pennypie Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Root canal (with crown) NHS - £209 Private -£780 NHS - if it needs fixing after you've paid (I.e. my temp filling broke) free Private - at least £30 every time you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 This is a pretty worrying state of affairs in a country that supposedly has 'the best health system in the World.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennypie Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I'm treated like a human being by my private dentist. More so as the more you go back the more money they get I went from private to NHS (root canal price did me in) and I see no difference in the way I'm treated to be perfectly honest with you. Can get rude NHS AND private dentists, as well as nice ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistledoo Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I go NHS too. I do pay, but not through the nose and my dentist and his staff are very professional. No problems at all with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Root canal (with crown) NHS - £209 Private -£780 NHS - if it needs fixing after you've paid (I.e. my temp filling broke) free Private - at least £30 every time you go. I suspect this is what I need on my back teeth (or did, they're too far gone now!) I'd rather have the bleedin things pulled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 The really painful thing about dentists is after they've filled a hole in your tooth, they then proceed to make a hole in your wallet. Just as a side note: Did you know that of all professions, dentistry has the highest suicide rate! (so I heard). ---------- Post added 04-12-2012 at 12:54 ---------- I suspect this is what I need on my back teeth (or did, they're too far gone now!) I'd rather have the bleedin things pulled! Trust me, you wouldn't!!!....No I havn't got false ones. But I do know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 This is a pretty worrying state of affairs in a country that supposedly has 'the best health system in the World.' What's worrying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 For some bizarre reason, which I've yet to fathom. The NHS considers dental health not a health issue, otherwise it would be free, like going to the doctors, or hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Chaos Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Forgive my ignorance, I'm looking for some advice. I haven't seen a dentist for many years, infact I'm really scared of dentists. Luckily I don't have a gob full of bad teeth as I take care of them but, what is the difference between an NHS dentist and going private? Do you still have to pay for a filling and a check up anyway if it's an nhs dentist or not? I work full time, so would not be entitiled to any free treatment, or is it free if you're at an NHS dentist. I'm really not clued up at all. The difference is price.I was in a private dentist and one of my fillings need replacing at some point, they wanted £110.I left and waited on the NHS dentist, they will charge me £48 including check up and hygienst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this_life Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Do you think you could just 'say' you are pregnant and get free dental care? How pregnant do you have to be? And what evidence do you have to give? Would 'feel my bump' be enough?! Alternatively I am back to my previous list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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