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This is the same in the UK with the NHS dentists now. No NHS availability but as soon as you ask for private availability they can see you next day.

by domh 4y ago

niffydroid 4y ago
NHS Dentistry is a joke, its been neglected and underfunded for years. No wonder dentists dump all NHS patients or don't accept them, majority of them have ethics and want to give the best and ideal treatment, not the cheapest minimum. I believe they are given a single flat fee for all treatment in a session. Private dentist is the only way to go now. My mum was having tooth pain, so she was back and forth, the NHS dentist said everything was fine. Then soon afterwards her filling fell out and tooth starting to split. The NHS dentist said it needed to be removed fully. She went to a private dentist who pretty much said no it doesn't, she had a root canal and pins. Since then we've had private dental insurance. My brother dental practice went to remove a tooth but ended up damaging another tooth and didn't even get one out. Now he's on the family dental insurance. Again the private dentist said his treatment was shocking.
- stuaxo 4y ago
  It's ridiculous - they "don't do cosmetic dentistry" - but that means things like; they don't offer fillings that look nice and really only do the bottom level stuff. The NHS dentist I go to is good, but there isn't much they do - ended up referred to Harley Street for more advanced bits - they only have a fairly basic xray machine for instance. Then again, when I was referred to get a CT Screen, the guy starts pointing at how low rez the original Xray was - well, no of course that's why I was referred.
mjburgess 4y ago
NHS dentists are required by the gov to meet targets, so what's actually happening is that they're all booked up and have on-staff a private dentist who isnt. It isnt the same issue.

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This is the same in the UK with the NHS dentists now. No NHS availability but as soon as you ask for private availability they can see you next day.

by domh 4y ago

This is the same in the UK with the NHS dentists now. No NHS availability but as soon as you ask for private availability they can see you next day.

niffydroid 4y ago
NHS Dentistry is a joke, its been neglected and underfunded for years. No wonder dentists dump all NHS patients or don't accept them, majority of them have ethics and want to give the best and ideal treatment, not the cheapest minimum. I believe they are given a single flat fee for all treatment in a session. Private dentist is the only way to go now. My mum was having tooth pain, so she was back and forth, the NHS dentist said everything was fine. Then soon afterwards her filling fell out and tooth starting to split. The NHS dentist said it needed to be removed fully. She went to a private dentist who pretty much said no it doesn't, she had a root canal and pins. Since then we've had private dental insurance. My brother dental practice went to remove a tooth but ended up damaging another tooth and didn't even get one out. Now he's on the family dental insurance. Again the private dentist said his treatment was shocking.
- stuaxo 4y ago
  It's ridiculous - they "don't do cosmetic dentistry" - but that means things like; they don't offer fillings that look nice and really only do the bottom level stuff. The NHS dentist I go to is good, but there isn't much they do - ended up referred to Harley Street for more advanced bits - they only have a fairly basic xray machine for instance. Then again, when I was referred to get a CT Screen, the guy starts pointing at how low rez the original Xray was - well, no of course that's why I was referred.
mjburgess 4y ago
NHS dentists are required by the gov to meet targets, so what's actually happening is that they're all booked up and have on-staff a private dentist who isnt. It isnt the same issue.