A trip to the dentist, NHS where art thou

ImMrChris · 7 Feb 2024 at 11:57

I tried everywhere to get an NHS dentist but had to go private with a cracked tooth, they ended up pulling 2 teeth and having 3 fillings for a princely sum of £730 :eek:

It seems you either pay through the nose or just live in constant pain nowadays I bet some people are having some right horror stories! I dread to think, I'm lucky I can afford it

ImMrChris · 7 Feb 2024 at 16:34

Bassmansam said:
When was your last visit to a dentist before that?

just before covid so a while ago :S that's why they struck me off their books as an NHS patient they never warned me though a bit underhand...

ImMrChris · 7 Feb 2024 at 16:36

Brutal biff said:
I got kicked off the books during COVID and wasn't even informed I was 1 day away from pulling my own tooth out till my sister n law managed get me an NHS appointment few years ago now on their books

It's ridiculous how the government have let dentists get this way

that's exactly what happened to me :rolleyes:

ImMrChris · 7 Feb 2024 at 16:47

adam cool dude said:
To get in that state though you cannot have been having regular check ups or taking a load of sugar.

I must have paid close to a grand last year to have all my teeth fixed. After not going to a dentist for about 5 years because my NHS joint packed up coupled with a sweet tooth (3 sugars in my tea!)

Mainly too much sugar but have cut down a lot since. Having checkups and clean once every 6 months now privately and is only costing me £200 a year which is nothing really. Still have all my teeth but did have all 4 wisdom teeth removed as my sugar addiction turned them into dust by my late 20's.

it's not bad for about 5 years since my last visit i guess but i also have a sweet tooth and am getting on in years tooth loss is inevitable i guess?