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All the dentists seem to get their training from Sweden for some reason.

When discussing those type of costs, I would certainly go abroad (in my case NL) as the standards are generally as high or higher than the UK and cheaper than the UK. Belgium however is cheaper than NL again and also good standards.
 
pvr said:
When discussing those type of costs, I would certainly go abroad (in my case NL) as the standards are generally as high or higher than the UK and cheaper than the UK. Belgium however is cheaper than NL again and also good standards.
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Very handy for out-of-hours emergencies. Likewise, how would you pursue any possible claims for negligence if your treatment didn't work out? Or, as usual, is our good old NHS expected to come to your aid FOC when things go wrong?
 
NHS does not have dentists in the UK anyway, everything dental related is private :P

We are not talking Poland or any other Eastern European country here anyway. The job Andy mentioned is not an emergency, and why would there be negligence claims? Do you do that against UK dentists?
 
pvr said:
NHS does not have dentists in the UK anyway, everything dental related is private :P

We are not talking Poland or any other Eastern European country here anyway. The job Andy mentioned is not an emergency, and why would there be negligence claims? Do you do that against UK dentists?
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There still is dental treatment available under the terms of the NHS in the UK. See: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/dentists/Pages/find-an-NHS-dentist.aspx

Why do you infer Poland and other Eastern European countries might have dentists of a lesser standard than the UK, Holland and Belgium?

Things can go wrong and complications can arise with any form of medical/dental treatment, in any country, and if post-operative problems occur when your carer/operator is far away from home, then there is a logistical problem of access for further emergency/urgent treatment. Who are you going to call? NHS Direct?

If you are choosing to have complex treatment far away from home, based on price, as suggested, then how do you assess the ability of the operator? Surely those with the best reputations and greatest expertise still command the highest fees abroad too?

Yes, people do make claims against medical/dental personnel in the UK if they consider things have gone wrong and it is a legal requirement for registered UK medical/dental practitioners to have professional indemnity insurance.
 
I like to build a rapport with my dentist - in otherwords I am a devout coward!!!!

Its not as bad for us oldies tho, as most of our gnashers (mine anyway) are either crowned, capped or bridged! :D They cost a fortune but anything is better than a plastic platefull of false teeth!
 
My emergency dental treatments are with a private UK dentist so it would never have an NHS impact. In practical terms, NHS dentists don't exist in the UK anymore (don't know anyone who has found one - if there ever is one that offers NHS treatment, it makes the paper with massive queues.)

I infer that Eastern European countries have lesser quality standards simply based on the dental supplies to those countries compared to those to other countries. Actually, Spain is the biggest market for high quality dental supplies. Eastern European markets buy cheaper products like crowns, implants etc and with everything - cheaper products are lower quality. Always handy knowing the business :)
 
pvr said:
My emergency dental treatments are with a private UK dentist so it would never have an NHS impact.
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We're not talking about you, but someone who ventures abroad for cheap dental treatment.

pvr said:
In practical terms, NHS dentists don't exist in the UK anymore (don't know anyone who has found one - if there ever is one that offers NHS treatment, it makes the paper with massive queues.)
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In the link that I gave in my last post, put your postcode into the search and you'll definitely find a dentist. Your local primary care trust has a legal obligation to provide dental services for anyone requesting them.

pvr said:
I infer that Eastern European countries have lesser quality standards simply based on the dental supplies to those countries compared to those to other countries. Actually, Spain is the biggest market for high quality dental supplies. Eastern European markets buy cheaper products like crowns, implants etc and with everything - cheaper products are lower quality. Always handy knowing the business :)
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That may well be true, so how does a "dental tourist" know which countries to avoid when they are simply seeking dental treatment based upon cheap prices? I may also know more than a layman about this subject. :wink:
 
There are is no NHS dentistry in this country. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: ???!!! sweden and its neighbouring countries are world leaders, poland/czech dont touch with a barge board. and yes dental tourists do go abroad and then the tax payer is expected to fix it! spain is definately not a leader either as a country. £189 is the fee for an nhs denture which are large lumps of plastic shite, there are many other options that arnt on the nhs but are fantastic alternative dentures. The nhs is a service that is supposed to provide a functioning dentition i.e. you can smile/eat/talk sufficiently to survive, you want something good you gotta pay like the rest of the world
 
ronk said:
I like to build a rapport with my dentist - in otherwords I am a devout coward!!!!

Its not as bad for us oldies tho, as most of our gnashers (mine anyway) are either crowned, capped or bridged! :D They cost a fortune but anything is better than a plastic platefull of false teeth!
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ronk back in the day dentists were paid per play i.e you do 10 crowns you get paid 10 times this has changed and this is why decent quality expensive bridge work is rare/non-existent on the nhs but also why people were severely over treated with masses of fillings and masses of crowns then also (it helped pay for their ferrari dno's and lambo miura's). the new system is rubbish the old system id rubbish.they've solved one problem with another
 
Unfortunately most of my add ons were done post NHS cost a few quid but better than that plate that would have been the alternative - or boiled soft food for the rest of my life !

I think it was the old line driven drill that put me off dental treatment for many years - My last dentist who was from Singapore, told me that when he was at home not only were they line driven, they were also driven from a tredle ala like an old singer sewing machine! arrrrgh
 
ronk said:
I think it was the old line driven drill that put me off dental treatment for many years
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Either you, or your former dentist, must be ancient for you to have experienced one of those things. The "high-speed" air-rotor was available in the 1950s!
 
Yes almost 65 now - the brain says 21 tho - Thats until the legs try and move. Ancient or not, still young enough for a sports car. Wouldnt mind something fast tho!

My old dentist from way back did have a high speed jobbie but still used the line driven drill for a lot of his work - that was in the middle 60's - That low frequency rumble haunts me to this day! I think he must have had a sadistic streak.

My last dentist (from Singapore) Will be early 50's now and he related the tale of the foot operated dental drill in his youth while at home when he was a teenager!
 
when i graduated my uni had a dental museum in the hospital and they had one of those things to teach us of the dark days and why so many people hate us
 
It made men of us - Lots of missing own teeth - but men nevertheless!

My current dentist is a lady and very gentle and has shed loads of modern kit!
 
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