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Comment on How to make a complaint about dental treatment by susan

susan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:44:40 +0000

not sure if i should go back to my dentist and tell her that the new crown is two shades darker than my normal teeth.would i get a new crown?paid 204 pounds and i am not happy.

Comment on Denied Root Canal Treatment by carl

carl — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:31:17 +0000

Unfortunately yes it is a rationed system so cannot please everybody. If it makes you feel any better, once a root treatment has failed the chances it will be successful after a retreatment are much less especially if there is evidence of infection around the root on the xray. You may have to accept that the tooth may have to come out.

Another option is to commute to a dental school. I am not sure where you are based but for example Leeds Dental School are always looking for patients, treatment is completely free and the standard of care is very good as dental schools use all of the newest materials and equipment and there is a qualified experienced dentist that will check the students’ work every 20 minutes or so. You will also get any other work that needs doing done all for free. More people should be made aware of Dental Schools as an option.

Hope any of that helps

Comment on Tooth Extraction – root and amalgam left inside gum by Robert Kimberley

Robert Kimberley — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:20:00 +0000

My previous dentist was struggling to pull out a wisdom tooth and the pliers kept cracking together as they slipped off my tooth. My body reacted nervously but I tried to be calm. The dentist passed me to hospital and wrote I was nervous but I don’t think that’s correct. The idea was I would have a general anaethestic. But it was never needed. The hospital dentist noticeably stood on the opposite side to the other dentist. He pressed down very hard to start to get a grip and it was so painless being removed I was not sure it had happened. I think it was beter dentist technique. I read on a BDA website they are worried about some aspects of training at the moment.

Comment on Denied Root Canal Treatment by MB

MB — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:50:18 +0000

A repeat root canal treatment is a complex and time consuming treatment. Usually this treatment is performed by dentists who have more advanced training and experience with this type of work. Also the success rate is almost always lower than doing the root canal the first time especially if not in the right hands.

Please bear in mind that (unfortunately) the NHS is effectively a rationed health care system and budgets are being slashed. People are being denied life saving and life prolonging drugs and treatment in the name of cost cutting and rationing.

The alternative to root canal treatment or re-root canal treatment is extraction. Root canal treament is ‘ideal’ but not ‘necessary’ to have a healthy mouth.

Comment on What is a UDA by Istvan

Istvan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:57:20 +0000

Somebody could tell me please where(on the Net) can I find detailed info about the most recent guidelines for dentist reimbursments in the NHS system. Thanks !

Comment on Latest advances in dentistry by dr.abin

dr.abin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:06:19 +0000

what about nanobots in dentistry

Comment on Denied Root Canal Treatment by Tiago

Tiago — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:08:33 +0000

I’m a portuguese dentist and I find it outrageous too. As the admin stated the problem is dentists get payed the same amount no matter if they extract a tooth or perform root canal treatment. You can’t just blame the dentist, but you should blame the whole system: it is bad both for the patient and the dentist…

Comment on Denied Root Canal Treatment by admin

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:23:51 +0000

This is outrageous. Of course root canal treatment is available on the NHS however many dentists will tell you that it isn’t. It is the fault of how the dentist is paid. He is paid the same amount of money to extract a tooth (takes seconds) as he is to perform root canal treatment (can take a couple of hours). It is ridiculous.

Write to the dentist and complain – do not do this verbally, do it in writing

Write to the PCT

Write to your MP

Keep all correspondence

You have an infection, you are presumably in pain (or if not immediately you might well be soon), you are possibly having to take antibiotics. This is not good enough

Comment on Damaged tooth by admin

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:16:50 +0000

If you are having the work done under the NHS, then yes the £204 will cover all of your treatment. From the sound of things you will need crowns. You may also need root canal treatment. Why? If a tooth is bashed, as it obviously was, then it is so easy to have damaged a tooth much more than you think.

If you are having the work done privately then it will cost a lot more than £204. A private dentist will give you a choice of different types of crowns that he can use. More expensive crowns are normally much more aesthetically pleasing than crowns you would get from an NHS dentist.

Think function from the NHS, think looks and function from a private dentist.

Comment on NHS dental charges in England by admin

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:38:58 +0000

If the work is carried out at the same time (i.e. it’s the same course of treatment) then it will be one payment of £204 for all the band 3 work.