Teeth and my luck.
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pvr said:I have insurance, but £500 limit a year. Lasts me about 5 months or so
Yeah, my limit is £550... Per person on the policy though. Fortunately that was all done right at the end of one year, and my teeth aren't too much bother, yet. Though I have a lot fewer teeth than I should have - my dentist as a child subscribed to the 'yank 'em out to make space' school of orthodontics :x
I think our dentists went to the same school!Bing said:pvr said:I have insurance, but £500 limit a year. Lasts me about 5 months or so
Yeah, my limit is £550... Per person on the policy though. Fortunately that was all done right at the end of one year, and my teeth aren't too much bother, yet. Though I have a lot fewer teeth than I should have - my dentist as a child subscribed to the 'yank 'em out to make space' school of orthodontics :x
Bing said:Glad it is sorted Carol
I have dental insurance for me and Mrs B through work - not a lot of money, well spent when I needed two veneers on my top front teeth as that would've stung me a quick £400...
Sounds like the standard rugby injury there, Bing
despite using a gum shield, ended up getting the top front teeth veneered due to chipping after I retired 
Tapatalking...
What's happening, unbelievable costs.....my son went to Boots and bought a repair kit to do his own teeth filling because he couldn't afford to get his teeth fixed - aaarrggh. What's happened to our NHS and dental care....unbelievable and sickening! :thumbsdown: :x
exdos - I am of an age to appreciate when medical care was provided at need not through economic expectation. I was as horrified as many to hear that such kits are available - and - do you not pay national insurance and taxes - I do - a life times worth at source.
Should it be necessary for a person just out of university to try to stop the agony of a tooth through cut price means (the boots kit for crying out loud) as he cant afford the cost of dental treatment until he gets set up in work?
PS He has a good diet and no tattoos
One disgusted father - and yes of course I've offered to cover the costs of this but he feels I've covered enough costs for him (the increasing cost of his education not least of it ).
And lest you think any other - we have one doctor and one other doctor in training amongst our children - they are looking to provide for society.
No apology for the rant - when it's one of yours suffering the red mist rises! :x
Should it be necessary for a person just out of university to try to stop the agony of a tooth through cut price means (the boots kit for crying out loud) as he cant afford the cost of dental treatment until he gets set up in work?
PS He has a good diet and no tattoos
One disgusted father - and yes of course I've offered to cover the costs of this but he feels I've covered enough costs for him (the increasing cost of his education not least of it ).
And lest you think any other - we have one doctor and one other doctor in training amongst our children - they are looking to provide for society.
No apology for the rant - when it's one of yours suffering the red mist rises! :x
I original posted in this thread because I thought your son's action that you'd described was unnecessarily drastic. NHS dental treatment is definitely still available see: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/dentists/Pages/find-an-NHS-dentist.aspx From that website it is possible to find a dentist in your son's postcode location. He may not be able to obtain a "Hollywood smile" FOC on the NHS but he certainly should be able to get relief of pain and a simple filling to repair any tooth decay he might have. It is the legal obligation of the local primary care trust to make such a service available. The website also gives a link of how to complain should he find that his needs are not met.paulgs1000 said:
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exdos said:I original posted in this thread because I thought your son's action that you'd described was unnecessarily drastic. NHS dental treatment is definitely still available see: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/dentists/Pages/find-an-NHS-dentist.aspx From that website it is possible to find a dentist in your son's postcode location. He may not be able to obtain a "Hollywood smile" FOC on the NHS but he certainly should be able to get relief of pain and a simple filling to repair any tooth decay he might have. It is the legal obligation of the local primary care trust to make such a service available. The website also gives a link of how to complain should he find that his needs are not met.paulgs1000 said:
I work for a PCT and they're being abolished next April...
Easy to get into NHS dentists here, but they are butchers! Tend to be newly qualified Eastern Europeans who although qualified, have poor experience. Ok, when in pain anything is better than nothing, but I couldn't recommend them. Now go private, £13 a month includes 2 check ups and hygienist a year and 10% off treatment, but its still pricey for fillings etc.
Thanks for the honest info and advice on NHS dentists - frightening. £13 per month for 2 check ups and an hygienist visit once a year with only 10% off other treatment still seems to be making money out of others pain and suffering. I think I should have suggested my sons and daughters became dentists!
The frightening bit is that someone who works for a PCT calls NHS dentists butchers! If that's the case, then the PCT should report them all, with the evidence, to the General Dental Council, where they would face disciplinary procedures with the possibility of them being struck off.paulgs1000 said:
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exdos said:
Calm down Calm down!!! Yes I work for the PCT, but have nothing to do with Dentists. I do IT support for GP surgeries.
My comments were referring to 1 particular dental surgery that I used to use, my wife used to use, other family members STILL use!
They are run by a private company and accept NHS patients. My comments about this surgery are based on what I and others have experienced there, so they are my views, not the PCT's!!
For instance, I went for Root Canal treatment once and she said "we'll try no injection at first". Sod that!
My neice went several times complaining of pain and they kept saying nothing wrong - then went private and had a huge absess.
I'm sure not all NHS dentists are like this!
I think the best thing is to find a private dentist that also does NHS lists, if you can!
The cost of dentistry has always ben met by the patient (recently anyway), even if on NHS. Is it subsidised? I dont know. But yes, private is expensive and for many prohibitive.
Paying National Insurance doesnt mean you get free dental care - you should be able to register with an NHS dentist, although I seem to recall it can be difficult, and many go without treatment.
If your son was in real pain, then he didn't do any favours by not accepting your offer to pay, even though he probably did so on moral grounds, and yes, it is wrong, but thats the way it is.
If we stopped health tourists or Private patients getting to top of waiting lists then going NHS this would save money, possibly for other things.
For your £15+ check up at an NHS dentist you are meant to get 10 minutes of oral hygene advice. Last time I went, I was in and out in 3 minutes! I timed it.
At the end of the day, they are all businesses trying to make money. The surgery I mention has an awfully high turnover of dentists, I am sure they just work to get experience!
You are so right Kevin I decided to join an NHS dentist after some horrific work with a private clinic I was with for 30 years.My last visit lasted 49seconds.Like you I timed it.The dentist,a Spanish lady,has promised me for the last 3 visits she will clean them.The charge is now £18 pounds.I have given up and I am looking for a new private dentist in Shrewsbury.You are right they are there to get experience .