Dentists ????

[Bagpuss]

Just wanted to ask you all what you think really.....

Ok...i hate the dentist and only really go when i have a tooth ache...also its expensive and money can be tight.....been with my private dentist who also did NHS work for 10 years...kids see him too and go every 6 months.

He is now private only and employed a NHS only dentist ... so they asked me which i want to see....new NHS dentist or stay with my dentist (now private only) for either £25 for the year and then pay for all/any treatments...(which as i rarely go sounds ok)...or pay £11 per month and this includes 2 check ups, 2 clean and polish and any xrays for a year.

I saw the NHS dentist just before Christmas and didn't feel confident with him...he seemed a bit stuck as to what to do and said if i needed this that and the other i would have to go private cos the NHS don't do alot of things....put me off a bit.

Thing is i really want the kids to stay with our dentist cos he is very good, and i think NHS are a bit "pull em out" happy....but they can only stay with him if i am with him.

I don't know what to do for the best.....all of us just go with the NHS dentist...or stay with our dentist and pay either £25 per year or £11 per month....ohh i hate having to make desions....

Are the NHS dentists trained any differently...do any of you think they are a bit to quick to say "its got to come out"....

any help on this would be fab...many thanks x

 

[MINKUS]

Rob went to the NEW nhs dentist in the village a few months ago...came back 2 teeth missing.

I would say they (well this particular one) are very pull em out happy.

I had 3 fillings and my teeth are so sensitive its unreal never suffered with this before.

I'm delaying it as long as poss and probably going to opt for the denplan thing next time i go with a DIFFERENT dentist !

AMb xx

 

[louiser]

I have always had an NHS dentist and orthodontist (sp) with my braces and everythings fine. I have a repair to one of my front teeth which I have broken off twice with a shot glass!!! They have always been good but I have no experience of the other. I have had 4 teeth out but I didn't have the room in my mouth for them when I needed my teeth straightening. I have never had a filling though so I wouldn't know about them being pulled out.

Go with your instinct and do what you think best though, If poss try to see if someone you know has been to him before to ask what they thought, x x x

 

[big miss nails]

I used to hate going to the denist i first went to the dentist surgery on aikman avenue god what butcher he was i hated going..

But one saturday morning i woke up in agony phoned the dentist on aikman they couldnt do anythink so i phoned a sugery on fosse road who did emengancy appointments and nhs paients (great i was nhs at that time)they got me in straight away and they are brilliant i'v now been with them for 4 years my kids go there aswell..Now i don't mind going to the dentist (except the bill after)

 

[nailzoo]

Dentistry should be about saving teeth, not pulling them out, it's expensive to keep them (root canals cost an arm and a leg), but at least you wont have to suck the meat off a chicken leg.
I dislike going to the dentist, as it's usally a major expense, when it aches, it's often too late.

 

[Teri]

Not a dentist fan at all.

I have an NHS dentist and she wanted to fill gaps in my teeth BY MY GUMS as some of my gum has eroded away. I said no.

She wanted to put white fillings in my 14 year olds mouth, who has never had a filling before because her back teeth have a dip in them and food could get stuck, I said "no, that's why she has a toothbrush!" She doesn't need fillings.

I can't even understand what she is talking about half the time.

I have changed to the dentist across the hall and she is fab, she really puts me at ease. She knows that I am very nervous (to the point where I get knocked out for a filling and she has to peel my fingers off the chair after a clean and polish).

She is also NHS, I go regularly now!

Teri x:hug:

 

[JoJoPearce]

I have experiences with both NHS and private dentist.

When I was preggers, was exempt for some dental treatment and was told (by private dentist) that i needed 6 fillings. As i wanted white ones it would cost over £600. Well teeth were not playing me up so left it as I couldn't afford it.

Now joined an NHS dentist, who advised that I only needed 4 fillings and my wisdom tooth out (really decayed and impacted), I also had 2 xrays, oh and a clean. The whole lot came to £43.00. Bargain.

I suppose it all depends where you go, I feel that the private dentist was pulling a fast one. I'm really happy with my new NHS dentist.

