this, but you can't really expect the public to subsidise part of their service when they are not able to receive the treatment they have effectively pre-paid. I've yet to see a dentist living in small terraced house on a housing estate!
Most dentists have worked very hard to achieve their qualifications, and some of them actually DO live in terraced houses. Maybe not small ones but my dentist lives in a terraced house. They're not all as wealthy as you may think. But even if they are, so what? They deserve it.
Would YOU like to stick your fingers in people's mouths for a living? I know I wouldn't, especially not now when we know that the virus is spread by saliva.
Dentistry has come a long way in the last twenty years, and dentists do a job I'd hate to do. Cut them some slack.
Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.1 -
anotherbob said:My Mrs. and I pay about £40 a month for private dental care. This includes routine inspections and visits to the hygienist as well as emergency treatment cover. Between us we've missed four checkups and cleaning sessions during lock-down. I don't know what they would cost if we paid the dentist direct, but presumably the dentist would charge Denplan normally. Seems to me Denplan are doing well out of the crisis since there has been no reduction in the premium.
In the meantime, click on this link, https://www.denplan.co.uk/patients.html which purports to have the answer to your question. Ask your dentist to ask them for a refund, and see what happens. Should have googled it in the first place.Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.0 -
MalMonroe said:I really can't believe some of the stupidity on here. To my mind, given that it's a known fact that coronavirus is spread by droplets coming from the mouth, dentistry is a really dangerous job right now. Most dentists are doing their best.
The difference is, those professions haven't stopped looking after the people they have a duty of care for. Why have dentists? Why do other health professions accept that the risk of exposure to an infectious disease is part of the job but that their responsibility to their patients is more important, while the dental profession seems to believe the opposite?
I don't accept any argument that dental care is somehow less important. Its absolutely vital to good health and poor oral health can kill.1 -
MalMonroe said:onwards&upwards said:Dentistry has been in a sorry state in this country for far too long. Maybe Covid is the push for the public to demand better, as it hopefully will be with social care.
You know the British public will never demand better (and what exactly IS that?) because that's just how it is here.
Private dentists get rich from whitening and straightening the teeth of the well off, NHS dentists struggle to make ends meet trying to care for the people who need them most. Care of the mouth should never have been considered as a separate entity from caring for the rest of the body, it should be fully integrated into the NHS.0 -
onwards&upwards said:MalMonroe said:onwards&upwards said:Dentistry has been in a sorry state in this country for far too long. Maybe Covid is the push for the public to demand better, as it hopefully will be with social care.
You know the British public will never demand better (and what exactly IS that?) because that's just how it is here.
Private dentists get rich from whitening and straightening the teeth of the well off, NHS dentists struggle to make ends meet trying to care for the people who need them most. Care of the mouth should never have been considered as a separate entity from caring for the rest of the body, it should be fully integrated into the NHS.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.1
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