 

[Jewsey]

Hi angie

Good dentists are so hard to come by and for peace of mind i would stick with him hun if you can afford those costs, i dont no wether this would help but you can pay into a health share scheme which helps with the cost of some treatments just a thought hun hth x good luck with what you decide :hug:
julesx

 

[gillian w]

I think it depends on the dentist as to how good they are, not as to whether they are private or not. If you have a good dentist i would stick with him especially as we get older and need more work they need to recognise anything and treat it properly.The charges for nhs in my practice don't actually differ from that of private charges and everyone sees the same dentists
We are having to pay for our sons ortho dontic treatment as there is a long waiting list on the nhs since they brought in the new reforms and so many dentists have now gone private . He goes to an orthodontist that only specialises in ortho and cosmetic work .My daughter was able to see him under nhs but then he went private ,he is so good we have paid for my son to have him.

 

[TracyUK]

I think I would have to pay and stick with the dentist I feel confident with...it's vital to me I have trust in mine.

If all else fails and you can't decide then just choose the good looking one so at least you will have something to take your mind off things while sat in the chair :wink2: :biggrin: x

 

[Bagpuss]

If all else fails and you can't decide then just choose the good looking one so at least you will have something to take your mind off things while sat in the chair :wink2: :biggrin: x

well the private one is a dish...but thats no good when i am sitting there with me gob wide open and dribbling when he tells me to rinse....:lol:

if i was a good girl and going every 6 months then i could see why i would benefit from the £11 per month scheme...but i aint....so it seems a waste of money....but...i want my kids to see him, and i have to be a patient of his for my kids to see him, so i don't see i have any choice. If it was all about me, i think i would just have the NHS dentist. But i don't think i want the kids to have him (NHS one) cos i am scared he is just going to pull there teeth out when they could be saved.

and figure this....eldest daughter 11 no fillings no probs, youngest daughter 6 no fillings no problems...middle daughter 7...has to have 6 fillings !!! (2 on big teeth and 4 on baby teath)...they all eat the same stuff, they all brush twice a day....we never have fizzy pop in the house, they drink gallons of milk, yeah they have sweets but not for breakfast dinner and lunch....i think maybe she just has different teath...like soft or something...i dunno

 

[Fab Freak]

On a smimilar vein has anyone gone abroad for dental work?

I am a silly sod and I am frightened of the dentist - i've had some terrible experiences of very poor dentistry and it has left me scared mentally. So now I only go when I know something is starting.

I am seriously tempted to go abroad say to Prague for dental work as even when paying it is far cheaper even when the flight is included - and you get a weekend away out of it?!

 

[pippadoodle]

Just a thought for you Angie, I go to Mr Wanstall at your smile in Loughborough, been with him for years and very happy, not too far from you. He is NHS. xx

 

[Bagpuss]

Just a thought for you Angie, I go to Mr Wanstall at your smile in Loughborough, been with him for years and very happy, not too far from you. He is NHS. xx

i might just look him up...thanks xx:hug:

 

[* Helen *]

My NHS dentist went private a few years ago & I stayed with him because my family & I had been with them for years.

I pay £8 per month & thats for 2 x 6 monthly check ups and a clean!

The dentist I have looks like the bloke out of Men In Black ... the cockroach man, he makes me laugh every time I go in there & is brilliant with kids!!

 

[bubbabinks]

My eldest went for her first appointment 6 months ago and as I hadnt been since I was pregnant with her I had to find a new dentist.

I managed to get her in with an NHS dentist just over the road from us who is very good with her, but when I tried to get in with them they wouldnt take me as they were full, so I am with another dentist the other side of my town!

He's referred me to a specialist as my gums have receeded since having the girls and I might lose my front bottom 4 teeth. The specialist is £90 just for him to have a look and then anywhere between £25-£100 for x-rays and all of that is before he even attempts to save my teeth!

I decided agaisnt it as we cant really afford it at the moment and I kind of feel I'm going to lose my teeth anyway.
I'm dreading going back to the dentist though as he was mean, real matter of fact but in a nasty way.:cry:

 

[ladybgemini]

My NHS dentist is also a consultant surgeon for the local facial clinic at the hospital so i dont think they are trained any different. He also has a private practice aswell as the NHS one.

He is very good and I have been to both practices and have not found a difference in the treatment.

HTH
Rachel

 

[*Garfield*]

Im with an NHS dentist, and have been with them for the last few years. I have never had any probs with her, she actually talked me OUT of having a tooth pulled and having it crowned instead, as Id had loads of trouble with it. I think that if youve got a good nhs dentist then hang on to them, they are so hard come by nowadays, but if you can only get a shoddy one then I would rather pay private.

 

[Sassy Hassy]

Dentistry should be about saving teeth, not pulling them out, it's expensive to keep them (root canals cost an arm and a leg), but at least you wont have to suck the meat off a chicken leg.
I dislike going to the dentist, as it's usally a major expense, when it aches, it's often too late.

Don't talk to me about root canals, I've just been quoted £650 to have one tooth done ... no wonder my dentist can drive around in an XK8! But he is a fab dentist, does a fab job and I never have any fear of going ... just a fear of the bill!

Yup I got stitched up by an NHS dentist in Northern Ireland when I was pregnant with Elizabeth, and my ex was posted over there ( no not in a pracel lol, he was in the army!!!). Said to me that my back teeth were very deep and needed filling because cavities would develop. They have gradually fallen out over the years and no probs with them at all. Boy was I gullible!

One of my ex clients goes to Poland a lot for dental treatment, in fact she was on the tv about it a while back ... think it was the Holiday programme, go figure! She was quotes about £20K in this country for the work she needed doing and had it done there for about a quarter of the price. Her hubby and a couple of friends have had work done since. I can get you the details if you like Louise, the price includes, travel and accommodation too!

 

[Buggy]

my first memory of a dentist is one pulling my tooth out without any local or general aneasthetic. he told me i was a baby for crying. yeah i was! i was about 5 years old! and it might just have only been a milk tooth hanging on by a thread but it was my thread!

my mum moved to a new dentist... and from then on it just got worse, until i'd had enough... i put my legs and arms through the bannister rails on the stairs and hung on for life! and it took 4 people to pull me off. ha ha. all the way home my mum was going "wait til i tell your father!" WHATEVER, i had got away with not sitting in the chair because the dentist wouldn't deal with me whilst i was in that state. unfortunately for me, he then used a general aneasthetic at a later date and removed 6 teeth instead of 1! told my mum my mouth was overcrowded. it was, because i had 3 sets of teeth (not the usual 2. yep always been a weirdo). anyway, he removed the wrong ones to free up space, my new teeth moved into the wrong positions and then told me mum i'd need an operation to sort it out. o yeah, by this time he had filled nearly all my teeth, almost as soon as they'd popped through, and then removed them! so my mum moved us yet again to another dentist. this time she made the right choice and they referred me to a proper orthodontist. i ended up wearing the worse kind of brace you could possibly want for the last 2 years of school. worse than the train track type. it was like full head gear! did zero for my already diminished confidence. by the time i left college my teeth were fixed but the damage has been done and although i loved my orthodontist to death, i still can't stand dentists and didn't go for six years. then i chipped a tooth and was forced to go.

now i have a brill private dentist. he says my teeth are rock hard and he can't understand why i've got fillings (ahem!), i've only had replacement fillings from him since, because my fillings wear out before my teeth! he couldn't quite understand when he first opened my mouth why i'm missing molars and there's no gap! had to explain to him they had to be removed to fix the dentist's mess and move my front teeth back where they should be.

so i would say... send your kids to the one they and you are most comfortable with, or they may end up having a phobia about dentists.

just as an aside, NHS does not necessarily mean crap dentist. they all train in the same place but most go private because they earn about 4 times as much. and i've heard about some butchers who are private. the last dentist my mum chose for us was NHS.. in fact she was the school dentist, and my orthodontist was NHS too.